| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Abbot Fyndon's Great Gate, with Lady Wootton's Green in the foreground, is a private entrance into the King’s School. The public entrance to the abbey ruins is on Longport.[1] | |
| Location | Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Part of | Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church |
| Reference | 496-002 |
| Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) |
| Area | 8.42 ha (20.8 acres) |
| Website | www |
| Coordinates | 51°16′44.0″N 1°5′13.5″E / 51.278889°N 1.087083°E |
  Location of St Augustine's Abbey in Kent  St Augustine's Abbey (the United Kingdom) | |
St Augustine's Abbey (founded as the Monastery of SS. Peter and Paul and changed after Augustine's death) was a Benedictine monastery in Canterbury, Kent, England.[2] The abbey was founded in 598 and functioned as a monastery until its dissolution in 1538 during the English Reformation. After the abbey's dissolution, it underwent dismantlement until 1848.
Since 1848, part of the site has been used for educational purposes (used as boarding houses and a library by The King's School, Canterbury) and the abbey ruins have been preserved for their historical value.[3]
- ^ "St Augustine's Abbey". English Heritage. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/42999/Saint-Augustine-of-Canterbury
- ^ "St Augustine’s Abbey" at http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=27. Accessed 13 December 2013.