Wardon Abbey

Wardon Abbey
Monastery information
Full nameAbbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Old Warden
Other namesWarden Abbey
OrderCistercian
Established1135
Disestablished1537
Site
LocationOld Warden, Bedfordshire, England
Coordinates52°04′53″N 0°21′48″W / 52.081389°N 0.363333°W / 52.081389; -0.363333

Wardon or Warden Abbey, Bedfordshire, was one of the senior Cistercian houses of England, founded about 1135 from Rievaulx Abbey.[1][2] It is a Grade I listed building.

  1. ^ "Hosted by Bedford Borough Council: Warden Abbey". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Warden Abbey".