Monastery information | |
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Other names | The abbey of the Vale of St. Mary of Croxden |
Order | Cistercian |
Established | 1179 |
Disestablished | 1538 |
Dedicated to | Virgin Mary |
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Founder(s) | Bertram III de Verdun |
Site | |
Location | Croxden, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
Public access | Yes |
Croxden Abbey, also known as "Abbey of the Vale of St. Mary at Croxden", was a Cistercian abbey at Croxden, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. A daughter house of the abbey in Aunay-sur-Odon, Normandy, the abbey was founded by Bertram III de Verdun of Alton Castle, Staffordshire, in the 12th century. The abbey was dissolved in 1538.