Croxden Abbey

Croxden Abbey
Monastery information
Other namesThe abbey of the Vale of St. Mary of Croxden
OrderCistercian
Established1179
Disestablished1538
Dedicated toVirgin Mary
People
Founder(s)Bertram III de Verdun
Site
LocationCroxden, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Public accessYes

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.