Furness Abbey

Furness Abbey
	The abbey in August 2007
	Location within the former Borough of Barrow-in-Furness
Monastery information
Other names	St. Mary of Furness
Order	Cistercian
Established	1123
Disestablished	1537
Mother house	Congregation of Savigny
Controlled churches	Byland Abbey; Calder Abbey; Inch Abbey; Rushen Abbey; Swineshead Abbey;
People
Founder(s)	Stephen, Count of Blois
Site
Location	The Vale of Nightshade, Newbarns, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
Coordinates	54°8′7″N 3°11′52″W / 54.13528°N 3.19778°W
Public access	Yes (English Heritage)

Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the country, behind Fountains Abbey, prior to its dissolution during the English Reformation.^[2] The abbey contains a number of individual Grade I Listed Buildings and is a Scheduled Monument.