Kingswood Abbey | |
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Type | Abbey |
Location | Kingswood, Stroud District |
Coordinates | 51°37′35″N 2°22′00″W / 51.62639°N 2.36667°W |
OS grid reference | ST 74705 92035 |
Area | Gloucestershire |
Built | 1139 |
Owner | English Heritage |
Official name | Kingswood Abbey gate |
Reference no. | 1004872 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Abbey gatehouse and adjoining wall to east |
Designated | 23 June 1952 |
Reference no. | 1238022 |
Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located in the village of Kingswood near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England. The abbey was demolished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and all that remains is the gatehouse, a Grade 1 listed building. Through the gatehouse arch are a few houses and the small village primary school of Kingswood.