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Order | Premonstratensian |
Established | 1143 |
Disestablished | 1536 |
Dedicated to | St Mary and St Martial |
Newsham Abbey was an abbey in Newsham, a small hamlet north of Brocklesby village in Lincolnshire, England, and one of nine within the historical county. Founded by Peter of Gousla in 1143, Newsham was a daughter house of the Abbey of Licques, near Calais, and the first Premonstratensian house established in England.