Newstead Abbey | |
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General information | |
Coordinates | 53°04′42″N 1°11′33″W / 53.078333°N 1.1925°W |
Construction started | ca 1170 |
Owner | Nottingham City Council |
Designations | Grade I listed building |
Newstead Abbey, in Nottinghamshire, England, was formerly an Augustinian priory. Converted to a domestic home following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it is now best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron.