St Benet's Abbey

St Benet's Abbey
St Benet's Abbey and wharf from the River Bure
St Benet's Abbey is located in Norfolk
St Benet's Abbey
Location within Norfolk
Monastery information
Other namesSt Benet's Abbey, Holme
OrderOrder of St Benedict
Established9th century
DioceseNorwich
People
Important associated figuresSaint Suneman; Saint Wulfric; Abbot Elsinus; Abbot Aelfwold; King Canute; John of Oxnead; Conrad, prior of Christ Church Cathedral Priory, Canterbury; Hugh, abbot of Lagny; Sir John Fastolf; Bishop William Rugg
Site
LocationNorfolk, England
Coordinates52°41′11″N 1°31′29″E / 52.6864°N 1.5247°E / 52.6864; 1.5247
Visible remainsgatehouse, lower walls of sanctuary and earthworks
Public accessyes
Other informationProperty of Norfolk Archaeological Trust, Diocese of Norwich

St Benet's Abbey, also known as St Benet's at Holme or St Benet Hulme, was a medieval monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict situated at Cow Holm in Horning, Norfolk, England. It lay on the River Bure within the Broads.[1] St Benet is a medieval English version of the name of St Benedict of Nursia, hailed as the founder of western monasticism. At the period of the Dissolution of the Monasteries the abbey's possessions were in effect seized by the crown and assigned to the diocese of Norwich. Though the monastery was supposed to continue as a community, within a few years at least the monks had dispersed. Today there remain only ruins.

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.