Chudleigh Abbey was an abbey in Chudleigh, Devon, England.
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St Bridget's Abbey of Syon had existed since 1415, returning to Spetisbury in Dorset in 1861 after 300 years and in Flanders and Portugal following the dissolution of the monasteries.[1] In 1887 their monastery was built in Chudleigh and they occupied it until 1925 when they moved to Marley House, Rattery (Devon).[2]
The building was then converted into 6 residences.[3]
References
edit- ^ Jones, E.A.; Walsham, A. (2010). Syon Abbey and Its Books: Reading, Writing and Religion, C.1400-1700. Studies in Modern British Reli. Boydell Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-84383-547-9. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
... in Lisbon until 1861. When they did return to England they initially took over a recently vacated convent at Spettisbury (Dorset), before moving to Chudleigh (Devon) in 1887. In 1925 they were able to purchase from the Carew family Marley House, near South ...
- ^ "St Bridget's Abbey of Syon". Chudleigh History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Church Conversion". Rightmove. Retrieved 10 July 2016.