Hazleton Abbey
Appearance
Hazleton Abbeywas an abbey atHazletoninGloucestershire,England.
It was formed in the 12th century.[1][2]Monks fromKingswood Abbeybought the land after King Stephen had confiscated it fromReginald de Waleric.Ownership was disputed and Reginald de Waleric was ordered to found aCistercian Abbeyby the Pope and allowed the monks to return. A shortage of water meant that they later moved toTetbury.It becamecrown landafter thedissolution of the monasteries.[3]
The former Abbey barn survives.[4]
Hazelton Manorwas built on the site in the 16th century.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Hazelton Abbey".Pastscape.Historic England.Retrieved18 August2020.
- ^"Parishes: Hazleton Pages 91-106 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 9, Bradley Hundred. The Northleach Area of the Cotswolds".British History Online.Victoria County History.Retrieved18 August2020.
- ^Cooke, Robert (1957).West Country Houses.Batsford. pp. 101–102.
- ^"Former Abbey Barn with garage and flat above immediately north".National Heritage List for England.Historic England.Retrieved18 August2020.
- ^"Hazleton Manor Farmhouse".National Heritage List for England.Historic England.Retrieved7 October2020.
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