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Faversham Abbey was a Cluniac style monastery [1] immediately to the north-east of the town of Faversham, in north Kent, England. History. It was founded by King Stephen and his wife Matilda of Boulogne in 1148. [2] . A party of monks from Bermondsey Abbey provided the nucleus and the first abbot.
- The Abbey School, Faversham
The Abbey School is a non-selective secondary school in the...
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Thomas Culpeper was granted Faversham Abbey by Henry VIII...
- The Abbey School, Faversham
Thomas Culpeper was granted Faversham Abbey by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538. Most of the abbey was demolished, and the remains of Stephen were rumoured to have been thrown into Faversham Creek.
Faversham Abbey war ein cluniazensisches Kloster unmittelbar nordöstlich von Faversham in England. Das Kloster war eine Gründung des Königs Stephan und der Königin Mathilde aus dem Jahr 1147. Eine Gruppe von Mönchen aus der Bermondsey Abbey bildete den Kern der Abtei und stellte den ersten Abt.
Among the few surviving buildings of Faversham Abbey are the two Barns at Abbey Farm. The smaller (Minor) Barn dates from 1425 and the larger (Major) Barn dates from 1476. In the farmyard of which they form part there are other listed buildings, including Abbey Farmhouse, part of which dates from the 14th century, and a small building which is thought to have been the Abbot's stable.
Faversham, in Kent, England, has claims to be the cradle of the UK's explosives industry: it was also to become one of its main centres. The first gunpowder plant in the UK was established in the 16th century, possibly at the instigation of the abbey at Faversham.
The Abbey School is a non-selective secondary school in the town of Faversham in Kent, United Kingdom. Founded with the amalgamation of Ethelbert Road Boys School and Lady Capel School for Girls in 1983, the school consists of 1056 pupils from the ages of 11–19.
It was prepared for a reading to the Faversham Society membership in March 1964 and includes a very useful overview of the history of Faversham Abbey from its beginnings in 1147 up to its Dissolution in 1538. The paper also lists the key historic sources for further research.
