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Ramsey Abbey

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Location : Ramsey, Huntingdonshire District, England
Coordinate : 52.4483330, -0.1008330
Description : Ramsey Abbey was founded in 969 by Saint Oswald, Bishop of Worcester through the gift of a local magnate, Æthelwine. The foundation was part of the mid-10th century monastic revival. It paid 4000 eels yearly in Lent to Peterborough Abbey for access to its quarries of Barnack limestone. A Prior and twelve monks formed the original foundation. The Abbey itself was then situated on a peninsula of gravel, known as Bodsey Island, with the impassable fen to three sides. The chapel was replaced by a large, stone-built church over the next five years and thus remained until the Norman Abbot created... Read More

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  • Where is Ramsey Abbey?

    Ramsey Abbey is located at Ramsey, Huntingdonshire District ,Cambridgeshire ,England.

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  • Where are the coordinates of the Ramsey Abbey?

    Latitude: 52.4483330
    Longitude: -0.1008330

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7. St. Mary's Churchyard
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12. St Peter's Churchyard
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13. St Andrew's Churchyard, Wood Walton
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14. St Peter Churchyard
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15. St Andrew Churchyard
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16. Sawtry Abbey
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17. Holme Cemetery
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18. St. Peter & St. Paul Churchyard
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19. Meeks Cemetery
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20. St. Giles' Churchyard
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21. Parochial Cemetery
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22. All Saints Churchyard
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23. Sawtry St Andrew
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24. Ramsey Road Cemetery
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