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Stratford Langthorne Abbey

Memorials	:	3
Location	:	Newham, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate	:	51.5315350, 0.0013100
Description	:	Stratford Langthorne Abbey, or the Abbey of St Mary's, Stratford Langthorne was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1135 at Stratford Langthorne — then Essex but now Stratford in the London Borough of Newham by William de Montfitchet. The Abbey, also known as West Ham Abbey as it lay in that parish, was one of the largest Cistercian abbeys in England, possessing 1,500 acres (6.07 km2) of local land, controlling over 20 manors throughout Essex.[1] The Abbey was self-sufficient for its needs and wealthy besides; some of this wealth came from the ecclesiastic mills grinding wheat for local bakers to supply... Read More	Stratford Langthorne Abbey, or the Abbey of St Mary's, Stratford Langthorne was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1135 at Stratford Langthorne — then Essex but now Stratford in the London Borough of Newham by William de Montfitchet. The Abbey, also known as West Ham Abbey as it lay in that parish, was one of the largest Cistercian abbeys in England, possessing 1,500 acres (6.07 km2) of local land, controlling over 20 manors throughout Essex.[1] The Abbey was self-sufficient for its needs and wealthy besides; some of this wealth came from the ecclesiastic mills grinding wheat for local bakers to supply bread to the City of London. The Abbey existed until the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1538. It was the fifth largest in England. At the dissolution, the land was granted to Sir Peter Meautas and Johanna his wife "for their true and faithful service" and the monks were all pensioned. The Abbey laid between the Channelsea River and Marsh Lane (Manor Road). Nothing visible remains on the site, as local landowners took away much of the stone for their own buildings, and by 1840, the North Woolwich railway was built through the site, and factories and Stratford wholesale Market were established on the remaining land. A stone window and a carving featuring skulls – thought to have been over the door to the charnel house – remain in All Saints West Ham Parish Church. The Great Gate of the abbey survived in Baker's Row until 1825. None of the abbey's buildings remain, but in the early 1990s archaeological investigations were carried out between 1993–94 on land cleared for the new Stratford Market Depot, part of the Jubilee Line Extension. 647 burials were excavated from the Cistercian cemetery and reburied at Mount St. Bernard Abbey in Leicestershire. Excavation continues on the site as the remaining former factories are redeveloped.

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. All Saints Parish Churchyard
West Ham, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5364560, 0.0086910

2. St. Leonard's Churchyard
Bromley-by-Bow, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5284920, -0.0132780

3. St John the Evangelist Churchyard
Stratford, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5418070, 0.0030090

4. East London Cemetery and Crematorium
Newham, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5255165, 0.0148190

5. Saint Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Plaistow, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5316380, 0.0246661

6. West Ham Jewish Cemetery
West Ham, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5510250, 0.0131540

7. Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5236730, -0.0304200

8. Emmanuel Church Graveyard
Forest Gate, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5462620, 0.0262480

9. West Ham Cemetery
West Ham, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5518060, 0.0152990

10. St. Magnus the Martyr Churchyard Extension
Bridge, City of London, England
Coordinate: 51.5094600, 0.0000000

11. Maiden Lane Jewish Cemetery
Mile End, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5290640, -0.0348040

12. St. Matthias Churchyard
Poplar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5095240, -0.0161050

13. St Patrick's Roman Catholic Cemetery
Leytonstone, London Borough of Waltham Forest, England
Coordinate: 51.5567400, -0.0012410

14. Sephardi New Cemetery
Mile End, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5244320, -0.0393860

15. Bancroft Almshouses Cemetery
Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5243340, -0.0402940

16. St Anne's Limehouse Churchyard
Limehouse, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5120818, -0.0298991

17. Lauriston Road Jewish Cemetery
Hackney, London Borough of Hackney, England
Coordinate: 51.5373490, -0.0436210

18. Meath Gardens
Bethnal Green, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5279430, -0.0446320

19. Old Velho Cemetery Sephardi Velho
Mile End, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5229030, -0.0437630

20. Manor Park Cemetery and Crematorium
Forest Gate, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5518265, 0.0360350

21. Alderney Road Jewish Cemetery
Bethnal Green, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5232120, -0.0448120

22. Woodgrange Park Cemetery
East Ham, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5483110, 0.0415590

23. Plashet Jewish Cemetery
East Ham, London Borough of Newham, England
Coordinate: 51.5437317, 0.0462806

24. St Dunstan and All Saints Churchyard
Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England
Coordinate: 51.5167850, -0.0418280

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