Thornton Abbey chapterhouse from the east
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Thornton Abbey chapterhouse from the east
Image: © Paul Harrop Taken: 18 Nov 2012
The remains of the octagonal 13th century chapterhouse at the eastern end of the site. Thornton Abbey was founded as a priory in 1139 by William Le Gros and raised to an abbey in 1148. After its suppression in 1539, Henry VIII refounded it as a college of secular priests and a school for 14 boys, re-using the monastic buildings. This college was suppressed by Edward VI in 1547 and demolished by Sir Vincent Skinner in the years after 1602.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.654842
Longitude
-0.309684