Buckfast Abbey
Introduction
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Buckfast Abbey
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: 25 Jul 2021
Buckfast Abbey, part of an active Benedictine monastery, was first founded in 1018, rebuilt 1134-36 and became rich from medieval wool trade. Dissolved 1539 but rebuilt again from late-Victorian times, reconsecrated 1932. www.buckfast.org.uk
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Image Location
Latitude
50.492939
Longitude
-3.775602