Buckland Abbey, Devon
Buckland Abbey, near Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
Devon, England
MUSEUM
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EST. 1278
EST. 1278
1278
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Buckland Abbey, Devon.
The property preserves the converted great barn and the former abbey church, remodeled into a Tudor house after the Dissolution, along with later furnishings and collections associated with Sir Francis Drake. It is owned and managed by the National Trust. The house, barn, and grounds are open to the public on a ticketed basis.
About Buckland Abbey, Devon
Buckland Abbey was founded in 1278 by Amicia de Redvers, Countess of Devon, as a Cistercian monastery. It functioned as an abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539, after which it was converted into a manor house. Later owned by Sir Richard Grenville and then the navigator Sir Francis Drake, it became associated with England's Elizabethan seafaring exploits.
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