Chudleigh Abbey

Chudleigh Abbey was an abbey in Chudleigh, Devon, England.

The former nunnery

St Bridget's Abbey of Syon had existed since 1415, returning to Spettisbury in Devon in 1861 after 300 years in Flanders following the dissolution of the monasteries.[1] In 1887 their monastery was built in Chudleigh and they occupied it until 1925 when they moved to Liverpool.[2]

The building was then converted into 6 residences.[3]

References
  1. Jones, E.A.; Walsham, A. (2010). Syon Abbey and Its Books: Reading, Writing and Religion, C.1400-1700. Studies in Modern British Reli. Boydell Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-84383-547-9. Retrieved 28 August 2018. ... in Lisbon until 1861. When they did return to England they initially took over a recently vacated convent at Spettisbury (Dorset), before moving to Chudleigh (Devon) in 1887. In 1925 they were able to purchase from the Carew family Marley House, near South ...
  2. "St Bridget's Abbey of Syon". Chudleigh History Group. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. "Church Conversion". Rightmove. Retrieved 10 July 2016.

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