Sawley Abbey in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire.
A Cistercian abbey founded in 1148 that was subject to Henry VIII's dissolution in 1536. After the dissolution, the monks were briefly returned to the abbey during the Pilgrimage of Grace. They remained in possession until the insurrection's collapse and the execution of their abbot, William Trafford in 1537.
Grade 1 listed. Free entry.
Sawley Abbey in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire.
A Cistercian abbey founded in 1148 that was subject to Henry VIII's dissolution in 1536. After the dissolution, the monks were briefly returned to the abbey during the Pilgrimage of Grace. They remained in possession until the insurrection's collapse and the execution of their abbot, William Trafford in 1537.
Grade 1 listed. Free entry.
Sawley Abbey in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire.
A Cistercian abbey founded in 1148 that was subject to Henry VIII's dissolution in 1536. After the dissolution, the monks were briefly returned to the abbey during the Pilgrimage of Grace. They remained in possession until the insurrection's collapse and the execution of their abbot, William Trafford in 1537.
Grade 1 listed. Free entry.
Archway, Ribble Valley, Lancashire.
This is not a gateway to Sawley Abbey, but an archway constructed in 1962 from stones from the abbey.
Sawley Bridge (c1800) spanning the River Ribble in the Forest of Bowland AONB, Lancashire.