Croxton Abbey

Croxton Abbey
Location within Leicestershire
Monastery information
OrderPremonstratensian
EstablishedLand donated before 1159
Canons in residence from 1162
Mother houseNewhouse Abbey
Dedicated toSt John the Evangelist
DioceseDiocese of Lincoln
Controlled churches
People
Founder(s)William, Count of Boulogne and Mortain
Important associated figures
Site
LocationNear Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Coordinates52°51′5.59″N 0°45′27.96″W / 52.8515528°N 0.7577667°W / 52.8515528; -0.7577667

Croxton Abbey, near Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire, was a Premonstratensian monastery founded by William I, Count of Boulogne.

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