Wardon Abbey

Wardon Abbey
Monastery information
Full nameAbbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Old Warden
Other namesWarden Abbey
OrderCistercian
Established1135
Disestablished1537
Site
LocationOld Warden, Bedfordshire, England
Coordinates52°04′53″N 0°21′48″W / 52.081389°N 0.363333°W / 52.081389; -0.363333

Wardon or Warden Abbey, Bedfordshire, was one of the senior Cistercian houses of England, founded about 1135 from Rievaulx Abbey. It is a Grade I listed building.

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