St Mary's Abbey (Blanchland Abbey Church)
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Overview
St Mary’s Church is all that remains of a Premonstratensian priory founded here in 1165 by Walter de Bolbec. It stands on the estate purchased by Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham from 1675–1721. The church was in ruins when John Wesley stopped here to preach in 1747, and he had to stand on a stone in the graveyard to be heard. The church was restored and partially rebuilt in the 19th century, and its interior is plain and almost severe. Stonework from the rest of the dismantled buildings may be seen incorporated in the village houses, and the Abbot’s lodging became an inn (now The Lord Crewe Arms Hotel).
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year daily 10–4
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
About the area
If it’s history you’re after, there’s heaps of it in Northumberland. On Hadrian’s Wall you can imagine scarlet-cloaked Roman legionaries keeping watch for painted Pictish warriors while cursing the English weather and dreaming of home.
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