Glastonbury Abbey
Quick Facts
- Go Historic ID
- 640530
- Names
- Glastonbury Abbey
- Coordinates
- Listed on
- Grade I listed buildinglisted building (England)
Location Map
Aerial View
Timeline
- 21 Jun 1950
Glastonbury Abbey designated a Grade I listed building
National Heritage List for England Data
Glastonbury Abbey is listed on the National Heritage List for England with the following data. Some information may have become outdated since the date of listing. Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
- List Entry ID
- 1345447
- Grade
- I
- Name
- GLASTONBURY ABBEY
- Location
- GLASTONBURY ABBEY, MAGDALENE STREET
- Parish
- Glastonbury
- District
- Mendip
- County
- Somerset
- Grid Reference
- ST 50058 38781
MAGDALENE STREET 1. 1133 (East Side) Glastonbury Abbey ST 4938 7/1 21.6.50. ST 5138 8/1 GV 2. By tradition the most venerable monastic foundation in England, established on the legendary site of Joseph of Arimathea's oratory. Also believed to contain the burial place of King Arthur. The site was occupied by an important pre-Conquest monastery associated with St Dunstan. Standing remains belong to the great abbey church rebuilt after a disastrous fire in 1184. The most complete survival from this church is the richly detailed St Mary's Chapel on a crypt at west end. The tall fragments of the east crossing piers with adjoining transept walls and chapels are the most prominent survivals of the late C12 church. Other substantial remains include portions of the outer walls of late C12 chancel aisles and C14 retrochoir, 3 bays of south nave aisle wall, lower parts of the west front and the Galilee (with crypt) linked to St Mary's Chapel. The only standing remains of the monastic buildings are the Abbot's itchen (see separate entry) and an important fragment of the Abbot's great hall to north of the kitchen. Church of England Property. The whole monastic area is scheduled as Ancient Monument. All the listed buildings in the Abbey grounds form an extremely important group.
Listing NGR: ST5001238836
More Historic Places Nearby
- Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey 0.058 mi away
- St Dustan's House 0.092 mi away
- St Patrick's Chapel 0.092 mi away
- Abbot's Leigh House 0.095 mi away
- 7, Silver Street 0.095 mi away
- Section of Wall with Railings and Piers to W of Abbey Grounds 0.098 mi away
- Glastonbury Abbey Precinct Wall From No.2 Silver Street to Abbey Gatehouse 0.103 mi away
- Town Hall 0.103 mi away
- 36, High Street 0.104 mi away
- 20, High Street 0.107 mi away
- 18, High Street 0.109 mi away
- 42, High Street 0.110 mi away
- 46, High Street 0.111 mi away
- 38 and 40, High Street 0.111 mi away
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Town Hall (32596) 0.111 mi away
Bibliography
- “GLASTONBURY ABBEY.” The National Heritage List for England. Web. Accessed 8 Oct. 2013. <https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1345447>