Dieulacres Abbey

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Dieulacres Abbey (derived from the motto Dieu l' acreisse ) is a former Cistercian abbey in England. It lay about two kilometers north of Leek in Staffordshire in Abbey Green near the river Churnet.

History

This may already be on a foundation in 1146 under Ranulf, Earl of Chester, declining monastery was founded in 1214 by Poulton in Cheshire (about 8 km south of Chester on the River Dee and directly on the border with Wales), due to attacks from Wales moved to its present location. It was a daughter house of Combermere Abbey, a daughter house of the monastery of Savigny, which had joined the Cistercian order in 1147 by the Congregation of Savigny. The thus equipped with a rich possession in Cheshire and around Leek monastery belonged to the filiation of Clairvaux Abbey Primary. It was under the patronage of the Earle of Chester. The monastery had a house in London and numerous Gran Gien, so at its dissolution in the area of Leek in Swythamley, Birchall, Westwood, Woodcroft, Cheddleton and New Grange as well as in Byley and Rossall. With the crown, conflicts arose over the taken from this claim in law, a Corrodian ( retired ) to accommodate the monastery. Prince Edward of Woodstock ( the Black Prince ) placed the monastery under his protection. In 1377 the monastery was occupied with only seven monks. 1535 his income from the temporalities was estimated at 243 pounds, making it the first monastery escaped repeal in 1536. In 1538 the monastery was confiscated by the Crown and gave Sir Ralph Bagenall. It is now owned by the Docksey family.

Plant and buildings

In the grounds are the remains of the crossing of the reign of King Edward III. Church began to see the 14th century. This corresponded to the bernhardi American plan. The exam was south of the church. The rest of the ruins were cleared to 1818. The bricks were used in surrounding agricultural property. Today's farmhouse on the site of the abbey dates from 1627.