Merevale

Daughter monasteries

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Merevale Abbey ( Miravallis ) is a former Cistercian abbey approximately 2 km west of Atherstone in Warwickshire in England.

History

The monastery was founded in 1148 by Robert Ferrers, Earl of Derby, as a daughter house of Bordesley Abbey and thus belonged to the filiation of Citeaux. 1253 Earl William de Ferrers was buried in the chapter house. The kings Edward I and Edward III. spent the night in the years 1274 and 1322 in the monastery. The Abbey was home to little more than ten monks. At the time of dissolution, the annual income of the monastery was estimated at 254 pounds. 1538, the monastery was dissolved and given to Sir Walter Devereux. The monastery was converted into a farm. Today it is one of the Dugdale family.

Buildings and plant

The buildings of the monastery have not survived. The location of the northern plant monastery church occupies a cowshed. The Abbey House Farm is located immediately west of the former Konversenflügels, on which a separate building. From the refectory on the south wing of the cloister of the remains have not yet received above ground; it's different than usual aligned in east-west direction. Get the gatehouse. The former Torkapelle continues to be used as a parish church.