Vaudey Abbey

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Vaudey Abbey ( vallis Dei ) was a Cistercian abbey in England. The monastery was on the site of the present Grimsthorpe Castle 5 km west-northwest of Bourne in the southern part of the county of Lincolnshire, England, near the road A 151

History

The monastery was founded in 1147 in Castle Bytham by William le Gros, the Earl of Albermarle (or Aumale ), founded and re-founded in 1149 by Geoffrey de fallow Court and Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln, in Vaudey. It was a daughter house of Fountains Abbey from the filiation of Clairvaux Abbey Primary. In the 13th century prosperous wool production, but got the abbey to the end of this century in economic difficulties. In 1536 the monastery was (with an annual income of 124 pounds ) dissolved the smaller monasteries and to William, Lord Willoughby, 1541 and his son in law Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk awarded. Now it belongs to the Grimsthorpe and Drummond Castle Trust.

Plant and buildings

The stones of the monastery were used in 1541 for the expansion of Grimsthorpe Castle. Above-ground remains of the monastery are not available. Foundations, however, have shown during excavations in 1851. The grounds of the monastery was planted in the 20th century. The fish pond of the monastery has been preserved.

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