Muchelney Abbey

A Benedictine Abbey founded about AD950 is situated in beautiful grounds in the village of Muchelney. The excavated ground plan of the abbey church, preserved remains of the 15th Century south cloister and abbot's lodgings are to be seen.The Saxon Abbey was raided several times by Vikings but the foundation survived and flourished therough the Norman and Medieval periods until its dissolution in AD1532. During the 16th Century its great abbey church was systematically destroyed and sold for building stone but the abbot's lodgings and the barns survive.

near Langport. Well preserved ruins of cloisters and Abbot's house.
Tel:-01458 250664.

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