Abbey Green, Staffordshire Moorlands

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Abbey Green
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Abbey Green
Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference SJ979578
Civil parish
District
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Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LEEK
Postcode district ST13
Dialling code 01538
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53°07′09″N2°01′56″W / 53.1192°N 2.0321°W / 53.1192; -2.0321

Abbey Green is a small village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England. It is close to the market town of Leek.

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History

The village is close to the site of Dieulacres Abbey. The abbey was founded in 1214 by Ranulph de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester for Cistercian monks, who moved from Poulton, Cheshire because of attacks from the Welsh. The Earl gave the monks the manor of nearby Leek, where a Wednesday market had recently been established. The abbey remained in existence until the Dissolution of the Monasteries, when it was surrendered in 1538. [1]

There are some scanty remains of the abbey, which are Grade II listed. Much of the material was used for the building erected on the site. [2]

The building on the site of the abbey, built by 1614, was the home of Thomas Rudyard, lord of the manor of Leek, and later of his descendants. It was once known as Abbey Dieulacres, and later as Dieulacres Abbey Farm. It is now known as Abbey Farm. [3]

Amenities

The Abbey Inn, a feature of the village, is a Grade II* listed building and is dated 1702. [4]

References

  1. The Abbey of Dieulacres A History of the County of Stafford Volume 3 (Victoria County History), accessed 22 July 2014.
  2. Historic England. "Dieu-la-Cres Abbey ruins (1268658)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. Abbey Farm, Abbey Green, Leekfrith Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Staffordshire Past-track, accessed 21 July 2014.
  4. Historic England. "Abbey Inn (1268652)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 12 May 2020.