Stoneleigh Abbey Gatehouse

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Stoneleigh Abbey Gatehouse is the 14th century gatehouse to the medieval Stoneleigh Abbey which was established near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire in the 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

Gatehouse building enclosing or accompanying a gateway

A gatehouse is an entry control point building, enclosing or accompanying a gateway for a town, religious house, castle, manor house, or other fortification building of importance. Gatehouses are typically the most heavily armed section of a fortification, to compensate for being structurally the weakest and the most probable attack point by an enemy. There are numerous surviving examples in France, Austria, Germany, and Japan.

Stoneleigh Abbey country mansion situated to the southwest of the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England

Stoneleigh Abbey is a large country estate situated south of Coventry. Nearby is the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England. Stoneleigh Abbey is a historical estate with a Grade I listed building.

Stoneleigh, Warwickshire village in Warwickshire, England

Stoneleigh is a small village in Warwickshire, England, on the River Sowe, about 5 miles (8 km) south of Coventry and 5 miles (8 km) north of Leamington Spa. The population taken at the 2011 census was 3,636. The village is about 600 yards (549 m) northeast of the confluence of the River Sowe and the River Avon.

The red brick Decorated style Gatehouse, built in 1346 by Abbot Adam de Hokele, is all that remains visible of the monastic buildings.

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Coordinates: 52°20′21″N1°32′05″W / 52.3393°N 1.5347°W / 52.3393; -1.5347

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