Chertsey Abbey (Benedictine) pre AD 666-1537

Chertsey Abbey was a Benedictine foundation dedicated to St Peter. It was first mentioned in AD666 but this community was destroyed by the Danes. It was refounded before AD964; the abbey was rebuilt in 1110 and in 1537 the monks were transferred to Bish ...

Waverley Abbey: the first Cistercian abbey in Britain

Waverley Abbey, situated on the flood plain to the north of the River Wey. Cistercian Abbey founded 1128 and dissolved 1536 to which a hospital was added in the 14th century. It was the first Cistercian house to be established in Britain. The Abbey sur ...