Roche Abbey (English Heritage)
Maltby
Conisbrough
South Yorkshire
S66 8NW
England
Website
www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/roche-abbey/
Customer Services
customers@english-heritage.org.uk
Telephone
01709 812739
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Beautifully set in a valley landscaped by 'Capability' Brown in the 18th century, the most striking feature of this Cistercian abbey is the end of its church, built in the new Gothic style c.1170. It has one of the most complete ground plans of any English Cistercian monastery, laid out as excavated foundations. The story of the pillaging of Roche, recorded by the son of an eyewitness, is among the most vivid documents of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Venue Type:
Heritage site, Sacred space
