Abbey in itself denotes the Christian monastic community and its buildings, that is presided over by an abbot. Abbeys are listed there, organized by Order. A monastery is the habitation of monks, derived from the Greek word for a hermits cell. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ...

Well-known fictional abbeys, not listed, include:

• Redwall Abbey
• Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey
• Rabelais' Abbey of Theleme.

"Abbey" is an element of: General Info Redwall Abbey is the fictional refuge of many of the good forest animals in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ... Northanger Abbey book cover Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austens novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. ...

• Abbey National plc, the UK bank;
• The Abbey Theatre of Dublin opened in 1904.
• Abbey Road, north London is the site of Abbey Road Studios where The Beatles' Abbey Road was recorded.
• Abbey Stadium is homeground for Cambridge United F.C.
• There is a town, Abbey, Saskatchewan in Canada.
• The Devon village of Abbey.
• Among many English country houses named "Abbey", Neo-Gothic Fonthill Abbey was never an abbey.

People with the surname Abbey: Abbey National plc is the UKs sixth biggest bank, and Europes second largest mortgage lender, after Halifax. ... A poster for the opening run at the Abbey Theatre from 27 December, 1904 to 3 January, 1905. ... Abbey Road street sign from Westminster, London Abbey Road is a throroughfare located in the borough of Camden and the City Of Westminster in London. ... Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England, is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock bands Cliff Richard and The Shadows and The Beatles. ... Abbey Road is the last-recorded, next-to-last released, and some music critics say, greatest album by The Beatles; it was released on September 26, 1969 in the UK and October 1, 1969 in the US. It was produced and orchestrated by George Martin for Apple Records. ... Cambridge United Football Club are a professional football club from Cambridge, England. ... Abbey is a village in southwestern Canada northwest of Swift Current in Division No. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Abbey is a village in the English county of Devon. ... Holkham Hall, one of the grandest English country houses not only displayed the owners fashionable and cultivated tastes, but was the epicentre of a vast landed estate, providing employment to hundreds The English country house is generally accepted as a large house or mansion, once in the ownership of an... Fonthill Abbey Fonthill Abbey — also known as Beckfords Folly — was a large Gothic-style building built in the turn of the 19th century in Wiltshire, England. ...

• Edward Abbey
• Edwin Austin Abbey
• Henry Eugene Abbey

The first name Abigail is shortened most usually to "Abby". Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 - March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his criticism of public land policies and advocacy of environmental issues. ... Edwin Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852-August 1, 1911), artist, painter. ... Henry Eugene Abbey (1846 - 1896) was a famous theatre manager in the United States. ... Abigail (אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל her Fathers joy or, fountain of joy ;leader of/is dance/, Standard Hebrew Avigáyil, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂḇîḡáyil / ʾĂḇîḡāyil), once Abigal (Samuel 2 3:3), is a female character in the Bible. ... Pauline Esther Phillips (born July 4, 1918 as Pauline Esther Friedman) founded Dear Abby in 1956. ...