Basingwerk Abbey is an abbey ruin near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, in the care of Cadw (Welsh Heritage). An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, which is derived from the Syriac abba, father), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serve as the spiritual father or mother of the community. ... Rocky landscape with ruins, by Nicolaes Berchem, ca. ... Holywell (Welsh: Treffynnon) is a town in Flintshire, north Wales, lying south of the estuary of the River Dee. ... Flintshire (Welsh: Sir y Fflint) is a traditional county and principal area in northern Wales. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom, England and Wales and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... Cadw is a semi-autonomous publicly-funded body which with the mission to protect, conserve, and to promote the built heritage of Wales — the Welsh equivalent of English Heritage and Historic Scotland. ...

It was founded in 1132 by the Earls of Chester, and monks from Savigny settled there. In 1147 the abbey became part of the Cistercian Order and therefore a daughter house of Buildwas Abbey in Shropshire. In 1157 the abbey was given the manor of Glossop by King Henry II. The hilltop Monks' Road in Glossop is a reminder of the monks' efforts to administer their possession. Earlier on they had received the manor of West Kirby from the Earls of Chester. In the 13th century, the abbey was under the patronage of Llywelyn the Great, and his son Dafydd ap Llywelyn gave St. Winifred's Well to the abbey. The monks harnessed the power of the Holywell stream to run a corn mill and to treat the wool from their sheep. In 1536 abbey life came to an end with the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Events Diarmaid Mac Murrough has the abbey of Kildare in Ireland burned and the abbess raped. ... The Earldom of Chester is one of the few palatine earldoms in England. ... The Catholic Congregation of Savigny started in the abbey of Savigny is situated on the confines of Normandy and Brittany, Diocese of Coutances, France. ... Cistercians coat of arms The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... Map sources for Buildwas Abbey at grid reference SJ642044 Buildwas Abbey is located along the banks of the River Severn in Buildwas, Shropshire, England, about two miles west of Ironbridge. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Location within the British Isles Glossop (Grid reference SK0393) is a town of approximately 16,500 in the High Peak of Derbyshire, England, about 13 miles east of Manchester. ... Henry II of England (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled as Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy, and as King of England (1154–1189) and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland, eastern Ireland, and western France. ... West Kirby is a town located on the North East corner of the coast of Wirral, Merseyside, England. ... Llywelyn ap Iorwerth ( 1173–April 11, 1240) was a Prince of Gwynedd and eventually ruler of much of Wales. ... Dafydd ap Llywelyn (c. ... The Dissolution of the Monasteries (referred to by Roman Catholic writers as the Suppression of the Monasteries) was the formal process, taking place between 1538 and 1541, by which King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the Roman Catholic monastic institutions in England and took them to himself, as the...

Today, the abbey is part of Greenfield Valley Heritage Park.

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External links

Pictures of Abbey remains:

• Basingwerk Abbey at BBC Wales
• Basingwerk Abbey at Holywell town website
• Basingwerk Abbey in old books