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Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey in the civil parish of Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the valley of Maltby Dyke, known locally as Maltby Beck, and is administered by English Heritage. It is a scheduled monument and Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. [1] Early history [ edit]
Roche Abbey is a 12th century Cistercian monastery with one of the most complete ground plans in England. Explore the ruins, the landscaped valley and the nearby attractions of Brodsworth Hall and Conisbrough Castle.
- Maltby, Rotherham, S66 8NW, South Yorkshire
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Roche Abbey, founded in 1147 as a monastery of the Cistercian order, is most notable for the remains of its early Gothic church and for its early 13th-century great gatehouse. At its peak, about 1175, Roche had about 50 monks and 100 lay brothers and servants.
The church of Roche Abbey is an outstanding example of early Gothic architecture in England, and the gatehouse is one of the earliest to survive from a Cistercian monastery.
Roche Abbey was founded in 1147 by Cistercian monks and had a stone church in the New Gothic style. Learn about its history, lands and buildings, and see models of the abbey complex.
Learn about the foundation, development and dissolution of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian house in Yorkshire, England. Explore the abbey's role in the Order and the locality, and see aerial photography and a spoliation account of the site.
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Roche Abbey is situated in the valley of the Maltby Beck, around nine miles from Doncaster and thirteen miles from modern Sheffield. The site was enclosed by steep limestone cliffs and bordered on Bruneswald, later known as Sherwood Forest.
