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Abbey

An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...

s, priories

Priory

A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...

, friaries or other monastic religious houses in Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

Article layout

The list is presented alphabetically by county. Foundations are listed alphabetically within each county.

Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution

Dissolution of the Monasteries

The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...

, and the current status of the site.

Alt. Name: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.

Formal Name/dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.

Refs.: presents links to online references to the particular establishment in addition to the general printed and online references given at the foot of this article. Establishments for which online references have not been specified are referred to within the printed references listed.

Location: provides a link to the geographical position of the site of the foundation where established.

Monastic Glossary: following the listing, provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.

Abbreviations and Key

The sites listed are ruins unless indicated thus:-
*	indicates current monastic function
+	indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^	indicates current non-ecclesiastic function
#	indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~	indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown

Trusteeship denoted as follows:-
Cadw Cadw -Conservation and Protection:Many of Wales's great castles and other monuments, such as bishop's palaces, historic houses, and ruined abbeys, are now in Cadw's care. Cadw does not own them but is responsible for their upkeep and for making them accessible to the public...	Cadw - Welsh Historic Monuments

style="white-space:nowrap;" | Other abbreviations
trns	transferred
rmv	removed
c.	circa (about)
ante	before
post	after
fd.	founded
dis.	dissolved

Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Refs.	Location
Caergybi monastery	Celtic monks fd. 6th C by St Cybi Ecclesiastical college built on site, granted to Francis Morrice 1609			53.3114548°N 4.6325022°W
Llanfaes Friary	Franciscan Friars fd. c.1237-45, by Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, Prince of Gwynedd and Wales		http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ozNs0DrXPLUC&pg=RA1-PA698&lpg=RA1-PA698&dq=Llanfaes+Franciscan&source=web&ots=Ca90Ozv7Vt&sig=f1uhn_-0FJCGu7Biwf0xa7SVddA&hl=en	53.2779425°N 4.0918493°W
Llanfechell Llanfechell Llanfechell is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales.... clas	Celtic monastery founded by St Machudd (Mechell) Mechell Saint Mechell was the 6th century founder and first abbot of the clas of Llanfechell, on Anglesey in north-west Wales.He was said to have been a Breton by birth...
Llangaffo Llangaffo Llangaffo is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies along the B4419 and B4421 roads, north of Dwyran, south of Gaerwen and northwest of Llanidan. It is named after Caffo, a 6th-century saint. A church, St Caffo's Church, is named after him. A war memorial, a village hall and a primary... clas	Celtic monastery			53.1910222°N 4.3272614°W
Penmon Priory	Celtic monastery fd. 6thC, reputedly by St Seiriol destroyed in Viking raids subsequently rebuilt; Augustinian Canons Regular Benedictine monks, re-fd. 1221 by Llywelyn Fawr, Prince of Gwynedd dis. c.1564 and granted to John Moore		http://www.britainexpress.com/wales/az/abbeys/index.htm http://www.castlewales.com/penmon.html http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/Ancient_Churches/Penmon_Priory.htm http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/95543/ http://www.anglesey-history.co.uk/places/penmon/index.html	53.3056853°N 4.0569109°W
Ynys Lannog (Priestholme) Puffin Island, Anglesey Puffin Island is an uninhabited island off the eastern tip of Anglesey, Wales. It was formerly known as Priestholm in English and Ynys Lannog in Welsh.-Geography:... cell	Celtic monastery fd. 6thC by St Seiriol Seiriol Seiriol was an early 6th century saint, who created a cell at Penmon Priory on Anglesey, off the coast of north Wales. He later moved to Ynys Seiriol . He was a son of King Owain Danwyn of Rhos.... ; Augustinian Canons Regular	Priestholme	http://www.britainexpress.com/wales/az/abbeys/index.htm http://www.welshicons.org.uk/html/puffin_island.php http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/527	53.3209086°N 4.0215486°W

Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Carmarthen Carmarthen Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648.... Friary	Franciscan Friars; site now occupied by Greyfriars shopping centre	Caermarthen Friary		http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47809	51.8557943°N 4.3090761°W
Carmarthen Carmarthen Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648.... Priory	Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 12thC by King Henry I Henry I of England Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106... on site of Celtic clas; initially a cell of Battle Battle Abbey Battle Abbey is a partially ruined abbey complex in the small town of Battle in East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the scene of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St... ; independent priory	Caermarthen Priory	The Priory Church of Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Teulyddog, Carmarthen Carmarthen Carmarthen is a community in, and the county town of, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is sited on the River Towy north of its mouth at Carmarthen Bay. In 2001, the population was 14,648....	http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47809 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/96148/Carmarthen http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=M34ystsNDn8C&pg=PA261&lpg=PA261&dq=carmarthen+augustinian+john&source=web&ots=I5AO-KySfi&sig=YY541KU0FvPRZYb3rZJwq6UPMS8&hl=en	51.858087°N 4.3002436°W
Kidwelly Kidwelly Kidwelly is a town in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, approximately north-west of the main town of Llanelli.It lies on the River Gwendraeth Fach above Carmarthen Bay. The town is twinned with French village St Jacut de la Mer.-History:... Priory	Benedictine monks from Sherborne Sherborne Abbey The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin at Sherborne in the English county of Dorset, is usually called Sherborne Abbey. It has been a Saxon cathedral , a Benedictine abbey and is now a parish church.- Cathedral :... fd. c.1130 by Roger, Bishop of Sarum Old Sarum Old Sarum is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury, in England. The site contains evidence of human habitation as early as 3000 BC. Old Sarum is mentioned in some of the earliest records in the country...	Cydweli Priory; Cadwell Priory	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Kidwelly now The Parish and Priory Church of Saint Mary, Kidwelly	http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47838#s10 http://www.kidwellyhistory.co.uk/Articles/Priory/Priory.htm	51.7367977°N 4.3063241°W
Llandeilo Llandeilo Llandeilo is a town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Towy by the A483 on a 19th century stone bridge. Its population is 1,731.The town is served by Llandeilo railway station on the Heart of Wales Line.- Early history :... Monastery	Celtic monks fd. 6thC by St Teilo Saint Teilo Saint Teilo, was a British Christian saint - a monk, bishop and founder of monasteries and churches. He was from Penalun , near Tenby, in Pembrokeshire, in south Wales...	Llandeilo Fawr; LLandeilo Monastery		http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fuH5Uka64MUC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=llandilo+monastery&source=web&ots=iRu91Kh6eu&sig=kxzJOfXOUOITOZkBycFuFvcylUo&hl=en http://llandeilo.org/st_teilos.php	51.8817431°N 3.9929295°W
Llanarthney Llanarthney Llanarthney is a village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, located 12 kilometres to the east of Carmarthen and 10 kilometres to the south-west of Llandeilo. It has a population of 738, of whom 61% are Welsh-speaking .- Amenities :... Monastery	Celtic monks fd. 6thC?				51.8616849°N 4.1297865°W
Llandovery Llandovery Llandovery is a market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi and the A40 road.The town is served by Llandovery railway station, where there is a park and ride to Llanelli and Shrewsbury via the Heart of Wales Line... Priory	Benedictine monks dis. 1185			http://www.acadat.com/HLC/theme.htm	51.995048°N 3.7955832°W
St Clears St Clears St Clears is a small town on the River Tâf in Carmarthenshire, Wales. According to the 2001 UK census, it has a population of 2,820 people, most of whom are Welsh-speaking, although there is a marked difference between the southern and northern ends of the town in percentage terms.-History:The... Priory	Cluniac monks fd. c.1100 dis. 1414 granted to All Souls College, Oxford church in parochial use from 1920		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Clears	http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=91 http://www.stmarysstclears.co.uk/ http://www.llanegwad-carmarthen.co.uk/carms_st_clears.htm	51.8137936°N 4.4944409°W
Talley Abbey Talley Abbey Talley Abbey is a former monastery of the Premonstratensians in the village of Talley in Carmarthenshire, Wales, six miles north of the market town of Llandeilo. It lies in the River Cothi valley. Access to the site of the abbey is free.The Order was founded in 1120...	Premonstratensian Canons, daughter house of the Abbey of St Jean, Amiens, France fd. c.1184-9 credited to Lord Rhys Gruffydd Price (Rhys ap Tewdwr); dis. c. 1536 and retained by the Crown (Cadw)	Abaty Talyllychau; Tallagh Abbey	The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist	http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/abbeys/talley%20abbey.htm http://www.castlewales.com/talley.html http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6&PlaceID=130	51.9766612°N 3.992039°W
Whitland Abbey Whitland Abbey Whitland Abbey was a Cistercian abbey near Whitland in south-west Wales, now in Carmarthenshire.Whitland was founded on 16 September 1140 by monks from the mother house of Clairvaux. In 1144 it was located at Little Trefgarn near Haverfordwest. It moved to Whitland in about 1155, a site having...	Cistercian monks from Clairvaux Clairvaux Abbey Clairvaux Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, 15 km from Bar-sur-Aube, in the Aube département in northeastern France. The original building, founded in 1115 by St. Bernard, is now in ruins; a high-security prison, the Clairvaux Prison, now occupies the grounds... fd. 16 September 1140 by Bernard, Bishop of St Davids St David's Cathedral St David's Cathedral is situated in St David's in the county of Pembrokeshire, on the most westerly point of Wales.-Early history:The monastic community was founded by Saint David, Abbot of Menevia, who died in AD589... ; dis. 1539; and granted to Henry Audley and John Cordel 1544	Albalanda Abbey; 'Abelanda' Abbey		http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=129	51.8334737°N 4.6008736°W

Ceredigion
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Cardigan Priory	Benedictine monks, cell of Chertsey Chertsey Abbey Chertsey Abbey, dedicated to St Peter, was a Benedictine monastery located at Chertsey in the English county of Surrey.It was founded by Saint Erkenwald, later Bishop of London, in 666 AD and he became the first abbot. In the 9th century it was sacked by the Danes and refounded from Abingdon Abbey... , Surrey fd. ante1158; dis. 1536 granted to Bisham Abbey Bisham Abbey Bisham Abbey is a Grade I listed manor house at Bisham in the English county of Berkshire. The name is taken from the now lost monastery which once stood alongside. Bisham Abbey was previously named Bisham Priory, and was the traditional resting place of many Earls of Salisbury... and subsequently to William and Mary Cavendish converted into a mansion opened as Cardigan District and Memorial Hospital 1922	Cardigan Cell	The Priory Church of Our Lady of Cardigan Cardigan, Ceredigion Cardigan is a town in the county of Ceredigion in Mid Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire. It was the county town of the pre-1974 county of Cardiganshire. It is the second largest town in Ceredigion. The town's population was 4,203...	http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47808 http://www.cardigantaper.org	52.0827236°N 4.6557972°W
Llanbadarn Fawr Priory	Celtic monks Benedictine monks		The Priory Church of Saint Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr	http://www.stpadarns-llanbadarn.org.uk/ http://www.llanbadarn.fawr.co.uk http://www.jstor.org/pss/3678364	52.4091049°N 4.0609905°W
Strata Florida Abbey Strata Florida Abbey Strata Florida Abbey Flowers. Ystrad corrupts into Strata, while Fflur is the name of the nearby river. After the region around St. David's was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St...	Cistercian monks, daughter house of Whitland Whitland Abbey Whitland Abbey was a Cistercian abbey near Whitland in south-west Wales, now in Carmarthenshire.Whitland was founded on 16 September 1140 by monks from the mother house of Clairvaux. In 1144 it was located at Little Trefgarn near Haverfordwest. It moved to Whitland in about 1155, a site having... trns from earlier foundation of Strata Florida at Yr Hen Fynachlog fd. 1184 by Rhys ap Gruffydd; dis. 1539 and passed to the Stedman family (Cadw)			http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/strata_florida.php	52.2754053°N 3.8383269°W
Strata Florida (Yr Hen Fynachlog)	Cistercian monks from Whitland Whitland Abbey Whitland Abbey was a Cistercian abbey near Whitland in south-west Wales, now in Carmarthenshire.Whitland was founded on 16 September 1140 by monks from the mother house of Clairvaux. In 1144 it was located at Little Trefgarn near Haverfordwest. It moved to Whitland in about 1155, a site having... fd. 1164 by Robert fitzStephen trns to new site at the present Strata Florida post1164	'The Old Monastery'		http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/strata_florida.php	52.2653964°N 3.8787854°W

Clwyd
Clwyd
Clwyd is a preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east, bordering England with Cheshire to its east, Shropshire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Gwynedd to its immediate west and Powys to the south. It additionally shares a maritime border with the metropolitan county of...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Aberconwy Abbey Aberconwy Abbey Aberconwy Abbey was a Cistercian foundation at Conwy, later transferred to Maenan near Llanrwst and in the 13th century was the most important abbey in North Wales.... ,	Cistercian monks, daughter house of Strata Florida Strata Florida Abbey Strata Florida Abbey Flowers. Ystrad corrupts into Strata, while Fflur is the name of the nearby river. After the region around St. David's was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St... fd. ante1200-1283 by Llywelyn Fawr of Gwynedd (rmv from Rhedynog-felen); community moved to Maenan; church now in parochial use	Abaty Aberconwy	The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and All Saints All Saints All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...	http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/aberconwy.php http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=422	53.2806864°N 3.8288936°W
Basingwerk Abbey Basingwerk Abbey Basingwerk Abbey is the ruin of an abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, in the care of Cadw .The abbey was founded in 1132 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, who brought Benedictine monks from Savigny Abbey in southern Normandy. In 1147, the abbey became part of the Cistercian Order and...	Savignac monks from Savigny Savigny Abbey Savigny Abbey was a monastery near the village of Savigny-le-Vieux , in northern France. It was founded early in the 12th century. Initially it was the central house of the Congregation of Savigny, who were Benedictines; by 1150 it was Cistercian.-History:It was situated on the confines of... fd. c.1131 by Ranulph, Earl of Chester Cistercian monks 1147; dis. 1536 and granted to Henry ap Harry and Peter Mutton briefly re-fd. under Queen Mary Mary I of England Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547... (Cadw)	Abaty Dinas Basing	The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary	http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47835 http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/abbeys/basingwerk_abbey.htm http://www.castlewales.com/basing.html http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/basingwerk.php	53.2879457°N 3.2074794°W
Denbigh Friary	Carmelite monks fd. ante1289?		St Mary	http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47820 http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6&PlaceID=60 http://www.britainexpress.com/wales/az/abbeys/index.htm	53.1878385°N 3.4090528°W
Maenan Abbey	Cistercian monks from Aberconwy Abbey Aberconwy Abbey Aberconwy Abbey was a Cistercian foundation at Conwy, later transferred to Maenan near Llanrwst and in the 13th century was the most important abbey in North Wales.... fd. 1283 after forced move by order of Edward I of England; dis. c.1538 and granted to the Wynne family in ownership of William Frederick site now occupied by hotel and grounds	Abaty Maenan	The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and All Saints All Saints All Saints' Day , often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown...	http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=427	53.1744632°N 3.8124087°W
Ruthin Priory	Bonshommes Canons wall fragment remains to northwest of collegiate church				53.1157611°N 3.3112594°W
Valle Crucis Abbey Valle Crucis Abbey Valle Crucis Abbey is a Cistercian abbey located in Llantysilio in Denbighshire, Wales. More formally the Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis it is known in Welsh both as Abaty Glyn Egwestl and Abaty Glyn y Groes.The abbey was built in 1201 by Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Prince of...	Cistercian monks fd. 1201 by Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Prince of Powys; dis. 1536/7 and granted to Sir William Pickering granted to Edward Wotton c.1611 (Cadw)	Abaty Glyn y Groes; Abaty Glyn Egwestl	The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis	http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/abbeys/valle%20crucis%20abbey.htm http://www.britainexpress.com/wales/az/abbeys/index.htm http://www.castlewales.com/valle.html http://www.llangollen.com/valle.html	52.9888507°N 3.1865099°W
Ysbyty Ifan Preceptory	Knights Hospitaller fd. c.1190; united with Halston 1294; still in use 1338 but no longer housed a community	Ysbyty Ifan; Dol Gynwal Preceptory		http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=39933	53.0224506°N 3.7250519°W

Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Glamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Bishopston Monastery	Benedictine monks, daughter of Llandeilo Fawr; fd. end6thC; 13thC church built on site	Llandeilo Ferwallt	St Teilo Saint Teilo Saint Teilo, was a British Christian saint - a monk, bishop and founder of monasteries and churches. He was from Penalun , near Tenby, in Pembrokeshire, in south Wales...	http://www.explore-gower.co.uk/Content/pa=showpage/pid=11.html	51.5850941°N 4.0539296°W
Cardiff Blackfriars	Dominican Friars				51.483455°N 3.1855389°W
Ewenny Priory Ewenny Priory Ewenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century.The building was unusual in having military-style defences. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory, like many of its kind, was converted into a private...	Benedictine monks fd. 1141 by Maurice, of London; dis. 1536 and leased to Sir Edward Carn, who purchased it in 1545 (Cadw)	Ogmore Priory; Wenny Priory		http://www.jstor.org/pss/990302 http://www.nlw.org.uk/cgi-bin/anw/search2?coll_id=1227&inst_id=33&term=Turbervill%20family http://homepage.mac.com/philipdavis/Welshsites/392.html	51.4888723°N 3.5678208°W
Llancarfan Monastery	Celtic monks fd. early500s by St Cadoc	Llancarvan Monastery
Llandough Monastery	Celtic monks
Llangenith Priory	Benedictine monks, Alien priory, daughter house of the Abbey of St Taurinus, Evreux Évreux Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area... , Normandy; fd. by Roger de Bellomont, Earl of Warwick; seized in the reign of Henry V Henry V of England Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster.... ; granted to the Warden and Fellows of All Souls' College, Oxford present parochial church of St Cenydd on site was probably the priory chapel	Llan-genydd Priory		http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47851	51.5996603°N 4.2700768°W
Llangyfelach Monastery	Celtic monks
Llantwit-Major Monastery	Celtic monks fd. c.478 by St Illtyd
Margam Abbey Margam Abbey Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales.-History:The abbey was founded in 1147 as a daughter house of Clairvaux by Robert, Earl of Gloucester and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The abbey was dissolved by King...	Cistercian monks daughter house of Clairvaux fd. 1147; dis. 1536 and sold to Sir Rice Mansel who demolished much of it and built a mansion on the site now partly in parochial church use and partly in council ownership		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Margam Margam Margam is a suburb of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway.- History :...	http://www.margamabbey.co.uk/ http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/image.asp?imageName=margam_L http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/margam.php http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=366 http://www.archive.org/details/historyofmargama00bircuoft	51.5626937°N 3.7307677°W
Milton Camera	Knights' camera				51.5356585°N 3.4653711°W
Neath Abbey Neath Abbey Neath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Neath in southern Wales, UK.It was once the largest abbey in Wales. Substantial ruins can still be seen, and are in the care of Cadw...	Savignac monks, daughter house of Savigny fd. 1130 by Sir Richard de Granville Cistercian monks 1147; dis. 1539 and granted to Sir Richard Williams alias Cromwell		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Neath Neath Neath is a town and community situated in the principal area of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, UK with a population of approximately 45,898 in 2001...	http://www.castlewales.com/neath_a.html http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=68 http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/abbeys/neath%20abbey.htm http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/neath.php	51.6608451°N 3.8263509°W
Pendar Grange
Penrhys Grange	Probably Cistercian, a daughter house of Llantarnam Llantarnam Abbey Llantarnam Abbey is an abbey of the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy and a former Cistercian monastery located in Llantarnam, Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen in southeast Wales.- History :... poss fd. 1130/2 by Robert of Gloucester; dis. 1538 masonry used in construction of later buildings		St Mary	http://www.therhondda.co.uk/place_names/penrhys.html	51.6444951°N 3.4311676°W

Gwent
Gwent (county)
Gwent is a preserved county and a former local government county in south-east Wales. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent....

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Abergavenny Priory^	Benedictine monks fd. 11thC by Hamelin Balon church now in parochial use		The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny The Priory Church of St Mary, Abergavenny is a church in the centre of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.St. Marys has been called 'the Westminster Abbey of Wales' because of its large size and the number of high status church monument tombs and the rare medieval effigies surviving within it .-...	http://www.abergavenny.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=ABERMD.list&entryID=716 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uc0uAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA233&lpg=PA233&dq=bassaleg+benedictine&source=web&ots=fepDH-Lqs4&sig=1TMiHBJaTBv9Tr4VX-6HMYebPqc&hl=en	51.8213502°N 3.0154534°W
Bassaleg Priory	Benedictine monks fd.1101; became a cell of Glastonbury Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. The ruins are now a grade I listed building, and a Scheduled Ancient Monument and are open as a visitor attraction....			http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50784#s4 http://www.wherewhenwales.com/wales-things-to-do/ryder-cup-2010-art10-1.html	51.5782697°N 3.0544996°W
Caerwent Monastery	Celtic monks				51.6115477°N 2.7679968°W
Chepstow Priory	Benedictine monks, Alien priory, daughter house of Cormeilles Cormeilles Abbey Cormeilles Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Normandy. Cormeilles is now in Eure; the abbey was in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Cormeilles. The buildings are now completely destroyed.-Foundation:... , Normandy (due to which, twin-town with Chepstow) fd. 1072 by William FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford; dis. 1536; masonry used for building, part of structure collapsed. Rebuilt and in use as parochial church.	Striguil Priory; Strogull Priory	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Chepstow Chepstow Chepstow is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, close to its confluence with the River Severn, and close to the western end of the Severn Bridge on the M48 motorway...	http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=358 http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=1669 http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/221488/details	51.6426676°N 2.6722272°W
Goldcliff Priory Goldcliff Priory Goldcliff Priory was a Benedictine monastery near Goldcliff, Newport, Wales, founded in 1113 by Robert de Chandos and subject to the abbey of Bec in Normandy. The priory was situated on the site now occupied by Hill Farm, to the south of the current farmhouse, on the prominent knoll of high ground...	Benedictine monks, Alien priory fd. 1113 by Robert de Chandos; Cell of Bec Helluin Abbey; destroyed by flood 1424 Cell of Tewkesbury Tewkesbury Abbey The Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Tewkesbury in the English county of Gloucestershire is the second largest parish church in the country and a former Benedictine monastery.-History:... , Gloucestershire 1442 at suppression of alien houses		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Goldcliff	http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40269 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=7649871&FullDetails=True&Gsm=2008-02-12&j=1 http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=thingstosee.churches http://www.jstor.org/pss/526827 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GSv77Ry8oW4C&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=Goldcliff+priory+archaeology&source=web&ots=TUhyGia6NO&sig=mjMZV4IxX9ZQeHBNYNuq1Y9K9SY&hl=en http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/307861	51.5378874°N 2.9053044°W
Kemeys Commander Kemeys Commander Kemeys Commander is a village in Monmouthshire, in south east Wales.-Location:Kemeys Commander, north-west of Usk, comprises a few farms, cottages, and a church slightly off the main road leading to Abergavenny within a graceful bend of the River Usk....	Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller	Kemeys Commandery; Kemeys Preceptory		http://www.cefnpennar.com/kemeys	51.735321°N 2.9430056°W
Llantarnam Abbey Llantarnam Abbey Llantarnam Abbey is an abbey of the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy and a former Cistercian monastery located in Llantarnam, Cwmbran in the county borough of Torfaen in southeast Wales.- History :...	Cistercian monks, daughter house of Strata Florida Strata Florida Abbey Strata Florida Abbey Flowers. Ystrad corrupts into Strata, while Fflur is the name of the nearby river. After the region around St. David's was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St... fd. 1179 by Hywel ap Iorwerth; name was changed from Caerleon 1273, possibly indicating relocation to a new site; dis. 1536 and leased to John Parker; later owned by the Morgan family; house built around cloister; re-built c.1830	Llanterna; Vallium; Dewma	The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary	http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/llantarnam.php	51.6307483°N 2.9956949°W
Llanthony Priory Llanthony Priory Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep sided once glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It lies seven miles north of Abergavenny on an old road to Hay...	Augustinian Canons Regular fd. ante1108 by Hugh de Lacy; dis. 1538 and granted to Nicholas Arnold purchased by Col. Sir Mark Wood, who converted buildings into a house; sold 1807 to Walter Savage Landor Walter Savage Landor Walter Savage Landor was an English writer and poet. His best known works were the prose Imaginary Conversations, and the poem Rose Aylmer, but the critical acclaim he received from contemporary poets and reviewers was not matched by public popularity... (Cadw)	Llanhodenei Priory; Lantony Priory; Llanthony Prima	The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Llanthony	http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/priories/llanthony%20priory.htm http://www.castlewales.com/llantho.html http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09316a.htm http://www.jstor.org/pss/2850578 http://www.britainexpress.com/wales/wye/abbeys.htm	51.944614°N 3.036148°W
Malpas Priory	Cluniac monks, cell of Montacute Montacute Priory Montacute Priory was a Cluniac priory of the Benedictine order in Montacute, Somerset, England, founded between 1078 and 1102 by William, Count of Mortain, in face of a threat that if he did not do so, the King would take the land from him. It was the only Somerset dependency of Cluny Abbey until... fd. 11thC by Winebald de Baeluns; dis. c.1547 and granted to Sir William Herbert	Malpas cell		http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40926	51.6152186°N 3.0067778°W
Monmouth Priory	Benedictine monks fd. 12thC by Wihenoc of Monmouth; dis. and granted to Richard Price and Thomas Perry		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Florent at Monmouth Monmouth Monmouth is a town in southeast Wales and traditional county town of the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is situated close to the border with England, where the River Monnow meets the River Wye with bridges over both....	http://www.monmouth.org.uk/History/placesInterest.aspx http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9053382/Monmouth	51.8131925°N 2.7139127°W
Stow Abbey	Cistercian monks, daughter house of Dore Abbey Dore Abbey Dore is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, known for Dore Abbey, a 12th century Cistercian abbey, expanded in the 13th century. The village is situated in the Golden Valley, and has a population of 342. Abbey Dore Court has large gardens open to the public in spring and... , Herefordshire fd. 1226 by Sir John of Monmouth; dis. 1536; granted to Thomas Herbert and William Bretton 1545	Grace-Dieu Abbey		http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/grace_dieu.php	51.8358173°N 2.8041744°W
St Kenmercy Priory	fd. ante1291
Tintern Abbey Tintern Abbey Tintern Abbey was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on 9 May 1131. It is situated in the village of Tintern, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, which forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England. It was only the second Cistercian...	Savignac monks fd. 1131 by Walter de Clare; Cistercian monks 1147; dis. 1536 and granted to Henry, Earl of Worcester (Cadw)		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tintern Tintern Tintern is a village on the west bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales, close to the border with England, about 5 miles north of Chepstow...	http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/tintern.php http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/359/details http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=372	51.6968108°N 2.6765281°W
Usk Priory	Benedictine nuns fd. c.1160 by Richard 'Strongbow' de Clare; dis. and granted to Roger Williams 1544		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Usk Usk Usk is a small town in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated 10 miles northeast of Newport.The River Usk flows through the town and is spanned by an ancient, arched stone bridge at the western entrance to the town. A castle above the town overlooks the ancient Anglo-Welsh border crossing - the river can...	http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/cgi-bin/anw/search2?coll_id=1191&inst_id=36&term= http://www.britainexpress.com/wales/wye/abbeys.htm	51.7025294°N 2.9000393°W

Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Aberdaron Clas	Celtic monks				52.8052521°N 4.7117615°W
Bardsey Abbey	Culdee monks fd. c./ante516? Augustinian Canons Regular fd. c.1210 by Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd; dis. c.1537, granted to John, Earl of Warwick in ownership of Bardsey Island Trust, with public access		The Abbey of Saint Mary	http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/history/bardsey2.html http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=t7g1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=bardsey+abbey&source=web&ots=DKqn2TFCWR&sig=JyLjyaXy6gTtIDMNlXPZSRjMBEQ&hl=en	52.7643654°N 4.7875714°W
Beddgelert Priory	Celtic monks fd. 6th/7thC Augustinian Canons Regular fd. c. 1198 by Llywelyn the Great Llywelyn the Great Llywelyn the Great , full name Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales... granted to Chertsey Chertsey Abbey Chertsey Abbey, dedicated to St Peter, was a Benedictine monastery located at Chertsey in the English county of Surrey.It was founded by Saint Erkenwald, later Bishop of London, in 666 AD and he became the first abbot. In the 9th century it was sacked by the Danes and refounded from Abingdon Abbey... , Surrey 1537 dis. with it 19 June 1538 and granted to Lord Radnor		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Beddgelert Beddgelert Beddgelert, or in older English spelling often Bedgellert, is a village and community in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. It is reputed to be named after the legendary hound Gelert. Population 617.- History:... now The Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary, Beddgelert	http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47799#s15 & http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40062 http://www.ukattraction.com/north-wales/st-marys-church-beddgelert.htm	53.0110911°N 4.1016582°W
Clynnog Fawr Clynnog Fawr Clynnog Fawr, often simply called "Clynnog", is a village on the north coast of the Llŷn peninsula in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.Clynnog Fawr lies on the A499 road between Caernarfon and Pwllheli, at . It had a population of 130 in 1991...	Celtic monks fd. 616 by St Beuno parochial church reputedly on site	Clynnog Fawr monastery		http://www.penllyn.com/1/gallery/clynog/1.html	53.0188623°N 4.3645763°W
Rhedynog-felen Abbey, Conwy	Cistercian monks, daughter house of Strata Florida Strata Florida Abbey Strata Florida Abbey Flowers. Ystrad corrupts into Strata, while Fflur is the name of the nearby river. After the region around St. David's was firmly occupied by the Norman Marcher lordship of Pembroke by the early 12th century, with St... fd. 1186 rmv to Aberconwy Aberconwy Abbey Aberconwy Abbey was a Cistercian foundation at Conwy, later transferred to Maenan near Llanrwst and in the 13th century was the most important abbey in North Wales.... not later than 1192			http://www.jstor.org/pss/2404720 http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GSv77Ry8oW4C&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=Rhedynog+cistercian&source=web&ots=TUhyFj67HL&sig=zHdWgoSuqg1jTryDWLru7CDn3ao&hl=en	53.0933025°N 4.2940074°W
St Tudwal's Island Monastery	Celtic monks Augustinian Canons Regular				52.8051758°N 4.4605377°W
Cymer Abbey Cymer Abbey Cymer Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey near the village of Llanelltyd, just north of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, United Kingdom.- History :It was founded in 1198 and is now in the care of Cadw...	Cistercian monks, daughter house of Cwm Hir Cwmhir Abbey Cwmhir Abbey , near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is a Welsh Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 by Cadwallon ap Madog. A spurious tale was later recorded that the abbey was founded in 1143 by Meredudd ap Maelgwn at Ty-faenor, and then refounded at the present location near the village of... fd. 1198/9 by Gruffudd and Maredudd ap Cynan (or Llywelyn ab Iorwerth); dis. 1536/7 (Cadw)	Cymmer Abbey; Mynachlog y Faner	The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Llanelltyd Llanelltyd Llanelltyd is a small village and community in Gwynedd, to the north of Dolgellau.It is home to the 12th-century Cymer Abbey and one of the oldest parish churches in Wales.- External links :*...	http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47868 http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/abbeys/cymer%20abbey.htm http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/cymer.php http://www.castlewales.com/cymer.html http://www.britainexpress.com/wales/az/abbeys/index.htm	52.7583145°N 3.8961902°W

Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Refs.	Location
Caldey Island Priory	Celtic monks from Llantwit Major Llantwit Major Llantwit Major is a small coastal town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel coast. A small stream, the Afon Col-huw, runs through the town.-Local government:... fd. 6thC, settlement possibly ended by Viking raids 10thC Benedictine monks from St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, 12thC; dis. 1536	Caldey cell	http://www.caldey-island.co.uk/monks.htm	51.6344276°N 4.6880937°W
Caldey Island Abbey*	Anglican Benedictine purchased 1906 and built present abbey converted to Catholicism 1913 sold due to financial difficulties 1925 Cistercian monks 1926–present		http://www.caldey-island.co.uk/monks.htm http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=101	51.6378403°N 4.6867472°W
Haverfordwest Priory Haverfordwest Priory Haverfordwest Priory was a house of Augustinian Canons Regular on the banks of the Western Cleddau at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was founded around 1200 on land given by Robert Fitztancard, the lord of Haverfordwest...	Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1200 by Robert of Haverford; dis.; granted to Roger and Thomas Barlow c.1546	Haverford Priory	http://www.britainexpress.com/wales/az/abbeys/index.htm	51.7982785°N 4.9643826°W
Haverfordwest Friary	Dominican Friars			51.8026442°N 4.9677542°W
Monkton Priory	Benedictine monks fd. 1098 by the Earl of Pembroke; dis. and granted to John Vaughan c.1545	Pembroke Priory; Pembroke cell	http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/582/details	51.6755891°N 4.9232°W
Penally Monastery	Celtic monks remains incorporated into Church in Wales parish church of Ss Nicholas & Teilo		http://cistercian-way.newport.ac.uk/place.asp?PlaceID=113	51.6597586°N 4.7229087°W
Pill Priory	Tironensian monks, daughter house of St Dogmaels fd. 1200 by Adam de Rupe (Adam de Roche); dis.; granted to Roger and Thomas Barlow c.1541	Pille Priory; Pilla Priory Hubberston Priory	http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=47835 http://www.acadat.com/projects/PillPriory.htm	51.7245593°N 5.0416437°W
Slebech Preceptory	Knights Hospitaller fd. 1301 by Wizo and his son Walter; dis. and granted to Roger and Thomas Barlow	Slebagh Preceptory; Slebach Preceptory	http://monasticmatrix.org/bibliographia/?function=detail&id=13006	51.7893004°N 4.854911°W
St Dogmaels Abbey	Tironensian monks, Alien priory, daughter house of Tiron, Normandy fd. c.1113-15 by Robert fitzMartin; raised to abbey status 1120; dis. 1536 and granted to John Bradshaw (Cadw)		http://www.castlewales.com/dogmaels.html http://www.theheritagetrail.co.uk/abbeys/st_dogmaels_abbey.htm	52.0805082°N 4.6806264°W

Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Brecon Friary+	Dominican monks fd. 13thC church later college chapel fd. 1541 by Henry VIII			http://a-day-in-the-life.powys.org.uk/eng/ed/ee_christ.php	51.9465415°N 3.3953199°W
Brecon Cathedral Priory Brecon Cathedral Brecon Cathedral, in the town of Brecon, is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon in the Church in Wales, and seat of the Bishop of Swansea and Brecon... +	Benedictine monks fd. 11thC by Bernard de Newmarch after dissolution granted to John ap Price from 1923 church in use as diocesan cathedral		The Priory Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Brecon Brecon Brecon is a long-established market town and community in southern Powys, Mid Wales, with a population of 7,901. It was the county town of the historic county of Brecknockshire; although its role as such was eclipsed with the formation of Powys, it remains an important local centre...	http://www.breconcathedral.org.uk/ http://a-day-in-the-life.powys.org.uk/eng/law/el_priory3.php	51.9511953°N 3.3920288°W
Cwmhir Abbey Cwmhir Abbey Cwmhir Abbey , near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is a Welsh Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 by Cadwallon ap Madog. A spurious tale was later recorded that the abbey was founded in 1143 by Meredudd ap Maelgwn at Ty-faenor, and then refounded at the present location near the village of...	Cistercian monks from Tyfaenor fd. 1176; dis. 1537	Cwmhyr Abbey; Abbey Cwmhir; Cwm Hir Abbey	The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cwmhir	http://www.castlewales.com/cwmhir.html http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=359	52.329845°N 3.3874744°W
Llanllugan Abbey Llanllugan Abbey Llanllugan Abbey was a monastery of Cistercian nuns, one of only two women's monasteries in Wales, located at Llanllugan, Powys, Wales. It was founded around 1188 on land donated by Maredudd ap Robert, Lord of Cedewain, and was founded as a dependency of the Cistercian monks at the Abbey of Strata...	Cistercian nuns from Strata Marcella Abbey Strata Marcella The Abbey of Strata Marcella , was a medieval Cistercian monastery situated at Ystrad Marchell on the west bank of the River Severn near Welshpool, Powys, Wales.- Founding :... fd. 1188; dis. 1536 and granted to Sir Arthur Darcy			http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13332c.htm http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/cistercian_life/women/nuns/nunneries.php	52.6110159°N 3.3925116°W
Strata Marcella Abbey Strata Marcella The Abbey of Strata Marcella , was a medieval Cistercian monastery situated at Ystrad Marchell on the west bank of the River Severn near Welshpool, Powys, Wales.- Founding :...	Cistercian monks from Whitland Whitland Abbey Whitland Abbey was a Cistercian abbey near Whitland in south-west Wales, now in Carmarthenshire.Whitland was founded on 16 September 1140 by monks from the mother house of Clairvaux. In 1144 it was located at Little Trefgarn near Haverfordwest. It moved to Whitland in about 1155, a site having... fd. 1170 by Owen Keveliog; dis. 1536 and granted to Rowland Howard and Thomas Dixton	Ystrad Marchell; Pola		http://cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/strata_marcella.php http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/94052/details	52.6862849°N 3.1085247°W
Tyfaenor Abbey	Cistercian monks from Whitland Whitland Abbey Whitland Abbey was a Cistercian abbey near Whitland in south-west Wales, now in Carmarthenshire.Whitland was founded on 16 September 1140 by monks from the mother house of Clairvaux. In 1144 it was located at Little Trefgarn near Haverfordwest. It moved to Whitland in about 1155, a site having... fd. 1143; trns to Cwmhir Cwmhir Abbey Cwmhir Abbey , near Llandrindod Wells in Powys, is a Welsh Cistercian monastery founded in 1176 by Cadwallon ap Madog. A spurious tale was later recorded that the abbey was founded in 1143 by Meredudd ap Maelgwn at Ty-faenor, and then refounded at the present location near the village of... 1176	Dyvanner Abbey

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AngleseyAngleseyAnglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...

CarmarthenshireCarmarthenshireCarmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...

CeredigionCeredigionCeredigion is a county and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. As Cardiganshire , it was created in 1282, and was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later...

GwentGwent (county)Gwent is a preserved county and a former local government county in south-east Wales. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent....

GwyneddGwyneddGwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...

PembrokeshirePembrokeshirePembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....