Abbot's Chair
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The Abbot's Chair is the common name of a former monastic cross, the Charlesworth
Cross. Only the socket remains of this boundary cross, built by the monks of Basingwerk Abbey
in North Wales
. Henry II of England
gave the manor of Glossop to the monks, and they gained a market charter for Glossop in 1290, and one for Charlesworth in 1328. In 1433 the monks leased all of Glossopdale
to the Talbot family, later Earls of Shrewsbury
.
It is situated close to the town of Glossop
in the High Peak area of the English
county of Derbyshire
, on the so-called Monks Road at , near the entrance track to Taiga Farm. The monks used this route in order to reach Hayfield
, Simmondley
and other villages.
Charlesworth, Derbyshire
Charlesworth is a village near Glossop, Derbyshire, England. It is located 2 miles south-west of Glossop's town centre and very close to the borders of Greater Manchester with the nearby village of Broadbottom in Tameside. The parish church of St John the Baptist was built in 1848-49. The...
Cross. Only the socket remains of this boundary cross, built by the monks of 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...
in North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
. Henry II of England
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...
gave the manor of Glossop to the monks, and they gained a market charter for Glossop in 1290, and one for Charlesworth in 1328. In 1433 the monks leased all of Glossopdale
Glossopdale
Glossopdale is the area around Glossop, Derbyshire, England, UK, the valley of the Glossop Brook.It includes Glossop, Dinting, Dinting railway station, Dinting Vale and Higher Dinting.-External links:**...
to the Talbot family, later Earls of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury
Earl of Shrewsbury is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the peerage of England.-First creation, 1074:The first creation occurred in 1074 for Roger de Montgomerie, one of William the Conqueror's principal counselors...
.
It is situated close to the town of Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
in the High Peak area of the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, on the so-called Monks Road at , near the entrance track to Taiga Farm. The monks used this route in order to reach Hayfield
Hayfield
Hayfield is a village and civil parish in the Borough of High Peak, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The village lies approximately east of New Mills, south of Glossop and north of Buxton by road....
, Simmondley
Simmondley
Simmondley is a small village near the Derbyshire town of Glossop. It hosts two pubs: the Hare and Hounds, and the Jubilee. The Hare and Hounds is situated in the south of the village at the top of Simmondley Lane. The pub is a part of the original farming community with the farmhouse, the barn and...
and other villages.