Minsmere
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Minsmere is a hamlet on the Suffolk
coast a couple of miles south of Dunwich
, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.
Ranulf de Glanvill built an abbey on the marshes here in the 12th century, but this was abandoned in favour of Leiston Abbey
in 1363. It is recorded in the 14th century as being a small village with around 10 homesteads, but these had all been lost to the sea by the 16th century. During the 18th century, it was renowned as a hotbed for smugglers.
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
coast a couple of miles south of Dunwich
Dunwich
Dunwich is a small town in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.Dunwich was the capital of East Anglia 1500 years ago but the harbour and most of the town have since disappeared due to coastal erosion. Its decline began in 1286 when a sea surge hit the East Anglian coast, and...
, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.
Ranulf de Glanvill built an abbey on the marshes here in the 12th century, but this was abandoned in favour of Leiston Abbey
Leiston Abbey
Leiston Abbey, in Suffolk, England, was formerly known as St Mary's Abbey. It was founded in 1182 at Minsmere by Ranulf de Glanville, Lord Chief Justice to Henry II...
in 1363. It is recorded in the 14th century as being a small village with around 10 homesteads, but these had all been lost to the sea by the 16th century. During the 18th century, it was renowned as a hotbed for smugglers.