21-527: Old Abbey is the name of: Bayham Old Abbey , a ruined abbey in Kent, England Old Abbey, Yedingham , a farmhouse in North Yorkshire, England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Old Abbey . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
42-402: A combination of the failing Premonstratensian monasteries of Otham and Brockley , Bayham functioned as an abbey until its dissolution in the 16th century. The ruins were partially modified in the late 18th century, to provide a better landscape feature during landscaping of the new Bayham Abbey mansion park, and were donated to the state in 1961. Bayham Abbey lies within the valley of
63-561: Is a Grade II* listed building and the associated miller's house is Grade II. Horselunges Manor is a moated Tudor manor house, originally built for the Devenish family and restored by Walter Godfrey in the 1930s, and is Grade I listed. There are two NHS mental health sites within the parish of Hellingly, one is the Amberstone Hospital , a specialist rehabilitation unit to help people recover from long-term mental health issues, and
84-622: Is a village, and can also refer to a civil parish , and to a district ward , in the Wealden District of East Sussex , England. Hellingly contains the confluence of the River Cuckmere and one of its tributaries, the Bull River, close to the centre of the historic Hellingly village. The parish stands on the lower southern slopes of the gentle uplands forming the Weald . The geographic centre of
105-558: Is sited on the Kent/ Sussex border and is presumed to have had an entrance in each county. The ruins of a gatehouse, known as the Kentish gate, is situated nearby on the grounds. No trace has been found of the corresponding Sussex gate. Other buildings, normally associated with abbeys, such as stables and barns, are yet to be located. Bayham Abbey was founded c. 1208 by the merger of two monasteries, Otham (Sussex) and Brockley (Kent), under
126-497: The River Teise . Premonstratensian canons often preferred secluded areas for their monasteries, and Bayham was such a location. The river provided a water supply and adequate drainage. As Bayham was founded through the conjunction of two abbeys with different mother houses – Sulby having founded Brockley and perhaps Durford being the mother house of Otham – Prémontré Abbey became the mother church of Bayham Abbey, which then assumed
147-504: The 2011 census was 5,940. Hellingly is in the Wealden parliamentary constituency, the MP since 2015 has been Nus Ghani , Conservative . The 13th-14th century parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. It is the only remaining example of a church built on a Saxon ciric , a circular mound, in the county. The chancel dates from about 1200, and the shafts with annulets round the windows and
168-492: The NHS and demolished to be replaced by a housing estate, named by the developer as Roebuck Park. The main sports clubs in the village are Hellingly Rugby Club and Hellingly cricket club , which are both at Horsebridge recreation ground. Hellingly civil parish is administered at the lowest level of local government by Hellingly Parish Council. Hellingly civil parish forms part of the larger Hellingly district ward, which also includes
189-571: The Pratts, built the Dower house (otherwise known as Bayham Old Abbey House), on the estate as the old residence. The new grounds were landscaped by Humphry Repton , who included within his plans the old abbey, which Samuel Hieronymus Grimm had sketched about 1785, emphasising the grand scale and picturesque character of its ivy-clad walls. Some modifications were made to the abbey during this time, memorialised in one of Repton's most complete "Red Books", with
210-451: The authority of Robert of Thurnham . The former abbey had been founded c. 1180 by Ralph de Dene, a Norman landowner, who endowed the abbey in conjunction with his son Robert de Dene, and especially his daughter Ela de Dene, wife, first, of Jordan de Sackville , and, second, of William de Marci. Over the years, the Sackville family became primary supporters of Otham and, for generations, chose
231-489: The band of palmettes under them are substantially original. There is stained glass in the east lancet windows by Morris & Co. The church is Grade I listed . Zoar Strict Baptist Chapel was founded in 1837 at Lower Dicker. The Cuckoo Trail is a 14-mile (23 km) footpath and cycleway that passes through the parish. This parish had a railway station on the Polegate to Eridge line which closed in 1968. The parish
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#1732899030928252-614: The inscription "Application of Gardening and Architecture united, in the formation of a new place". In 1872, the Camden family moved to the other side of the Teise valley, into the newly built Bayham Abbey House. The abbey remains as a picturesque landscape feature, and has been used for family infant burials. 51°6′14″N 0°21′19.3″E / 51.10389°N 0.355361°E / 51.10389; 0.355361 Hellingly Hellingly ( / ˈ h ɛ l ɪ ŋ l aɪ / HELL -ing-lye )
273-460: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Abbey&oldid=1240548287 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bayham Old Abbey Bayham Old Abbey is an English Heritage property, located near Lamberhurst , Kent , England. Founded c. 1208 through
294-488: The north of the village of Upper Dicker , to the east of the hamlet of Gun Hill , and to the south of the hamlet of North Corner , also fall within the boundaries of the parish of Hellingly. The villages and settlements in the parish, like many others on the Weald, were involved in the Wealden iron industry . The watermill in the village of Hellingly connected with the industry is no longer in operation. The mill building
315-474: The original transepts are still visible within the structure. The Abbey was home to Premonstratensian canons regular: that is to say they followed the life ascribed to St Augustine of Hippo , keeping the Augustinian rule in its purity. The abbey was suppressed by Cardinal Wolsey in 1525 in his attempt to gain funding for two of his new colleges, before falling into the hands of Henry VIII in 1538. Once Bayham
336-560: The other site is the Hellingly Centre , a medium secure unit for people between the ages of 18 and 65 who have mental health problems and who have become involved with the criminal justice system. Both sites are managed by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust . Hellingly Hospital once dominated the area east of the village and was the principal mental hospital for East Sussex. Opened in 1903 it remained in use until 1994. The buildings maintenance were under-invested before being sold by
357-403: The parish is southeast of Old North Street and northwest of Church Lane, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town centre of Hailsham . The village of Hellingly, the village of Lower Dicker , the village of Lower Horsebridge , the hamlet of Grove Hill , the suburbs of Roebuck Park and Carters Corner, are all entirely within the boundaries of the parish of Hellingly. Liminal areas to
378-460: The prestige proper to a daughter of Prémontré. The abbey ruins are currently maintained by English Heritage. They largely consist of partial walls, though the room layouts can still be seen, and there remain many examples of ornate capitals and other carved stonework; including stone frameworks from the three giant windows comprising the nave. The quality of the work is particularly fine for a late thirteenth-century Premonstratensian abbey. The abbey
399-578: The site for their family burials. Other benefactors of the abbey included members of the Brade family, whose name derived from the Broad estate in Hellingly , East Sussex (some family members added “de Helling” to their surnames). The abbey was built from local sandstone in the first half of the 13th century by Premonstratensian canons. By the 15th century the original design had been enlarged with new transepts , though
420-450: The village of Magham Down and the settlement of Ginger’s Green, in the Wealden District , with Wealden District Council being the middle level of local government for Hellingly. Hellingly district ward forms part of the even larger Arlington, East Hoathly & Hellingly county electoral division for East Sussex , with East Sussex County Council being the highest level of local government for Hellingly. The population of this ward at
441-611: Was under the King's control, it was leased to Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu , until Queen Elizabeth sold the estate outright. Following various changes in ownership, Bayham was finally sold to Sir John Pratt in 1714, and remained in that family until 1961, when it was donated to English Heritage. A brief archaeological survey was published in Journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology 10 (1966:181-182). The Camden family, descended from
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