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	Buildwas Abbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Buildwas Abbey is located along the banks of the River Severn in Buildwas, Shropshire, England, about two miles west of Ironbridge.
		The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary and St Chad was founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Coventry (1129–1148) as a Savignac monastery and was inhabited by a small community of monks from Furness Abbey.
		The abbey was finally closed in 1536 by the order of Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, whereupon the estate was granted to Lord Powis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buildwas_Abbey (298 words)

	Basingwerk Abbey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Basingwerk Abbey is the ruin of an abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, in the care of Cadw (Welsh Heritage).
		In 1147 the abbey became part of the Cistercian Order and therefore a daughter house of Buildwas Abbey in Shropshire.
		In 1157 the abbey was given the manor of Glossop by King Henry II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Basingwerk_Abbey (279 words)

	House of Cistercian monks: Abbey of Buildwas \| British History Online
		The abbey of Buildwas was founded in the last year of Henry I's reign as a daughter-house of Savigny by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Chester, on land belonging to his see.
		Since Buildwas was situated near the Welsh border, with a daughter house within the pale of Dublin, political motives often influenced her relationship with other Cistercian abbeys.
		Basingwerk, a daughter house of Buildwas, was a centre of the cult of St. Winifred.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=39925 (8859 words)

	Buildwas Abbey Guide
		Buildwas Abbey are ruins in a beautiful location by the River Severn near Ironbridge.
		The present day Buildwas Abbey is the ruins of what was quite a good sized Cistercian Abbey in the 12th century.
		Located on the banks of The Severn, monks from the abbey were the first to build a bridge over the river at Buildwas.
	www.virtual-shropshire.co.uk /visitor_guide/buildwas_abbey_guide.shtml (1000 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Buildwas Abbey
		Buildwas Abbey was founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, the Bishop of Coventry.
		Buildwas has no daughter abbeys, but was given responsibility for Basingwerk (1157) and St. Mary's in Dublin (1166).
		It was populated by monks from Furness Abbey.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpl794.htm (181 words)

	Exploring Telford - Buildwas Abbey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Buildwas Abbey was founded in the 12th century by the Sauvignacs and taken over almost immediately by the Cistercian order.
		At Buildwas, the cloister is unusually situated to the north of the nave instead of the south.
		Buildwas Abbey is an Ancient Monument in the care of English Heritage.
	www.telfordsites.co.uk /telford/bwasabby.html (269 words)

	Buildwas Abbey, Ironbridge, Shropshire, Monastery, Church
		Buildwas Abbey is located along the banks of the river Severn, about 2 miles west of Ironbridge.
		Welsh Princes and their followers would raid the abbey and on one occasion in 1406 raiders from Powys even kidnapped the abbot.
		The abbey was finally closed in 1536 by the order of Henry the Eighth during the dissolution of the monasteries, when the estate was granted to Lord Powys.
	www.shropshiretourism.info /abbeys/buildwas-abbey (235 words)

	Revolutionary Players - Browse Topics
		Buildwas, The village of Buildwas grew up by a medieval bridge which was the only route over the Severn, except by ferry, between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth b...
		Buildwas Abbey, Buildwas Abbey was taken over by Henry VII in 1538 and fell into a picturesque ruin.
		Buildwas Abbey, Buildwas Abbey, founded in 1135, was a centre for wool production, coal mining and iron smelting between the 13th and 16th centuries.
	www.search.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk /engine/theme/default.asp?theme=136 (227 words)

	Abbeys
		The abbey of Our Lady and St. Chad at Buildwas was founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, bishop of Coventry (1129-48).
		However, it was given responsibility for the Cistercian houses of Basingwerk in 1157 and St.
		Buildwas Abbey remained a small and relatively unimportant community which derived its income from collecting the tolls on the bridge on the River Severn.
	cistercians.shef.ac.uk /abbeys/buildwas.php (410 words)

	Buildwas Abbey - Shropshire, England
		The Abbey of St Mary and St Chad was founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Chester as a Savignac monastery.
		The new abbey was inhabited by about a dozen monks from the Norman Abbey of Savigny, who initially made a living by charging tolls to passing travellers on the bridge over the river Severn.
		The abbey was finally closed in 1536 by the order of Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, whereupon the estate was granted to Lord Powys.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /england/buildwas-abbey.htm (600 words)

	Secret Shropshire - Buildwas Abbey
		Description: The Cistercian abbey at Buildwas was founded in 1135.
		The Cistercians built their abbey's in the most inhospitable areas and saw the work ethic as part of their repayment to God.
		Buildwas had granges at Hatton, Cosford and Ruckley.
	www.search.secretshropshire.org.uk /engine/resource/?txtKeywords=Buildwas&lstContext=&lstResourceType=&lstExhibitionType=&chkPurchaseVisible=&txtDateFrom=&txtDateTo=&originator=/engine/search/default_hndlr.asp&page=3&records=84&direction=2&pointer=8280&text=0&resource=5998 (149 words)

	Buildwas Abbey & Haughmond Abbey - Easter 2005
		Buildwas Abbey and Haughmond Abbey - Easter 2005
		A view of the abbey church from the southwest.
		The vorpal bunny showing he is interested in the medieval bits of Haughmond Abbey.
	www.greydragon.org /trips/Easter2005/index3.html (168 words)

	Buildwas Abbey, Attraction, Telford, Shropshire - Shropshire Tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Builwas abbey is located along the banks of the river Severn, about 2 miles west of Ironbridge.
		Welsh Princes and their followers would raid the abbey and on one occasion in 1406 raiders from Powys even kidnapped the abbott.
		Unfortunate perhaps, but not as unfortunate as an incident in 1342 where one of the Buildwas monks, Thomas Tong, murdered his abbott, managing to evade arrest and then audaciously petitioned for re-instament into the Cistercian order.
	www.shropshiretourism.info /shropshire-visitor-attractions/attractiondetail.cfm?EstID=1208 (321 words)

	No. 736: Scriptorium
		Buildwas once stood in Western England, and it must've had a big library.
		Part of her problem is finding out whether Buildwas Abbey produced some of those books in its own scriptorium.
		Her scriptorium must've been part of Buildwas Abbey.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi736.htm (447 words)

	Shropshire Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		This one on the opposite side of Telford to the Lilleshall Abbey.
		By the way Buildwas is pronounced Buildas, the "w" is silent as in "answer".
		Lilleshall is another one of those sleepy English villages - a visit on a Saturday in the summer would probably allow you to witness a local cricket match, a wedding in the church and lots of locals walking up the the top of the hill.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Shropshire/Things_To_Do-Shropshire-R-1.html (754 words)

	Buildwas Abbey : Properties : Days Out & Events : English Heritage
		Buildwas Abbey : Properties : Days Out and Events : English Heritage
		The extensive ruins of a Cistercian abbey, including much of its fine 12th-century church.
		In a woodland setting beside the River Severn, not far from the Iron Bridge.
	www.english-heritage.org.uk /filestore/visitsevents/asp/visits/Details.asp?Property_Id=336 (136 words)

	The Heritage Trail Image Library > LPJ01245 Buildwas Abbey
		The Heritage Trail Image Library > LPJ01245 Buildwas Abbey
		Library Menu - UK Heritage - Abbeys - Buildwas Abbey
		View of the abbey church from the south-west
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /Image_Library/product.php/1273/54 (99 words)

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