Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for St Benet's Abbey

St Benet's Abbey, ruined abbey, on river Bure, Norfolk, 2 miles NE. of South Walsham; was founded by King Canute, and has the gatehouse still intact.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "ruined abbey"   (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites")
Administrative units: Norfolk Ancient County

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