Buckland Abbey

historical site, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Buckland Abbey is a historical site located in West Devon, England. It is an abbey, a complex of buildings that historically housed a monastery or convent, centered around an abbey church and directed by an abbot or abbess.12

This particular abbey, situated south of Tavistock, dates back to the 13th century. It was later inhabited by the families of famous seafarers Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake. Today, Buckland Abbey contains a maritime history museum. The abbey is part of West Devon, an area known for its prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon, and Norman settlements, as well as mining history.1

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The 13th-century Buckland Abbey south of Tavistock was lived in by the families of Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake, both famous seafarers, and contains a maritime history museum. The austere granite Castle Drogo on the northeastern edge of Dartmoor is Great Britain’s last private home…
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The 13th-century Buckland Abbey south of Tavistock was lived in by the families of Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Francis Drake, both famous seafarers, and contains a maritime history museum. The austere granite Castle Drogo on the northeastern edge of Dartmoor is Great Britain’s last private home…
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