Polesworth Abbey
Visitor Attractions in Polesworth, Warwickshire
The Abbey Church stands on the north bank of the River Anker in the middle of Polesworth. The Abbey dates from the early part of the Twelfth Century and was considerably changed at the Dissolution and again in the mid-nineteenth century.
Polesworth
is unique as a village in North Warwickshire
on the borders of Staffordshire with a rich history that can be traced from
Saxon times and earlier. The history of the village is bound up with Saxon
monarchy, the Benedictine movement in pre Norman Conquest England, the
expansion of monastic life, hospitality, social concern and community in the
middle ages; the feuding and instability of the later middle ages.
Holidaymakers on the Coventry/Fazeley canal see the tower of
the Abbey Church from either direction, and
hundreds stop and visit each year.
The remaining features of old Polesworth
centre around the Abbey Church, the Twelfth Century ruins, the mediaeval
gateway and the and once within the court of the Abbey which contains the
buried ruins of buildings from long before the Norman invasion.
The Abbey
Church in the centre of the village is open every day
(including Saturday and Sunday) for
morning prayer at 8.30am and Evening prayer at 6.00pm.
These services are mainstay of our parish life and are open to everyone.
Facilities
Non smoking establishment
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Toilets on-site
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Parking nearby
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Contact Details
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