Delapré Abbey
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Delapré Abbey is a neo-classical mansion in Northampton, in Northamptonshire, England.
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Monastery information | |
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Full name | Abbey of St Mary de la Pré The Abbey of St Mary in the Meadow |
Order | Cluniac Nuns |
Established | c. 1145 |
Disestablished | 1538 |
Mother house | Abbey of Cluny |
Dedicated to | St Mary de la Pré, Sancta Maria de pratis, St Mary in the Meadows |
Diocese | Lincoln |
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Founder(s) | Simon de Senlis, 4th Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton |
Site | |
Location | Hardingstone (extreme north of), Northampton |
Coordinates | 52.2247°N 0.8895°W / 52.2247; -0.8895 |
Grid reference | SP759592 |
Visible remains | None |
Public access | Yes |
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The mansion and outbuildings incorporate remains of a former monastery, the Abbey of St Mary de la Pré (the suffix meaning "in or of the Meadow"), near the River Nene 1 mile (1.6 km) south south-east of Northampton. It was founded as a nunnery about the year 1145 devoted to the congregation of the major Abbey of Cluny in Burgundy, France.
The Abbey's expansive sloping grounds are a nationally protected Wars of the Roses battlefield, as a one-time site of the advance of the Yorkists during the Battle of Northampton (1460).