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Buckfastleigh is a market town and civil parish in Devon, England situated beside the Devon Expressway at the edge of the Dartmoor National Park. It is part of Teignbridge and, for ecclesiastical purposes, lies within the Totnes Deanery .
Buckfast Abbey and Methodist Church. Buckfast is a small village near Buckfastleigh in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, on the bank of the River Dart. [1] It is the home of Buckfast Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, which gave its name to Buckfast Tonic Wine, originally made there, and to the Buckfast bee, a bee breed originally developed at Buckfast Abbey.
West Buckfastleigh is a civil parish located at the eastern fringes of Dartmoor, and lies inside of the borders of the National Park. The majority of the parish is farmland. The parallel valleys of the Holy Brook and the River Mardle run through the parish. It is crossed by the ancient track known as Abbots' Way. [1]
St Luke, Buckfastleigh Buckfastleigh [11] Luke: 1894 Church of England: Dart Valley Mission Community [12] Prev. chapel of ease. Rebuilt 1999–2002 St Benedict, Buckfastleigh Buckfastleigh: Benedict of Nursia: Roman Catholic: Buckfast Parish Buckfast Abbey: Buckfastleigh [13] Mary: 1882 Roman Catholic: Buckfast Parish Benedictine. Medieval ...
Since 1965 there have been no civil parishes in the City of London and it is therefore unparished. [1] Although civil parishes have been permitted in London boroughs since 2007, they cannot be created in the City of London. The City of London formed a single civil parish from 1907, until it was abolished on 1 April 1965. [2]
The nave of the Abbey church is in a mixture of Romanesque and Gothic styles. The first abbey at Buckfast was founded as a Benedictine monastery in 1018. [4] [5] The abbey was believed to be founded by either Aethelweard (Aylward), Earldorman of Devon, [5] or King Cnut. [6]
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A list of Catholic churches in the United Kingdom, notable current and former individual church buildings and congregations and administration.These churches are listed buildings or have been recognised for their historical importance, or are church congregations notable for reasons unrelated to their buildings.