Abbey Ruins is a Grade I listed building in the Erewash local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1967. A Late C13 Church.
Abbey Ruins
- WRENN ID
- silver-marble-bramble
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Erewash
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1967
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Late C13
- Address
- Abbey Ruins, the Village, Dale Abbey
- OS grid reference
- SK 437 387
- Coordinates
- 52.94429, -1.3504
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Abbey Ruins in Dale Abbey are the remnants of a Premonstratensian Canons house founded around 1200, with significant structures dating from the late 13th century. The ruins are constructed from rubble gritstone and ashlar. The most prominent feature is the great arch of the chancel's east window, which has a finely moulded arch and signs of geometrical tracery, likely resembling those found at Newstead Abbey and the Angel choir at Lincoln. Additionally, part of the northwest return wall remains, including a section of the jamb of an arch. To the west, the footings of the chancel and transepts are partially preserved. The site is scheduled as an Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Abbey Ruins sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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