Dieu-La-Cres Abbey Ruins is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 April 1951. Abbey.

Dieu-La-Cres Abbey Ruins

WRENN ID
standing-footing-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 April 1951
Type
Abbey
Address
Dieu-La-Cres Abbey Ruins, Abbey Green Road, Leek
OS grid reference
SJ 983 578
Coordinates
53.11814, -2.02629
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ruins of Dieu-la-Cres Abbey date back to the 13th century and are located on Abbey Green Road in Leek. The remains consist of coursed and squared stone, featuring the clustered shaft bases of three choir piers and a section of wall, which is likely the northern wall of the sanctuary. Many of the stones and sculptures from the abbey have been repurposed in the farm buildings of Dieu-la-Cres Abbey Farm. Historically, Dieu-la-Cres Abbey was established for the Cistercians of Poulton around 1215 and is recognized as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Dieu-La-Cres Abbey Ruins receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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