Remains Of Barking Abbey And Old Churchyard Walls is a Grade II listed building in the Barking and Dagenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1954. Abbey ruins.

Remains Of Barking Abbey And Old Churchyard Walls

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barking and Dagenham
Country
England
Date first listed
28 May 1954
Type
Abbey ruins
Source
Historic England listing

Description

BROADWAY 1. Barking 5003 Remains of Barking Abbey and old churchyard walls TQ 48 SW 5/1 28.5.54

II GV

  1. C12 and later. Remains of general layout of main building. Outer walls of abbey church survive in places to a height of several feet. Remains of other parts of abbey including the cloisters are in parts indicated by restored footings. Churchyard walls are mediaeval stone or C16 brick with later repairs. Ruins are those of one of the most important nunneries in the country. Founded in 666 AD by St Erkenwald, dissolved in 1539 and destroyed in 1541. The abbey was excavated in 1910. AM.

Listing NGR: TQ4401183928

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