Remains of Bindon Abbey is a Grade I listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. Abbey ruins.
Remains of Bindon Abbey
- WRENN ID
- narrow-obsidian-crimson
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 November 1959
- Type
- Abbey ruins
- Address
- Remains of Bindon Abbey, Bindon Lane, Wool
- OS grid reference
- SY 853 867
- Coordinates
- 50.6806, -2.20814
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of Bindon Abbey are a significant historical site, originally a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1149 at Little Bindon, West Lulworth, and relocated to its current site in 1172. The abbey was constructed between the late 12th century and mid-13th century. It was dissolved in 1539 and largely demolished, with materials repurposed for the construction of "Bindon Abbey" and for work on Lulworth Castle.
The church of the abbey featured a nave with north and south aisles, a crossing, transepts with eastern chapels, and a square-ended presbytery. To the south, there was a cloister surrounded by the abbey's domestic buildings. Much of the abbey's foundations remain, along with the lower parts of the walls. At the west end of the church, the walls stand approximately 25 feet high, while in other areas, little remains above 8 feet. The ruins are currently overgrown and in poor condition. For a detailed description, refer to the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, Dorset Volume 11, page 404. The site is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Remains of Bindon Abbey receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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