Furness Abbey, Including All Medieval Remains in Care of English Heritage is a Grade I listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1949. A 1127 Abbey.
Furness Abbey, Including All Medieval Remains in Care of English Heritage
- WRENN ID
- lost-rubble-fen
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 November 1949
- Type
- Abbey
- Address
- Furness Abbey, Including All Medieval Remains in Care of English Heritage, Abbey Approach
- OS grid reference
- SD 218 717
- Coordinates
- 54.13587, -3.1981
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Furness Abbey, including all medieval remains in the care of English Heritage, is the site of a Cistercian abbey established around 1127 and remaining in use until approximately 1500. The abbey features extensive remains made of red sandstone, including St Mary's Church, the chapter house, the infirmary, and various domestic buildings. These structures are now preserved and managed by English Heritage. The site is also designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Furness Abbey, Including All Medieval Remains in Care of English Heritage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,670 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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