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Denny Abbey (deserted settlement) |
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| Lat: 52 17 37 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.2930 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 11 12 E degrees minutes |
Long: 0.1860 decimal degrees |
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Note: Created in 1159 as a dependent cell of a Benedictine cathedral, Denny Abbey was used by monks for eleven years before it was transferred to and occupied by the Knights Templar. The Knights Templar erected a series of buildings to the north of the abbey, which may have been a hospital, refectory, and dormitory. In 1308, due to alleged heresy, the Templars were arrested, and Denny Abbey soon came to be property of the widow of the earl of Pembroke, who converted portions of the site into a house and convent for Franciscan nuns. After that, there were more transfers of ownership and structural changes. |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| historic site (C) |
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| historic structure (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| abbey (H) |
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| cloister (H) |
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| monastery (H) |
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| house (H) |
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established by Mary Pembroke after the site was granted to her in 1327 |
| farm (H) |
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by Henry VIII in 1539; was a farm until the 1960s |
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Elmeney .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Cambridgeshire) [7593930] |
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