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Roche Abbey, the Glossary

Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey in the civil parish of Maltby, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.^[1]

37 relations: Abbey, Abbot, Capability Brown, Cistercians, De Vesci, Dissolution of the monasteries, Earl of Scarbrough, English Heritage, Ghost, Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, Henry VIII, Hooton Levitt, Hugh Willmott (archaeologist), John Foxe, King's College, Cambridge, Levett, Maltby, South Yorkshire, Mary, mother of Jesus, Monastery, Newminster Abbey, Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Robin Hood, Roger de Busli, Rotherham, Sandbeck Park, Scheduled monument, Sherwood Forest, South Yorkshire, Sturges, Sturgis (surname), Thomas Cromwell, Thor, Tickhill Castle, Tourgéville, Transept, Wickersley, William Levett (baron).
1147 establishments in England
Archaeological sites in South Yorkshire
Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham
Churches in South Yorkshire
English Heritage sites in South Yorkshire
Grade II* listed parks and gardens in South Yorkshire
Monasteries in South Yorkshire
Ruins in South Yorkshire

Abbey

An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess.

Abbot

Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions.

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Lancelot "Capability" Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783) was an English gardener and landscape architect, who remains the most famous figure in the history of the English landscape garden style.

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Cistercians

The Cistercians, officially the Order of Cistercians ((Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard of Clairvaux, known as the Latin Rule.

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De Vesci

de Vesci (Vescy, Vecey, Vesey, Vasey, Vessey, Veasie, Veazey, Veasy and Veasey) is the surname of an old Norman noble family originating from Vassy, Calvados, also known as the House of de Vesci.

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Dissolution of the monasteries

The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets; and provided for their former personnel and functions.

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Earl of Scarbrough

Earl of Scarbrough is a title in the Peerage of England.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places.

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Ghost

In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living.

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Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland

Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland (1517 – January 1570) was a member of the Clifford family, seated at Skipton Castle from 1310 to 1676.

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Henry VIII

Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.

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Hooton Levitt

Hooton Levitt (sometimes spelled Hooton Levett) is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England; one of four villages in the county that carry the name of Hooton, meaning 'farmstead on a spur of land'.

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Hugh Willmott (archaeologist)

Hugh Benedict Willmott FSA MCIfA (born 1972) is a British archaeologist and academic.

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John Foxe

John Foxe (1516/1517 – 18 April 1587) was an English clergyman, theologian, and historian, notable for his martyrology Actes and Monuments (otherwise Foxe's Book of Martyrs), telling of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, but particularly the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the 14th century and in the reign of Mary I.

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King's College, Cambridge

King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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Levett

Levett is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin, deriving from Livet, which is held particularly by families and individuals resident in England and British Commonwealth territories.

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Maltby, South Yorkshire

Maltby is a former mining town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

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Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Newminster Abbey

Newminster Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Northumberland in the north of England. Roche Abbey and Newminster Abbey are Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Cistercian monasteries in England and monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation.

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Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England

The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England provides a listing and classification system for historic parks and gardens similar to that used for listed buildings.

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema.

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Roger de Busli

Roger de Busli (c. 1038 – c. 1099) was a Norman baron who participated in the conquest of England in 1066.

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Rotherham

Rotherham is a Minster town in South Yorkshire, England.

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Sandbeck Park

Sandbeck Park is a Neo-Palladian country house in Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. Roche Abbey and Sandbeck Park are gardens by Capability Brown.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest is the remnants of an ancient royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England, having a historic association with the legend of Robin Hood.

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South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England.

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Sturges

Sturges is a surname, and may refer to.

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Sturgis (surname)

Sturgis is a surname of Norman origin, shortened form of FitzTurgis "son of" (see Fitz) "Turgis" (former first name, now still common as a Norman surname, together with "Tourgis") from the Old Norse Þórgísl or Old Danish Thorgisl (the name of the god Thor, and -gísl "hostage, pledge" or ON geisli "ray, pole (part of a weapon)" or OW.

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Thomas Cromwell

Thomas Cromwell (1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.

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Thor

Thor (from Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism.

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Tickhill Castle

Tickhill Castle was a castle in Tickhill, in South Yorkshire, England and a prominent stronghold during the reign of King John. Roche Abbey and Tickhill Castle are Ruins in South Yorkshire.

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Tourgéville

Tourgéville is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Transept

A transept (with two semitransepts) is a transverse part of any building, which lies across the main body of the building.

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Wickersley

Wickersley is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, situated from the centre of Rotherham.

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William Levett (baron)

William Levett (also spelled William de Livet) (c. 1200 – c. 1270) was lord of the manor of the South Yorkshire village of Hooton Levitt, a village named in part for his ancestors, and became the owner of the patronage of Roche Abbey on marriage to the granddaughter of the Abbey's cofounder Richard FitzTurgis, a Norman baron who co-founded Roche with the great-nephew of one of England's most powerful Norman barons, Roger de Busli.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roche_Abbey

Also known as Roche Abbey Woodlands.

Roche Abbey, the Glossary

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See also

1147 establishments in England

Archaeological sites in South Yorkshire

Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

Churches in South Yorkshire

English Heritage sites in South Yorkshire

Grade II* listed parks and gardens in South Yorkshire

Monasteries in South Yorkshire

Ruins in South Yorkshire

References