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Netley Abbey

Netley, Hampshire

A Gothic ruin that inspired novelists, haunted by a treasure-guarding monk.

Netley was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1239. After Henry VIII closed it, it was turned into a mansion, then left to decay.

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When
Founded 1239, closed 1536
Where
50.8760, -1.3540
Group
Castles & abbeys

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