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Bective tree
Bective became an important monastic settlement. The remains now visible at the Abbey date mainly from the 13th to 15th centuries. They include the church, chapter house and cloister. The cloister ruins are particularly well-preserved and feature pointed and decorated gothic arches typical of Cistercian architecture.
The abbey was suppressed following the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII in 1536. The lands were then rented, and the monastery began to be used as a fortified house. It passed through a number of families before it came to the Boltons, who held it for several centuries. In the early 19th century the Boltons built the nearby Bective House.
Bective tree
Bective became an important monastic settlement. The remains now visible at the Abbey date mainly from the 13th to 15th centuries. They include the church, chapter house and cloister. The cloister ruins are particularly well-preserved and feature pointed and decorated gothic arches typical of Cistercian architecture.
The abbey was suppressed following the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII in 1536. The lands were then rented, and the monastery began to be used as a fortified house. It passed through a number of families before it came to the Boltons, who held it for several centuries. In the early 19th century the Boltons built the nearby Bective House.