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Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictinemonastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, #136638016
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Buckfast AbbeyÃÂ forms part of an activeÃÂ Benedictinemonastery atÃÂ Buckfast, nearÃÂ Buckfastleigh,ÃÂ Devon, England. Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018. The first Benedictine abbey was followed by aÃÂ SavignacÃÂ & x28;laterÃÂ Cistercian& x29; abbey constructed on the site of the current abbey in 1134. The monastery was surrendered forÃÂ dissolutionÃÂ in 1539, with the monastic buildings stripped and left as ruins, before being finally demolished. The former abbey site was used as a quarry, and later became home to a Gothic mansion house.
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