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Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, #238554884
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Buckfast AbbeyÃÂ forms part of an activeÃÂ BenedictineÃÂ monastery atÃÂ Buckfast, nearÃÂ Buckfastleigh,ÃÂ Devon, Buckfast first became home to an abbey in 1018. The first Benedictine abbey was followed by aÃÂ SavignacÃÂ (laterÃÂ Cistercian) abbey constructed on the site of the current abbey in 1134. The monastery was surrendered forÃÂ disolutionÃÂ in 1539