Flaxley Abbey [SEP] religious order
Flaxley Abbey
Flaxley Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in England, now a Grade I listed manor and private residence, near the village of Flaxley in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is the former seat of the Crawley-Boevey Baronets.
History.
History Foundation and background.
Flaxley Abbey was founded in 1151 by Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford as a Cistercian monastery. It was allegedly founded on the spot where his father Milo, 1st Earl of Hereford was killed during a hunting in the Forest
and history of the monastery and later Grade I estate of Flaxley Abbey. This book is considered to be culturally important as it is one of the rare cartularies of a religious abbey and manor house printed in the 19th century.
Other works by Crawley-Boevey include "A Scheme for the Protection and Conservation of Antient Buildings in and Around the City of Ahmedabad" and "The Jerusalam Garden Tomb"
Family.
Arthur William was the son of Sir Martin Hyde Crawley-Boevey, 4th Baronet. of Flaxley Abbey