Abbey or priory · Crowland · Lincolnshire

Crowland Abbey

Crowland Abbey is a parish church of Church of England in Crowland, Lincolnshire. Its status is a scheduled monument. 15 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Peterborough Cathedral (13 km).

Photo: Crowland Abbey, Thorvaldsson (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Crowland

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Crowland

Inside Crowland

Crowland Abbey is inside Crowland’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Crowland has 22 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Crowland peak at 17–23°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 1°45 mm

Feb8° / 1°35 mm

Mar11° / 3°34 mm

Apr14° / 4°42 mm

May17° / 7°47 mm

Jun20° / 10°51 mm

Jul23° / 12°59 mm

Aug23° / 12°59 mm

Sep20° / 10°50 mm

Oct15° / 7°58 mm

Nov11° / 4°53 mm

Dec8° / 2°49 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Crowland, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Crowland. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Crowland’s full climate →

About

Crowland Abbey

Articles on it exist in 7 languages.

Crowland’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Crowland
Official site: crowlandabbey.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Crowland Abbey, mapped

Orange marks Crowland Abbey, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

By population, Deeping St James leads the 8 with 7,255. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Crowland

4,619 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 5.8 km southwest of it

Newborough

1,469 people

3 · 5.9 km northwest of it

Deeping St Nicholas

1,300 people

4 · 7.4 km southeast of it

Thorney

1,655 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Crowland Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Crowland	It’s in town	4,619	1
Newborough	5.8 km southwest of it	1,469	0
Deeping St Nicholas	5.9 km northwest of it	1,300	0
Thorney	7.4 km southeast of it	1,655	2
Eye	7.5 km south of it	5,419	6
Cowbit	7.8 km north of it	1,366	4
Whaplode Drove	7.9 km east of it	302	0
Deeping St James	8.6 km west of it	7,255	1

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

There are 15 within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 castles and a cathedral among them.

CathedralPeterborough Cathedral13 km away 2

CastleWoodcroft Castle12 km away 3

MuseumFlag Fen12 km away 4MuseumMuseumGordon Boswell Romany Museum11 km away 5

Abbey or prioryThorney Abbey7.4 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageLongthorpe Tower14 km away 7

MuseumAyscoughfee Hall Museum12 km away 8

MuseumPeterborough Museum and Art Gallery13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Crowland Abbey

Where is Crowland Abbey?

Crowland Abbey is in Crowland, Lincolnshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Crowland Abbey?

Parish church of Church of England in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Crowland Abbey?

May to September are the warmest months in Crowland, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Crowland Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Crowland Abbey?

Within 15 km: Peterborough Cathedral (13 km), Woodcroft Castle (12 km), Flag Fen (12 km) and Gordon Boswell Romany Museum (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Crowland Abbey: Thorvaldsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peterborough Cathedral: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Woodcroft Castle: Andrew Kerr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Flag Fen: The original uploader was Kev747 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thorney Abbey: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longthorpe Tower: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ayscoughfee Hall Museum: Thorvaldsson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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