Newminster Abbey
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Newminster Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in the north of England. Ranulph de Merlay, lord of Morpeth, founded the abbey in 1137 and St. Robert of Newminster from the Cistercian abbey of Fountains was appointed as the first abbot; he governed from 1138 to 1159. The year after its foundation, the abbey was burned in an attack by Scottish raiders. It was rebuilt in 1180. Although located near Morpeth, Northumberland, the abbey possessed lands extending to the Scottish border. After closure during the first wave of dissolution in 1537, the property was acquired by the Grey family, who used many of the stones for their own buildings. Today the ruins are open to the public.
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