• Beauchief Abbey from the north-east. The abbey was of the Premonstratensian order founded by Saint Norbert at Prémontré in France.
  • Sometime between 1172 and 1176, Robert FitzRanulf founded an abbey for monks of the Premonstratensian order at Beauchief, on the outskirts of modern Sheffield.
  • My grandfather was born on Beauchief Abbey Farm and my great grandfather was buried in the graveyard having farmed there for years.
  • The suburb of Beauchief takes its name from the small abbey, founded on the southern border of Hallamshire over eight hundred years ago.
  • In 1536 Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries forced Beauchief Abbey to be stripped of its roof and the windows were broken.
  • The whole of the former causeway from Abbey Lane to Beauchief Abbey (today’s Beauchief Abbey Lane) is also included in the conservation area.
  • Beauchief Abbey pronounced 'bee-chiff' is an Abbey located in Sheffield, Yorkshire in Beauchief park.
  • Latitude of Beauchief Abbey is 53.33340 and longitude of Beauchief Abbey is -1.50073. ... Historic Places to Visit near Beauchief Abbey (15 km).
  • The Abbey is set in acres of parkland for you to to discover. ... Technically Beauchief Abbey is a Liberty within the Diocese of Sheffield.
  • Beauchief Abbey shown in our sketch, was, it is said, built in 1183, by Robert Fitz-Ranulph, one of the four knights who murdered Thomas-à-Becket.