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The romantic ruins of Britain's first monastery
Waverley Abbey in Surrey was the very first monastery founded in Britain. A small group of monks from France settled in this quiet spot by the River Wey in 1128, and Waverley soon became the springboard for Cistercian settlement in southern England. Lewis Mason visited the impressive site for a little history lesson.
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