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Chudleigh Abbey was an abbey in
Chudleigh Chudleigh () is an ancient wool town located within the Teignbridge District Council area of Devon, England; it is sited between Newton Abbot and Exeter. The electoral ward with the same name had a population of 5,919 at the 2021 United Kingdo ...
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Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, England. St Bridget's Abbey of Syon had existed since 1415, returning to
Spetisbury Spetisbury () is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour, Dorset, River Stour and the A350 road, A350, southeast of Blandford Forum. According to the Domesday Book of 1086, th ...
in Dorset in 1861 after 300 years and in Flanders and Portugal following the dissolution of the monasteries. In 1887 their monastery was built in Chudleigh and they occupied it until 1925 when they moved to Marley House,
Rattery Rattery is a village and civil parish in the South Hams district, in the county of Devon, England, a few miles from the villages Buckfastleigh and neighbouring village Ashburton . The name has been suggested as a variant of Red Tree but is ment ...
(Devon). The building was then converted into 6 residences.


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Monasteries in Devon Chudleigh {{UK-Christian-monastery-stub