Stoneleigh Abbey Gatehouse is the 14th century

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to the medieval

Stoneleigh Abbey Stoneleigh Abbey is an English country house and estate situated south of Coventry. Nearby is the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. The Abbey itself is a Grade I listed building. History In 1154 Henry II of England, ...

which was established near

Stoneleigh, Warwickshire Stoneleigh, or Stoneleigh-in-Arden, is a small village in Warwickshire, England, on the River Sowe, situated 4.5 miles (7.25 km) south of Coventry and 5.5 miles (9 km) north of Leamington Spa. The population taken at t ...

in the 12th century. It is a

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. The red brick

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Gatehouse, built in 1346 by Abbot Adam de Hokele, is all that remains visible of the monastic buildings.

References

''A History of the County of Warwick, Volume 2'' (1908) pp 78-81 from British History Online

Warwickshire County Council Timtrail
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