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What (who) is Lacock Abbey - definition

Lacock Abbey

ABBEY IN WILTSHIRE, UK

Fox Talbot Museum; Laycock Abbey; Laycock House

Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order. The abbey remained a nunnery until the suppression of Roman Catholic institutions in England in the 16th century; it was then sold to Sir William Sharington who converted the convent into a residence where he and his family lived.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacock_Abbey

Lacock Abbey (monastery)

MONASTERY FOUNDED AT LACOCK, IN THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE IN ENGLAND

Lacock Abbey was a monastery founded at Lacock, in the county of Wiltshire in England, in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a house of Augustinian Canonesses regular. It was seized by the crown in 1539 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacock_Abbey_(monastery)

Abbey (disambiguation)

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The Abbey; The Abbey (disambiguation); Abbey (ward); Abbey ward; Abbey Ward; The Abbey (TV series)

Abbey in itself denotes the Christian monastic community and its buildings, that is presided over by an abbot.

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Examples of use of Lacock Abbey

1. The first–ever photograph was thought to be that of a window at Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire produced by Fox Talbot in 1835.