Neath Abbey
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Neath Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located near the present-day town of Neath in South Wales, UK. It was once the largest abbey in Wales. Substantial ruins can still be seen, and are in the care
Neath abbey, 1849
Ruins of Neath Abbey
Ruins of Neath Abbey
A view of Neath Abbey (c. 1800) by Hendrik Frans de Cort
Richard de Grenville
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Sir Richard de Grenville was one of the Twelve Knights of Glamorgan who served under Robert FitzHamon, in the conquest of Glamorgan in Wales. He obtained from FitzHamon the lordship of Neath in which
Neath Abbey
…are in the care of Cadw. Tudor historian John Leland called Neath Abbey "the fairest abbey of all Wales." Neath Abbey was established in 1129 AD when Richard I de Grenville (d.post 1142), one of the Twelve Knights of Glamorgan, gave 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) of his estate in Glamorgan, Wales, to Savigniac monks from western…
1860 imaginary stained-glass depiction of Richard de Grenville. Church of St James the Great, Kilkhampton, Cornwall.
River Neath at Neath Castle, looking upstream
1860 imaginary depiction of Richard de Grenville (right) and his elder brother Robert FitzHamon (died 1107) (left), St James Church, Kilkhampton