Buckland Abbey | museum, interesting place, National Trust property (UK)

United Kingdom / England / Horrabridge-Yelverton /
 museum, interesting place, National Trust property (UK)
Buckland is best known as the former home of Sir Francis Drake. It was founded in 1278 as a Cistercian abbey, which it remained until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by King Henry VIII. In 1541 Henry sold Buckland to Sir Richard Grenville, whose grandson sold the property to Drake in 1580.

The estate is now owned by the National Trust and has been open to the public since 1951.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckland_Abbey
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Coordinates:   50°28'52"N   4°8'0"W

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  • 20/12/09 Copied from duplicate: "Buckland Abbey is a 700-year-old house near Buckland Monachorum that was originally built as a Cistercian Abbey in 1278. The abbey was founded by Amicia, countess of Devon and remained an abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. In 1541 the house was sold to Sir Richard Greville who, along with his son Roger, converted the building into a residence. The house and farm was sold to Sir Francis Drake in 1581. Drake's ancestors lived in the building until 1946, and in 1948 it was presented to the National Trust who continue to run it to this day. Buckland Abbey is the home of 'Drake's Drum', a snare drum that Drake took on his circumnavigation of the world in 1577-1580. According to legend the drum beats when england is in peril."
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