Cerne Abbey

Ælfric of Eynsham, the most prolific writer in Old English, spent time at the abbey as a priest and teacher.

[2] Much of this wealth has been credited[3] to the veneration of Saint Eadwold of Cerne, a 9th-century hermit reputedly a brother of Edmund, king of East Anglia.

Abbey House, a Grade I listed building, occupies the site of the gatehouse and incorporates parts of it.

[4] The late 15th-century Guest House of the abbey is also Grade I listed,[5] as is the very elaborate stone vaulted porch of the abbot's hall, built around 1500, which survives in the midst of a wooded lawn,[6] with a Grade II* listed, early 16th century barn lying to its north.

[7] A Grade I listed, 14th-century tithe barn, converted to a house in the late 18th century, lies to its east.