Grace Dieu Abbey, Monmouth

It was originally located on the west bank of the River Trothy, in remote countryside about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the village of Dingestow, but relocated on at least one occasion after being attacked by the Welsh.

Its final site is uncertain, but investigations have focused on a field on the east side of the Trothy, at grid reference SO45121311,[1] and this is the location labeled on OS maps.

The abbey was founded by John of Monmouth, who requested permission to establish it in 1217.

[2] The abbey was attacked by the Welsh in 1232, razed to the ground the following year, and relocated from its original site in 1236.

King Henry III of England granted them trees from Grosmont Forest and Seinfremy Wood in 1240 and 1253.

Valley of the River Trothy looking across the fields that once belonged to the Abbey and more recently to Parc Grace Dieu parish. Parc Grace Dieu farm, near the approximate original site of the Abbey, is at the left edge of the picture