The Abbey of St Mary, a Cistercian monastery, was founded in 1134 by Robert de Gresley.

[3] King John spent a short time in the Abbey after losing his baggage in the fens, and just before his death in 1216.

[5] The abbey occupied a slightly raised area in the marshland 1 km north east of Swineshead.

[1] Adjacent to the west is another raised area where the remains of the outer court are located; these would include stables, barns and other agricultural and service buildings, together with the principal gatehouse of the abbey.

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