Hexham Abbey

Burial place · School or library

Grade I listed place of Christian worship in Hexham, Northumberland, England, UK

Location: 54.9715, -2.1030

What this place is

  • School or library — the library bishop Acca built at Hexham — he gathered the sufferings of the martyrs and other church books from every quarter for the church of Saint Andrew he had adorned

Who is recorded here

In art

About the place

Hexham Abbey is a Grade I listed church dedicated to St Andrew, in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in the North East of England. Originally built in AD 674, the Abbey was built up during the 12th century into its current form, with additions around the turn of the 20th century.

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