Tintern Abbey was founded in 1131 for Cistercian monks from the Norman abbey of L'Aumone. The remote and tranquil location, here in the Wye Valley, is typical of those sought by this austere order. The great abbey church and monastic building reflect over four hundred years of Cistercian life, finally brought to an end with King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monastery in 1536.
Taken from a public information plaque outside of the Abbey.
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