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Beaulieu Abbey

📍 Hampshire, England

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Beaulieu Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1203–1204 by King John and populated by 30 monks sent from the abbey of Cîteaux in France, the mother house of the Cistercian order. The Medieval Latin name of the monastery was Bellus Locus Regis or monasterium Belli loci Regis. Other spellings of the English name which occur historically are Bewley and Beaulie.

Founded in 1204 by King John as a Cistercian monastery after he reportedly had a nightmare about being flogged by monks. The abbey had right of sanctuary and sheltered many fugitives. After the Dissolution in 1538, the gatehouse became Palace House, home of the Montagu family. The refectory was converted into the parish church. The 2nd Baron Montagu opened the National Motor Museum in 1952, now housing over 250 vehicles. Set in 7,000 acres of the New Forest.