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Forde Abbey, Dorset (& Somerset), England

Forde Abbey, Dorset (& Somerset), England=Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England with a mailing address in Chard, Somerset. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the 1,600-acre (6.5 km2) estate is farmed to provide additional revenue. Forde Abbey is a Grade I listed building.===History===Between 1133-36, wealthy nobleman Richard de ...