page_title: Bayham Old Abbey
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Bayham Old Abbey / Location
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view of the Bayham Abbey ruins near Frant, East Sussex, England. Nikon D60 f=200mm f/5.6 at 1/2000s ISO 800. Processed using Nikon ViewNX 1.5.2 and GIMP 2.6.6. Nederlands: Luchtopname van de ruines van de abdij Bayham nabij Frant (graafschap East Sussex, Engeland). Nikon D60 f=200mm f/5.6 bij 1/2000s ISO 800. Bewerkt in Nikon ViewNX 1.5.2 en GIMP 2.6.6.
context_page_description: Bayham Old Abbey is an English Heritage property, located near Lamberhurst, Kent, England. Founded c. 1207 through a combination of the failing Premonstratensian monasteries of Otham and Brockley, Bayham functioned as an abbey until its dissolution in the 16th century. The ruins were partially modified in the late 18th century, to provide a better landscape feature during landscaping of the new Bayham Abbey mansion park, and were donated to the state in 1961.
context_section_description: Bayham Abbey lies within the valley of the River Teise. Premonstratensian canons often preferred secluded areas for their monasteries, and Bayham was such a location. The river provided a water supply and adequate drainage. As Bayham was founded through the conjunction of two abbeys with different mother houses – Sulby having founded Brockley and perhaps Durford being the mother house of Otham – Prémontré Abbey became the mother church of Bayham Abbey, which then assumed the prestige proper to a daughter of Prémontré.
caption: Aerial view of the abbey
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