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=== Bruern Abbey in Oxfordshire ===

[[File:Bruern Abbey in Oxfordshire. .jpg|thumb|Bruern Abbey in Oxfordshire.]]

The original site was likely an open pasture (brueria) where the abbey was constructed. The abbey acquired properties in western Oxfordshire, eastern Gloucestershire, and Priddy in Somerset. Sheep farming and wool trade were significant economic activities for the abbey. Financial struggles were common, with the abbey owing large sums of money between 1284 and 1340. The abbey was dissolved in October 1536 as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.

The original site was likely an open pasture (brueria) where the abbey was constructed. The abbey acquired properties in western Oxfordshire, eastern Gloucestershire, and Priddy in Somerset. Sheep farming and wool trade were significant economic activities for the abbey.

Financial struggles were common, with the abbey owing large sums of money between 1284 and 1340. The abbey was dissolved in October 1536 as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. A Georgian cottage in the grounds includes a three-bay vaulted chamber, which may be a remnant of the original abbey buildings.

It is important to note that the current Bruern Abbey is not on the site of the original Cistercian monastery founded in 1147.

Sir Anthony Cope bought the Bruern estate after 1610. The Bruern Abbey, a Baroque palace, in Oxfordshire was constructed for Sir John Cope (1688-1760) around the 1720s.

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 === Bruern Abbey in Oxfordshire ===
 [[File:Bruern Abbey in Oxfordshire. .jpg|thumb|Bruern Abbey in Oxfordshire.]]
-The original site was likely an open pasture (brueria) where the abbey was constructed. The abbey acquired properties in western Oxfordshire, eastern Gloucestershire, and Priddy in Somerset. Sheep farming and wool trade were significant economic activities for the abbey. Financial struggles were common, with the abbey owing large sums of money between 1284 and 1340. The abbey was dissolved in October 1536 as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.
+The original site was likely an open pasture (brueria) where the abbey was constructed. The abbey acquired properties in western Oxfordshire, eastern Gloucestershire, and Priddy in Somerset. Sheep farming and wool trade were significant economic activities for the abbey.
+Financial struggles were common, with the abbey owing large sums of money between 1284 and 1340. The abbey was dissolved in October 1536 as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. A Georgian cottage in the grounds includes a three-bay vaulted chamber, which may be a remnant of the original abbey buildings.
+It is important to note that the current Bruern Abbey is not on the site of the original Cistercian monastery founded in 1147.
 Sir Anthony Cope bought the Bruern estate after 1610. The Bruern Abbey, a Baroque palace, in Oxfordshire was constructed for Sir John Cope (1688-1760) around the 1720s.