Abbey (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Abbey
in itself denotes the Christian monastic community and its buildings, that is presided over by an abbot.
Well-known fictional abbeys, not listed, include:
Abbey may refer to:
Locations, organizations and things
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
in itself denotes the Christian monastic community and its buildings, that is presided over by an abbot.
Well-known fictional abbeys, not listed, include:
- Redwall Abbey
- Jane Austen's Northanger AbbeyNorthanger AbbeyNorthanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. According to Cassandra Austen's Memorandum, Susan was written approximately during 1798–99...
- Rabelais' Abbey of Thélème
Abbey may refer to:
- Abbey (surname)Abbey (surname)Abbey is a surname. It may refer to one of the following people :* Bert Abbey , an American baseball player* David Abbey , an English cricketer* Edward Abbey , an American author...
Locations, organizations and things
- Abbey (Barking and Dagenham ward)
- Abbey (Bath and North East Somerset ward)
- Abbey (Cambridge ward)
- Abbey (Derby ward)
- Abbey (East Staffordshire ward)
- Abbey (Gloucester ward)
- Abbey (Leicester ward)
- Abbey (Lincoln ward)Abbey (Lincoln ward)Lincoln Abbey Ward is one of eleven electoral districts within the city of Lincoln, England. For this ward there are three Councilors who are Kathleen Brothwell Deputy Mayor of Lincoln and member of the Labour party, Fay Smith of the Labour party and Peter West of the Labour party....
- Abbey (Merton ward)
- Abbey (North Dorset ward)
- Abbey (Nuneaton and Bedworth ward)
- Abbey (Reading ward)
- Abbey (Redditch ward)
- Abbey (Rushcliffe ward)
- Abbey (Sandwell ward)
- Abbey (South Norfolk ward)
- Abbey (Swale ward)
- Abbey (Test Valley ward)
- Abbey (Warwick ward)
- Abbey (Wycombe ward)
- The Abbey FoundationThe Abbey FoundationThe Abbey Foundation is an American non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the epidemic of addiction in the United States. It was set up in 2009 in Bettendorf, Iowa and operates next to The Abbey Center ....
(est. 2009), an American non-profit organization - The Abbey CenterThe Abbey CenterThe Abbey Center is an addiction treatment facility located in Bettendorf, Iowa. It provides residential, in-patient treatment for both men and women, but it is also licensed to run out-patient programs. The Center was created in 2008 and is one of the few treatment centers located in the Midwest...
, an addiction treatment facility in the United States - The Abbey, Annandale, a heritage home in Sydney, Australia
- Abbey (bank)Abbey (bank)Abbey National plc was a UK-based bank and former building society, which latterly traded under the Abbey brand name. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of Grupo Santander of Spain in 2004, and was rebranded as Santander in January 2010, forming Santander UK along with the savings business of the...
, a former British bank, part of the Spanish banking group, Grupo Santander - The Abbey TheatreAbbey TheatreThe Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904. Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day...
of Dublin opened in 1904 - Abbey Road (street)Abbey Road (street)Abbey Road is a thoroughfare located in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in London, running roughly northwest to southeast through St. John's Wood, near Lord's Cricket Ground...
, north London is the site of Abbey Road Studios where The Beatles' Abbey Road was recorded - Abbey StadiumAbbey StadiumThe Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...
is homeground for Cambridge United F.C. - Abbey, SaskatchewanAbbey, Saskatchewan-Geography:Abbey is located south of the South Saskatchewan River and north of The Great Sand Hills.-Area statistics:*Lat 50° 44' 00" N*Long 108° 45' 00" W...
, town in Canada - Abbey, DevonAbbey, DevonAbbey is a village in the English county of Devon. It is located in the Blackdown Hills....
, England - The Abbey (Daytona Beach, Florida)The Abbey (Daytona Beach, Florida)The Abbey is a historic site in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It is located at 426 South Beach Street. On April 9, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places....
, a historic site in Florida - The Abbey (club)The Abbey (club)The Abbey is a bar and nightclub in West Hollywood, California.The bar originally opened in 1991 as a gay coffeehouse. Wanting more of an evening appeal, a bar area was made...
, a gay bar and nightclub in West Hollywood, California - Abbey (coachbuilder)Abbey (coachbuilder)Abbey was a British coachbuilding business based in Merton, South West London and later Acton, North West London and was active between 1930 and about 1938....
was an English car body builder of the 1930s - Abbey (1922 automobile)Abbey (1922 automobile)The Abbey was a short-lived friction drive car assembled by the Abbey Auto Engineering Co. Ltd in Westminster, England. It used a 10.8 hp 1498 cc Coventry-Simplex engine. It was built in 1922 only and cost £315. It also had Marles steering and friction drive...
, a short-lived British friction-drive car made by the defunct Abbey Auto Engineering Co. Ltd - Neo-Gothic Fonthill AbbeyFonthill AbbeyFonthill Abbey — also known as Beckford's Folly — was a large Gothic revival country house built around the turn of the 19th century at Fonthill Gifford in Wiltshire, England, at the direction of William Thomas Beckford and architect James Wyatt...
, which was never an abbey - Abbey, a British caravan manufacturer
- The Abbey (documentary)The Abbey (documentary)The Abbey — or The Abbey with Alan Bennett — is a three-part BBC TV documentary written and hosted by playwright Alan Bennett and directed by Jonathan Stedall. It is a personal tribute to, and tour of, Westminster Abbey....
, a 1995 BBC TV documentary film on Westminster Abbey - The Abbey, Australian version of The Monastery (TV series)The Monastery (TV series)The Monastery is a reality television series originally made in the United Kingdom in 2005. The format involves a number of individuals, who are not necessarily religious, spending a period of time in a place of religious retreat...
- The Abbey (TV series)The Abbey (TV series)The Abbey is a British television situation comedy produced by Baby Cow Productions for ITV, about dysfunctional celebrities with various vices that seek sanctuary at The Abbey to overcome their problems...
, 2007 ITV drama - Woburn AbbeyWoburn AbbeyWoburn Abbey , near Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, is a country house, the seat of the Duke of Bedford and the location of the Woburn Safari Park.- Pre-20th century :...
, near Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, the seat of the Duke of Bedford and the location of the Woburn Safari Park - Westminster Abbey (UK Parliament constituency), a former UK Parliament constituency sometimes known as Abbey
- Abbey RiverAbbey RiverThe Abbey River is a backwater of the River Thames in England, near Chertsey, Surrey. It runs from behind Penton Hook Island to below Chertsey Lock....
, a river in England - Abbey (Barking and Dagenham ward)