Stoneleigh Abbey Gatehouse
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Stoneleigh Abbey Gatehouse is the 14th century gatehouse
Gatehouse
A gatehouse, in architectural terminology, is a building enclosing or accompanying a gateway for a castle, manor house, fort, town or similar buildings of importance.-History:...

 to the medieval Stoneleigh Abbey
Stoneleigh Abbey
Stoneleigh Abbey is a large country mansion situated to the southwest of the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.The Abbey was founded by the Cistercians in 1154...

 which was established near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
Stoneleigh is a small village in Warwickshire, England on the River Sowe, about 5 miles south of Coventry and 5 miles north of Leamington Spa. The village is situated about northeast of the confluence of the River Sowe and the River Avon.Stoneleigh does not have a public house...

 in the 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

The red brick Decorated style Gatehouse, built in 1346 by Abbot Adam de Hokele, is all that remains visible of the monastic buildings.
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