 Calder Abbey today | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Calder Abbey |
| Order | Savigniac, then Cistercian |
| Established | 1135 |
| Disestablished | 1536 |
| Mother house | Furness Abbey |
| Diocese | York |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Ranulf de Gernon |
| Site | |
| Location | Calderbridge, Cumbria, England |
| Visible remains | One nave arcade , base of tower, east cloister range, monk's bridge. |
| Public access | No |
Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester, and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near the village of Calderbridge.
