St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth

St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth

St Augustine's Abbey from the air
Location within Surrey
Monastery information
Other names	Church of the Holy Ghost Greyfriars Friary Chilworth Friary Chilworth Abbey
Order	Order of St Francis Order of Saint Benedict
Established	18 June 1892 November 2011
Dedicated to	Francis of Assisi Augustine of Canterbury
Diocese	Arundel and Brighton
People
Founder(s)	Mary Anne Alliott Fr Arthur Wells
Architecture
Status	Abbey
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated date	28 October 1986
Architect	Frederick Walters
Completion date	18 June 1892
Construction cost	£7,000
Site
Location	Chilworth, Surrey
Coordinates	51°12′31″N 0°31′30″W / 51.208745°N 0.525123°W / 51.208745; -0.525123

St Augustine's Abbey or Chilworth Abbey, formerly Chilworth Friary, is a Roman Catholic Benedictine abbey in Chilworth, Surrey. The building, which is Grade II listed,^[1] was designed by Frederick Walters and was built in 1892. It was formerly a Franciscan friary and a novitiate for the order.^[2] The abbey church is open to the public 365 days a year.