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The flint ruins of the crossing arch from Creake Abbey’s church are pretty much all that remains of a medieval Augustinian house. And it’s a sad tale. The abbey probably began as a small chapel founded in 1206 by Sir Robert and Lady Alice de Nerford. In 1217, they established a hospital of St Bartholomew there, which developed into a priory dedicated to the rule of St Augustine. A devastating fire in about 1484 left the place much reduced. Then, early in the 16th century, the plague struck; one by one, the canons died until only the abbot remained. When he too died, alone on 12 December 1506, the abbey closed. The cloister and monastic buildings became a private house and the south wall of the old nave is now the garden wall.
Under separate management, Creake Abbey is also home to a small retail complex, with a café, food hall and farmers’ market.
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