Tupholme Abbey
| Tupholme Abbey | |
|---|---|
Ruins of the Abbey | |
| Location | Tupholme, Lincolnshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°11′56″N 0°17′17″W / 53.199°N 0.288°W |
| Founder | Gilbert and Alan de Neville |
| Built | from 1155 to 1165 |
| Original use | Abbey |
| Architectural style(s) | Medieval |
| Governing body | Historic England |
| Owner | Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 25 January 1927 |
Tupholme Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey close to the River Witham some 10.5 miles (16.9 km) east of the city of Lincoln, England and one of nine such abbeys within the historical county. The Witham valley in Lincolnshire is notable for its high concentration of monasteries—there were six on the east bank and three on the west—all presumably drawn to the area by the usefulness of the River Witham for transport and by the wealth (in wool) that it transported. The abbey was largely destroyed by 1538, after being seized during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.
The abbey ruin, located off the B1190 between Bardney and Horncastle, is a Grade I listed building. It is maintained by Heritage Lincolnshire.