Abbeytown, Cumbria (027)

Abbeytown is also called Holme Abbey (this confusing name thing strikes again) and was built around the Cistercian monastery called Holmcultram Abbey. Just to make it worse, the parish is called "Holme Cultram" (well, really!).

The nave of the abbey is the only bit of the original building left and is now the parish church, and called St Mary's. It has a font with a very nice lid, just right for bears to sit on.

The building was nearly burned down in 2006 but it's been restored with new roof timbers.