Abbey Dore ( cy, Abaty Deur) is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthsh ...

, England, known for

Dore Abbey Dore Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the village of Abbey Dore in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. A large part of the original medieval building has been used since the 16th century as the parish church, with remaining parts eith ...

, a 12th-century Cistercian abbey, which was expanded in the 13th century. The name Abbey Dore came into being in the 18th century, combining the Modern English word ''abbey'' for the Cistercian abbey in the village and the river name ''dore'' from Primitive Welsh meaning 'water'. The village is situated in the Golden Valley, and has a population of 342, increasing to 385 at the 2011 census. The

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listed parish church of St Mary is the former abbey church. It is on

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's list of buildings at risk. Abbeydore railway station closed in 1941. It was on the Great Western Railway branch line linking

Pontrilas Pontrilas ('' en, Bridge over Three Rivers'') is a village in south Herefordshire, England, half a mile from the border with Wales. It is in the parish of Kentchurch and lies midway between Hereford and Abergavenny. In 2011 the main village conta ...

and

Hay-on-Wye Hay-on-Wye ( cy, Y Gelli Gandryll), simply known locally as "Hay" ( cy, Y Gelli), is a market town and community in Powys, Wales; it was historically in the county of Brecknockshire. With over twenty bookshops, it is often described as "the to ...

. The railway always spelt the name of the village as one word.

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Abbey Dore Court

Dore Abbey

Dore Abbey: Interactive Guidebook
Villages in Herefordshire {{Herefordshire-geo-stub