Buckfast Abbey

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Date:	1100-1939
Places:	Buckfast, Devon
Functions, occupations and activities:	Religious Institutions (Pre-Reformation) > Other monastic orders
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C70209 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O60657 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	12th cent-16th cent: deeds (c.80), leases	Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)	123M/TB1-109	NRA 9466 Petre
2	early 14th cent: part of a cartulary	Buckfast Abbey		See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (no 85)
3	17th cent: extracts from a leiger-book of the abbey and other sources rel to the manors of South Brent and Churchstow (1240-1607)	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add 37640	See GRC Davis Medieval Cartularies (no 86)
4	microfilms of documents (originals at Buckfast abbey)	Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)	MFC 42	NRA 4613 Devon RO
5	c1150-1799: photocopies of deeds (40) incl typed calendar entries	Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)	6168	See Annual Return 2002
6	c 1939: booklet, "Buckfast Abbey Church: what to see. what it means", by a Monk of Buckfast, printed by Catholic Records Press, Exeter	Devon Archives and Local Studies Service (South West Heritage Trust)	ZAOY; acc D2018/43