Walk with me: Bury St Edmunds ancient Abbey Ruins & Gatehouse.

The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds was once among the richest Benedictine monasteries in England.

Its name derives from the martyred King Edmund, who was killed by the Danes in 869 and who came to be venerated as a saint soon afterwards. His remains were moved to this site in 903. The abbey itself was founded in 1020 and grew in power and wealth up until its suppression in 1539.

After his remains were enshrined at Bury St Edmunds Abbey, it became one of the most famous and wealthy pilgrimage destinations in England.

Although built in 1020 the original building was remodelled and added to over the centuries and would have been quite spectacular.

So, when good old Henry VIII closed the abbey in 1539, it was systematically demolished to demonstrate the king’s power and control.
Apart from the abbot’s palace, the site became a quarry for local building stone.


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