- Croyland Abbey, Wellingborough
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Croyland Abbey.
Croyland Abbey is an historic building, originally a manor house but now offices, in Wellingborough in the English county of Northamptonshire.
The building is named after Croyland Abbey in Lincolnshire for which it was a local monastic grange from the 10th century. The present structure is Jacobean with later additions. However, visible traces of the medieval grange still exist, perhaps dating from its rebuilding by Abbot Richard in 1281.
The Abbey adjoins Croyland Hall, originally a farmhouse, which used to be home to Wellingborough Heritage Centre, until 2006 when, renamed Wellingborough Museum, it relocated to the building that used to be "Dulleys swimming baths" in Castle Way, with the help of the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Both Croyland Hall and Croyland Abbey are now occupied as offices by the Borough Council of Wellingborough, including the Planning Department.
Coordinates: 52°18′00″N 0°41′37″W / 52.3001°N 0.6935°W
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