Hexham Abbey | |
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Church of the Augustinian Priory of St Andrew, Hexham | |
![]() East end of Hexham Abbey | |
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Location | Hexham, ![]() |
Address | The Priory Church of St Andrews', Market Place |
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Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founded | c.674 AD |
Dedication | Andrew the Apostle |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Parish church |
Heritage designation | Grade I Listed Building, Scheduled Monument |
Style | Romano-Gothic |
Years built | c.1170–1250 |
Specifications | |
Number of towers | 1 |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Newcastle |
Parish | Hexham |
Clergy | |
Rector | Rev'd David Glover |
Laity | |
Director of music | Michael Haynes |
Organist(s) | Keith Dale |
Official name | Remains of Medieval Priory and Anglo-Saxon Monastery Under and Around Hexham Abbey and Its Precincts |
Reference no. | 1006593 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | The Priory Church of St Andrews' |
Type | Grade I |
Designated | 2 October 1951 |
Reference no. | 1042576 |
Hexham Abbey is a Grade I listed church dedicated to St Andrew, in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in the North East of England. Originally built in AD 674, the Abbey was built up during the 12th century into its current form, with additions around the turn of the 20th century. Since the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537, the Abbey has been the parish church of Hexham. In 2014 the Abbey regained ownership of its former monastic buildings, which had been used as Hexham magistrates' court, and subsequently developed them into a permanent exhibition and visitor centre, telling the story of the Abbey's history.