About Tupholme Abbey
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Tupholme Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey close to the River Witham some 10 1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) east of the city of Lincoln, England. It was founded between 1155 and 1165 by Gilbert and Alan de Neville. An abbot and twelve canons were sent from Newsham Abbey, also in Lincolnshire, to found Tupholme. The Witham valley in Lincolnshire is notable for its high concentration of monasteries—there were six on the east bank and three on the west—all presumably drawn to the area by the usefulness of the River Witham for transport and by the wealth (in wool) that it transported. They abbey is located off the B1190 between Bardney and Horncastle.
