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The Abbey gate is the main entrance to the gardens but this was not the original gate, that was damaged in an uprising in 1327 when townsfolk plundered the abbey and kidnapped the abbot. The present gate was built alongside the original in the mid 14th century.

St Edmunds Abbey - Abbey Gate

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The Abbey gate is the main entrance to the gardens but this was not the original gate, that was damaged in an uprising in 1327 when townsfolk plundered the abbey and kidnapped the abbot. The present gate was built alongside the original in the mid 14th century.

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18th Aug 2006 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
 History

Key Stages:
 Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3

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Abbey St Edmund Suffolk Town

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