Holme Eden Abbey


Holme Eden Abbey was an abbey in Cumbria, England. The current building is a Grade II* listed building.

History

It was designed in 1833 by John Dobson of Newcastle for a Peter Dixon. It is said to have seven entrances and 365 windows. In 1875 it was sold to a Wiliam Watson.
From 1921 until 1983 it served as an abbey to Benedictine nuns. It has thereafter served as an exclusive old persons home.
Sir Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone died here on 5 December 1995.