Croxton Abbey

Croxton Abbey
	Location within Leicestershire
Monastery information
Order	Premonstratensian
Established	Land donated before 1159 ; Canons in residence from 1162
Mother house	Newhouse Abbey
Dedicated to	St John the Evangelist
Diocese	Diocese of Lincoln
Controlled churches	Ault Hucknall, Derbs; Croxton Kerrial, Leics; Finedon, Northans; Lowne, Derbs; Mellinge, Lancs; South Croxton, Leics (one half); Sproxton, Leics; Tunstall, Lancs;
People
Founder(s)	William, Count of Boulogne and Mortain
Important associated figures	King John of England (reign: 1199 – 1216): His heart was buried within the abbey church.;
Site
Location	Near Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°51′5.59″N 0°45′27.96″W

Croxton Abbey, near Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire, was a Premonstratensian monastery founded by William I, Count of Boulogne.

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