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Abbey (disambiguation)



Abbey in itself denotes the Christian monastic community and its buildings, that is presided over by an abbot. Abbeys are listed there, organized by Order.

Well-known fictional abbeys, not listed, include:
*Redwall Abbey
* Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey
* Rabelais' Abbey of Theleme.

Abbey is an element of:
*Abbey (bank), the UK bank, part of the Spanish bank, Banco Santander Central Hispano S.A
*The Abbey Theatre of Dublin opened in 1904
*Abbey Road, north London is the site of Abbey Road Studios where The Beatles' Abbey Road was recorded
*Abbey Stadium is homeground for Cambridge United F.C.
*There is a town, Abbey, Saskatchewan in Canada
*The Devon, England village of Abbey
*Among many English country houses named "Abbey", Neo-Gothic Fonthill Abbey was never an abbey

People with the surname Abbey:
*Edward Abbey (1927–1989), American author
*Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911), artist and illustrator
*Henry Eugene Abbey (1846–1896), theatre manager and producer
*Lynn Abbey (born 1948), an American author
*Nathan Abbey (born 1978), an English football (soccer) player
*Zema Abbey (born 1977), an English football (soccer) player

The first name Abigail is shortened most usually to "Abby".

See also

*Abby



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