Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, bishop of Winchester. It is situated about four miles south of Farnham, in a bend of the River Wey. Sir Walter Scott is said to have taken the name of Waverley, his first novel, from this abbey.
Religious - Christianity
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