Anchin Abbey

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Buildings and structures in Nord (French department)Christian monasteries disestablished in the 18th centuryChristian monasteries established in the 11th centuryHenry Benedict Stuart

Anchin Abbey was a Benedictine monastery founded in 1079 in the commune of Pecquencourt in what is now the Nord department of France.

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Anchin Abbey
Voie Verte de la Scarpe Inférieure, Douai

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N 50.386388888889 °	E 3.2008333333333 °

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Voie Verte de la Scarpe Inférieure

Voie Verte de la Scarpe Inférieure
59146 Douai
Hauts-de-France, France
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