Attraction in Leicester

Abbey Park
Leicester
Leicestershire

LE4 5AQ
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The Abbey was founded in 1143 by Robert le Bossu, the Earl of Leicester and was closed by King Henry VIII in 1538. Burial place of Cardinal Wolsey .

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