Hexham Abbey

Hexham Abbey
Church of the Augustinian Priory of St Andrew, Hexham
East end of Hexham Abbey
Location	Hexham,  Northumberland
Address	The Priory Church of St Andrews', Market Place
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	www.hexhamabbey.org.uk
History
Status	Active
Founded	c.674 AD
Dedication	Andrew the Apostle
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade I Listed Building, Scheduled Monument
Style	Romano-Gothic
Years built	c.1170–1250
Specifications
Number of towers	1
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Newcastle
Parish	Hexham
Clergy
Rector	The Rev'd Canon David Glover, KHC
Laity
Director of music	Michael Haynes
Organist(s)	Keith Dale
Scheduled monument
Official name	Remains of Medieval Priory and Anglo-Saxon Monastery Under and Around Hexham Abbey and Its Precincts
Reference no.	1006593
Listed Building – Grade I
Official name	The Priory Church of St Andrews'
Type	Grade I
Designated	2 October 1951
Reference no.	1042576

Hexham Abbey is a Grade I listed church dedicated to St Andrew, in the town of Hexham, Northumberland, in the North East of England. Originally built in AD 674, the Abbey was built up during the 12th century into its current form, with additions around the turn of the 20th century. Since the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537, the Abbey has been the parish church of Hexham. In 2014 the Abbey regained ownership of its former monastic buildings, which had been used as Hexham magistrates' court, and subsequently developed them into a permanent exhibition and visitor centre, telling the story of the Abbey's history.