'
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' may refer to:
;Locations and things
★
Abbey (bank), a
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
★
The Abbey (Daytona Beach, Florida), a historic site in Florida
★
The Abbey (Oakland, California)
★
The Abbey (club), a
gay bar and nightclub in
West Hollywood, California
★
Abbey (coachbuilder) was an English car body builder of the 1930s
★
Abbey (1922 automobile), a short-lived British friction-drive car made by the defunct Abbey Auto Engineering Co. Ltd
★ Among many
English country houses named "Abbey", Neo-Gothic
Fonthill Abbey was never an abbey
★ Abbey, a British caravan manufacturer.
★ ''
The Abbey (documentary)'', a 1995 BBC TV documentary film on
Westminster Abbey
★ ''
The Abbey (TV series)'', 2007 ITV drama
;People
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