Category
Abbeys & priories
Cistercian ruins on Yorkshire moors, working Benedictine houses, the bones of Henry VIII's dissolution.
969 places in this category.
Abbeys & priories by region
- 120 abbeys priories in West Midlands
- 109 abbeys priories in South East England
- 96 abbeys priories in East Midlands
- 92 abbeys priories in London
- 68 abbeys priories in North East England
- 66 abbeys priories in Scottish Highlands
- 62 abbeys priories in South West England
- 57 abbeys priories in Central Scotland
- 55 abbeys priories in Yorkshire & the Humber
- 46 abbeys priories in Mid Wales
Highlights
★ Iconic📷 10Abbeys & priories · London
Westminster Abbey
Coronation and burial church of British monarchs since 1066.
📷 4UNESCO World Heritage · Yorkshire & the Humber
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey — ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK.
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📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Austin Friars
Austin Friars — former friary in London.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Barking Abbey
Barking Abbey — building in London, England, UK.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Bedford Abbey
Bedford Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Bermondsey Abbey
Bermondsey Abbey — English Benedictine monastery.
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📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Bermondsey Farmers' Market
Bermondsey Farmers' Market is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Blackborough Priory
Blackborough Priory — monastery in Middleton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Boxley Abbey
Boxley Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
Abbeys & priories · London
Bulstrode Preceptory
Bulstrode Preceptory — monastery in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Cambourne Church
Cambourne Church is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Chatteris Abbey
Chatteris Abbey — abbey in Chatteris, Fenland, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Chertsey Abbey
Chertsey Abbey — Benedictine monastery.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Chesterton Abbey
Chesterton Abbey — abbey in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Chippenham Preceptory
Chippenham Preceptory — monastery in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church of Saint Nicholas — church in Stevenage, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Church of St Andrew, Hackney
Church of St Andrew, Hackney — Anglican parish church on Bethune Road in Stoke Newington, in the London Borough of Hackney, England.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Church of St John
Church of St John — church in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Church of St Mary Ponsbourne
Church of St Mary Ponsbourne — church building in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Church of St Paul, Letchworth
Church of St Paul, Letchworth — church in Hertfordshire, England.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Convent Of St Mary At The Cross
Convent Of St Mary At The Cross — convent in Barnet, London, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Crowland Abbey
Crowland Abbey — parish church of Church of England in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Data Tree
Data Tree — Public artwork by Jonathan Wright.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Denny Abbey
Denny Abbey — church in South Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Eastminster
Eastminster is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Elstow Abbey
Elstow Abbey — abbey in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Greyfriars
Greyfriars — Franciscan friary in London.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Guildford Black Friary
Guildford Black Friary — former Dominican friary in Surrey, England.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge
Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge — church in Cambridge, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Lady of the Woods
Lady of the Woods — Public artwork (statue).
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Lesnes Abbey
Lesnes Abbey — former abbey, now ruined, in Abbey Wood, London Borough of Bexley, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Lesnes Abbey Mosaic
Lesnes Abbey Mosaic — Public artwork (mosaic).
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
London Oratory
London Oratory — Catholic community of priests.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Malling Abbey
Malling Abbey — monastery in West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Merton Abbey Mills
Merton Abbey Mills is a place of interest in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Molycourt Priory
Molycourt Priory — priory in Norfolk, England.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Nazareth House
Nazareth House — convent in Hammersmith, London.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Orford Hall St Michaels Convent
Orford Hall St Michaels Convent — convent in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Our Lady Help of Christians Church — church in Luton, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Our Lady Immaculate Church, Chelmsford
Our Lady Immaculate Church, Chelmsford — church in Essex, United Kingdom.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Our Lady of Gillingham Church
Our Lady of Gillingham Church — church in Kent, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Parish Church of St Mary
Parish Church of St Mary — church in Great Abington, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Ramsey Abbey
Ramsey Abbey — former Benedictine abbey located in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Sawtry Abbey
Sawtry Abbey — former monastery in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Soham Abbey
Soham Abbey — abbey in Soham, East Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
St Albans Abbey
St Albans Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
St Mary-at-Hill
St Mary-at-Hill — Anglican parish church in the Ward of Billingsgate, City of London.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
St Mary's Church, Hitchin
St Mary's Church, Hitchin — parish church in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
St Michael the Archangel Church, Chatham
St Michael the Archangel Church, Chatham — catholic church in Kent, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
St Neots Priory
St Neots Priory — 10th century monastery.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
St Peter's Church, Prickwillow
St Peter's Church, Prickwillow — church in Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire, England.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
St. Paul's, Deptford
St. Paul's, Deptford — historic church in Deptford, London, England, UK.
Flagship📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Statue of Sherlock Holmes
Statue of Sherlock Holmes — Public artwork (statue) by John Doubleday.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Stratford Langthorne Abbey
Stratford Langthorne Abbey — Cistercian abbey in Stratford, London, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Syon Abbey
Syon Abbey — The sole religious order to survive through the Reformation.
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📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
The Bermondsey Lion
The Bermondsey Lion — Public artwork (sculpture) by Kevin Boys.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Thorney Abbey
Thorney Abbey — abbey in Thorney, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Tilty Abbey
Tilty Abbey — former monastery in Essex, England, UK.
★ Iconic📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Waltham Abbey Church
Waltham Abbey Church — church in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Wardon Abbey
Wardon Abbey — Grade I listed building in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Waterbeach Abbey
Waterbeach Abbey — former monastery in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
West Dereham Abbey
West Dereham Abbey — monastery in Norfolk, United Kingdom.
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- How many abbeys & priories are in this guide?
- We currently list 969 abbeys & priories across the United Kingdom — every entry sourced from Wikipedia, Wikidata or OpenStreetMap and validated against our schema.
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