Abbeys & priories · West Midlands
Greyfriars, Gloucester
Greyfriars, Gloucester — monastery in Gloucester, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gloucester · 0.6 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Greyfriars, Gloucester is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Owned by Philo Maddy. Managed by English Heritage. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in Gloucester, UK". Coordinates: 51.8636°, -2.2463°.
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From English Heritage
Substantial remains of an early Tudor friary church of Franciscan 'grey friars' founded in 1231.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Greyfriars, Gloucester, England, was a medieval monastic house founded about 1231. In about 1518 a prominent local family, the Berkeleys of Berkeley Castle, paid for the church to be rebuilt in Perpendicular Gothic style. The rest of the friary complex was later demolished.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8636, -2.2463
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Gloucester
- Parish
- Gloucester, unparished area
- Postcode
- GL1 1TT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gloucester
- Established
- 1201
- Nearest railway station
- Gloucester — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5608361 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Greyfriars, Gloucester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Greyfriars, Gloucester - geograph.org.uk - 61881.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Greyfriars, Gloucester?
- Greyfriars, Gloucester is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL1 1TT), in the parish of Gloucester, unparished area.
- When was Greyfriars, Gloucester built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Who owns Greyfriars, Gloucester?
- Greyfriars, Gloucester is owned by Philo Maddy and operated by English Heritage.
- Is Greyfriars, Gloucester a protected site?
- Yes — Greyfriars, Gloucester is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Greyfriars, Gloucester?
- The nearest railway station is Gloucester, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL1 1TT.