Abbeys & priories · East Midlands
Lees Priory
Lees Priory is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rowsley South · 4.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Lees Priory is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.2085°, -1.6271°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Eastern Peak District Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lees Priory is a former Augustinian priory located in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Lees Priory was located near to Chatsworth House, in an area of the estate known as Carlton Lees: between the villages of Edensor and Beeley. The priory was occupied by Augustinian Canons Regular, and was dependent upon Rocester Abbey in Staffordshire.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.2085, -1.6271
- County
- Derbyshire
- District
- Derbyshire Dales
- Parish
- Edensor
- Postcode
- DE4 2NX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Established
- 1160
- Nearest railway station
- Rowsley South — 4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15242192 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lees Priory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lees Priory?
- Lees Priory is in Derbyshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DE4 2NX), in the parish of Edensor.
- When was Lees Priory built?
- Built or established in 1160.
- Is Lees Priory a protected site?
- Yes — Lees Priory is part of the Eastern Peak District Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Lees Priory?
- The nearest railway station is Rowsley South, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DE4 2NX.