Cathedrals · Mid Wales
Priory Church, Leominster
Priory Church, Leominster — church in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Leominster · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Priory Church, Leominster is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Built in the Norman architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.2294°, -2.7357°.
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Heritage listing
The Priory Church is an Anglican parish church in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The building was constructed for a Benedictine Priory in about the 13th century, although there had been an Anglo-Saxon monastery in Leominster, possibly on the same site. In 1539 the east end of the church was destroyed along with most of the monastic buildings, but the main body of the church was preserved. Quatrefoil piers were inserted between 1872 and 1879 by Sir George Gilbert Scott.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Lugg SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Priory Church is an Anglican parish church in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The building was constructed for a Benedictine Priory in about the 13th century, although there had been an Anglo-Saxon monastery in Leominster, possibly on the same site. In 1539 the east end of the church was destroyed along with most of the monastic buildings, but the main body of the church was preserved. Quatrefoil piers were inserted between 1872 and 1879 by Sir George Gilbert Scott. The building is a grade I listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The earliest known English women doctors, Solicita and Matilda Ford, are known from charters confirming their brother John's grant of land to the priory in the late twelfth century, where they both sign themselves as medica.
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- Coordinates
- 52.2294, -2.7357
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Leominster
- Postcode
- HR6 8EQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Established
- 1201
- Nearest railway station
- Leominster — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.leominsterpriory.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7245485 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Priory Church, Leominster (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Leominster Priory.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Priory Church, Leominster?
- Priory Church, Leominster is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR6 8EQ), in the parish of Leominster.
- When was Priory Church, Leominster built?
- Built or established in 1201.
- Is Priory Church, Leominster a listed building?
- Priory Church, Leominster is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Priory Church, Leominster a protected site?
- Yes — Priory Church, Leominster is part of the River Lugg SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Priory Church, Leominster?
- The nearest railway station is Leominster, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR6 8EQ.