Historic churches · West Midlands
St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester
Also known as: St Oswald's Priory
St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester — Grade I listed priory in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gloucester · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD 801. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Named after Oswald of Northumbria. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed priory in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.8693°, -2.2480°.
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Heritage listing
St Oswald's Priory was founded by Æthelflæd, daughter of Alfred the Great, and her husband Æthelred, ealdorman of Mercia, in the late 880s or the 890s. It appears to have been an exact copy of the Old Minster, Winchester Its ruins are a Grade I listed building. The site was an important part of the Burh of Gloucester and was supported by the ruling family of the time including king Æthelstan. From the 11th century its importance declined, becoming a minor house of Canons regular until suppression in 1536.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Oswald's Priory was founded by Æthelflæd, daughter of Alfred the Great, and her husband Æthelred, ealdorman of Mercia, in the late 880s or the 890s. It appears to have been an exact copy of the Old Minster, Winchester Its ruins are a Grade I listed building. The site was an important part of the Burh of Gloucester and was supported by the ruling family of the time including king Æthelstan. From the 11th century its importance declined, becoming a minor house of Canons regular until suppression in 1536. The building was damaged during the English Civil War and largely demolished in 1643.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
St Peter's Abbey had been founded in Gloucester about 679 by Osric, ruler of the Hwicce, and at the end of the ninth century Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians and his wife Æthelflæd, daughter of King Alfred the Great, founded a new minster at a different location in Gloucester, also initially dedicated to St Peter. In 909 a combined West Saxon and Mercian raid into Danish territory resulted in the translation of some of the bones of St Oswald to the new church from Bardney Abbey in Lincolnshire, and the priory was renamed St Oswald's in his honour.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8693, -2.2480
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Gloucester
- Parish
- Gloucester, unparished area
- Postcode
- GL1 2QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Gloucester
- Established
- 801
- Nearest railway station
- Gloucester — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.pastscape.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3402932 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Oswald's Priory, Gloucester south side.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester?
- St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL1 2QS), in the parish of Gloucester, unparished area.
- When was St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester built?
- Dates from the Anglo-Saxon period.
- Is St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester a listed building?
- St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester a protected site?
- Yes — St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester free to visit?
- Yes, St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester?
- The nearest railway station is Gloucester, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL1 2QS.