Leominster nunnery, Leominster

Name: Leominster nunnery
Address: Leominster, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Leominster

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Leominster nunnery was an Anglo-Saxon nunnery at Leominster, Herefordshire, England. Founded in the ninth century, the nunnery is known to have been active in the eleventh century. The exact location of the nunnery is not known, but it may have been the site later occupied by Leominster Priory, a twelfth-century foundation. ()

Coordinates: 52°13'48"N, 2°44'10"W

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Leominster United Kingdom

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Leominster nunnery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Croft Castle, Hampton Court, Leominster Museum, St Mary's Church.

4.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Croft Castle
125 min walk • Croft Castle and Parkland is a National Trust property comprising a country house, park, church and garden, in Croft, Herefordshire, England.
4.5 miS
Museum, History museum, Forts and castles
Hampton Court
115 min walk • Hampton Court Castle, also known as Hampton Court, is a castellated country house in the English county of Herefordshire. The house is in the parish of Hope under Dinmore 4 miles south of Leominster and is a Grade I listed building, which is the highest category of architecture in the statutory protection scheme.
~1450 ftS
History museum, Museum
Leominster Museum, Leominster
8 min walk • Leominster Museum, formerly known as Leominster Folk Museum, is an independent, volunteer-run, museum in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
7.5 miNE
Church
St Mary's Church
193 min walk • St Mary's Church, Burford, is located near to Burford House in Shropshire, England, about 0.7 miles to the west of Tenbury Wells. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ludlow, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford.
~210 ftSE
Cemetery, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Priory Church, Leominster
2 min walk • 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.
~850 ftS
Specialty museum, Museum
Grange Court, Leominster
5 min walk • Grange Court is a former market hall in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It was built in 1633 by John Abel, and moved to its present location in 1859. It was then used as a private house until the 1930s, and is now once again a civic building.
5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Queen's Wood Country Park
129 min walk • Queenswood Country Park is the only designated country park in the county of Herefordshire. A tourist attraction on Dinmore Hill, it has two components. Its arboretum is a 47-acre tree collection with over 1,200 rare and frequently exotic trees.
5.2 miNW
Museum
Mortimer's Cross Water Mill, Leominster
134 min walk • Mortimer's Cross Water Mill is an 18th-century watermill located on the River Lugg, 11 km northwest of Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It is owned by Historic England and is in partial working order.
7.5 miNE
Shopping, Garden
Burford House, Tenbury Wells
191 min walk • Burford House is an 18th-century country house in Burford, Shropshire, near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England. It now functions as a garden centre, cafe, garden and retail outlet.
4.8 miW
Manor house
Burton Court
124 min walk • Burton Court is a Grade II* listed English country manor house in the Parish of Eardisland, southwest of Leominster, Herefordshire, England. The manor dates to at least the 11th century and the current house to the early 14th and 18th century.
5.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Croft Ambrey
146 min walk • Croft Ambrey is an Iron Age hill fort in Herefordshire, England.

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Which popular attractions are close to Leominster nunnery?

Nearby attractions include Priory Church, Leominster (2 min walk), Grange Court, Leominster (5 min walk), Leominster Museum, Leominster (8 min walk).