Bilsington Priory

#3882 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Bilsington Priory is a former Augustinian priory in Kent, England, about 3⁄4 mile north of Bilsington and about 5 miles south of Ashford. It was founded in 1253 by John Maunsell, with help from the canons of Merton Priory, which provided the first three priors. Being a monastic house under £200, it was suppressed in the 1536 Dissolution of the Monasteries. Its lands were granted to Anthony St Leger, who exchanged them with Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. ()

Coordinates: 51°4'57"N, 0°54'56"E

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St. Augustines Priory Priory RoadBilsington TN25 7AU EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1233 720992

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Bilsington Priory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: County Square Shopping Centre, Ashford Designer Outlet, Port Lympne Reserve, Dymchurch Martello Tower.

5 miNW
51°8'54"N • 0°52'11"E
County Square Shopping Centre, Ashford
127 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.1 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Ashford Designer Outlet, Ashford
105 min walk • The Ashford Designer Outlet is a shopping centre in Ashford, Kent, England. The McArthurGlen Ashford Designer Outlet was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership and engineers Buro Happold, and opened in March 2000. There are over 120 designer brands located at the shopping outlet.
3.8 miE
Wildlife park with a hotel and a cottage
Port Lympne Reserve, Hythe
97 min walk • Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve near the town of Hythe in Kent, England is set in 600 acres and incorporates the historic Port Lympne Mansion, and landscaped gardens designed by architect Sir Herbert Baker, for Sir Philip Sassoon.
5.2 miSE
Military museum, History museum, Museum
Dymchurch Martello Tower, Dymchurch
132 min walk • Dymchurch Martello Tower is a Martello tower in Dymchurch, Kent England. It stands immediately behind the sea wall. It has been designated by English Heritage as a scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building.
5.3 miW
Museum, Farm, Zoo
Rare Breeds Centre, Ashford
135 min walk • Canterbury Oast Trust is a registered charity in England which sets up, manages and supports businesses providing work and training for people with learning disabilities in Kent and East Sussex, as well as providing homes, care and educational support.
5.1 miN
Park
Conningbrook Lakes Country Park, Ashford
131 min walk • Conningbrook Lakes Country Park is a 34.3-hectare nature reserve in Kennington, Ashford in Kent. It is managed by Kent Wildlife Trust. There are three lakes in these former gravel pits, and other habitats are ponds, a river, grassland and wet woodland.
4.2 miN
Museum, Architecture
Willesborough Windmill, Ashford
107 min walk • New Mill is a Grade II* listed smock mill in Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent. It stands just west of junction 10 of the M20 motorway. It was built in 1869 and is now a museum open to the public.
4.7 miE
Forts and castles
Lympne Castle
121 min walk • Lympne Castle is a 18,862 square feet medieval castle located in the village of Lympne, Kent, above Romney Marsh.
5.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Dymchurch Redoubt
147 min walk • Dymchurch Grand Redoubt is a fortification at Palmarsh on the coast of Kent in England, built during the Napoleonic War as part of a large defensive scheme to protect the country from an expected French invasion.
4.7 miE
Archaeological site
Portus Lemanis
120 min walk • Portus Lemanis, also known as Lemanae, was the Latin name of a Roman Saxon Shore fort, settlement and port in southern Kent. The modern village of Lympne derives its name from the ancient port.
5.1 miN
Park
Ashford Green Corridor, Ashford
130 min walk • Ashford Green Corridor is a green space that runs through the town of Ashford in Kent, England. The Green Corridor is made up of parks, recreation grounds and other green spaces alongside the rivers that flow through Ashford. It is a Local Nature Reserve.