Ilchester Nunnery, Ilchester

#5 among attractions in Ilchester

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Ilchester Nunnery, in Ilchester, Somerset, England, was founded around 1217-1220 as the "White Hall Hospital of the Holy Trinity", after the gift of a house and other property by William "The Dane" of Sock Dennis manor, Ilchester. From this family was probably descended the influential Denys family of Devon, seated at Orleigh in the 16th century. By 1281, it had been converted into an Augustinian nunnery. ()

Established: 1217 (807 years ago)Coordinates: 51°0'11"N, 2°41'3"W

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Ilchester Nunnery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St Mary Major, Ilchester Museum, Church of St Andrew, Ilchester Friary.

~930 ftSE
Church
Church of St Mary Major, Ilchester
5 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Mary Major in Ilchester, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.
~900 ftS
Museum
Ilchester Museum, Ilchester
5 min walk • Ilchester Museum is a small local museum in Ilchester, Somerset, England. The museum is housed within the Ilchester Town Hall, which was built between 1812 and 1816, incorporating parts of a 17th-century building on the same site.
~1310 ftNE
Church, Gothic architecture
Church of St Andrew, Ilchester
7 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Andrew, Northover, in Ilchester, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. Today it is part of the parish of Ilchester with Northover, one of the three parishes which constitute the Ilchester District Churches.
~890 ftSW
Monastery
Ilchester Friary, Ilchester
5 min walk • Ilchester Friary was founded between 1221 and 1260 as a Dominican monastery in Ilchester Somerset, England. The buildings were restored in the 13th and 14th centuries until the site occupied a 1.6 hectares site, and by the 15th century it extended beyond the town walls.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ilchester Nunnery?

Nearby attractions include Ilchester Friary, Ilchester (5 min walk), Ilchester Museum, Ilchester (5 min walk), Church of St Mary Major, Ilchester (5 min walk), Church of St Andrew, Ilchester (7 min walk).