Wenlock Priory, Much Wenlock

Name: Wenlock Priory
Address: Much Wenlock, Much Wenlock, TF13 6HS, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1952 727466

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Wenlock Priory, or St Milburga's Priory, is a ruined 12th-century monastery, located in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, at grid reference SJ625001. Roger de Montgomery re-founded the Priory as a Cluniac house between 1079 and 1082, on the site of an earlier 7th-century monastery. In 1101 bones, believed to be those of Saint Milburga, were discovered beneath the floor of the old church. The relics were ceremoniously translated to the main monastery church. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°35'51"N, 2°33'19"W

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Much WenlockMuch Wenlock TF13 6HS United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Ironbridge Gorge, The Iron Bridge, Merrythought, Benthall Hall.

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, Nature, Natural attraction
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Architecture, Historical place, Museum
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~710 ftSW
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Stone remains of a 12th-century church
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