Best of East Midlands
The 20 best abbeys & priories in East Midlands
Our curated top 20 abbeys & priories in East Midlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 99 abbeys & priories see the full abbeys & priories index for East Midlands.
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St Denys' Church, Sleaford
Lincolnshire
St Denys' Church is a medieval Anglican parish church in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England. While a church and a priest have probably been present in the settlement since approximately 1086, the oldest
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Sheffield Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield, also known as Sheffield Cathedral, is the cathedral church for the Church of England diocese of Sheffield, England. Originally a parish church,
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Dale Abbey
Derbyshire
Dale Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Stanley Park, was a religious house, close to Ilkeston in Derbyshire. Its ruins are located at the village of Dale Abbey, which is named after it. Its foundation
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Rufford Abbey
Nottinghamshire
Rufford Abbey is a country estate in Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England, two miles (4 km) south of Ollerton. Originally a Cistercian abbey, it was converted to a country house in the 16th century after
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Welbeck Abbey
Nottinghamshire
Welbeck Abbey is a historic country house near the village of Welbeck in the Bassetlaw District of Nottinghamshire, situated in the Dukeries, four contiguous ducal estates, between Worksop and Ollerto
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Swineshead Abbey
Lincolnshire
Swineshead Abbey was an abbey in Swineshead, Lincolnshire. The Abbey of St Mary, a Cistercian monastery, was founded in 1134 by Robert de Gresley. Gresley and his son, Albert, endowed the Abbey with 2
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Kirkstead Abbey
Lincolnshire
Kirkstead Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, England. The monastery was founded in 1139 by Hugh Brito, (or Hugh son of Eudo), lord of Tattershall, and was originally co
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Walsingham Priory
Norfolk
Walsingham Priory, originally established in the 12th century, was a monastery of Augustinian Canons regular in Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Also known as the Augustinian Priory of The Annunciation o
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Bardney Abbey
Lincolnshire
Bardney Abbey in Lincolnshire, England, was a Benedictine monastery founded in 697 by King Æthelred of Mercia, who was to become the first abbot. The monastery was supposedly destroyed during a Danish
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Tupholme Abbey
Lincolnshire
Tupholme Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey close to the River Witham some 10.5 miles (16.9 km) east of the city of Lincoln, England and one of nine such abbeys within the historical county. The With
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All Saints' Church, Sawley
Derbyshire
Details SK 43 SE; 4/42 PARISH OF LONG EATON, TAMWORTH ROAD, SAWLEY (south side) Church of All Saints 22.10.62 GV I Church. C11, C13 and C14 with C15 clerestory and tower, restored 1889. Rubble and ash
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Convent Of Our Lady Of Mercy
Details NOTTINGHAM SK5640SE COLLEGE STREET 646-1/13/161 (North East side) 12/07/72 Convent of Our Lady of Mercy GV II Convent, now partly an old people's home. 1845-48 and 1857. By Augustus Welby Nort
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Convent of St Joseph
Staffordshire
Details SK 0043-0143 CHEADLE C.P. BANK STREET (South side) 11/30 Convent of St. Joseph GV II Convent. A late C18 domestic building altered and considerably extended by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin c
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Cistercian abbey and mansion, with fishpond and mound at Garendon
Leicestershire
Details The monument at Garendon is situated 2km west of Loughborough and includes the below ground remains of a Cistercian abbey and post medieval mansion, a fishpond and a prospect mound. The monume
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Tupholme Abbey: a Premonstratensian abbey and post-medieval houses and formal gardens
Lincolnshire
Details The monument includes the remains of Tupholme Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery founded between 1155-65 on land granted by Alan and Gilbert de Neville. In 1342 the manor of Ranby was grante
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Monk's Abbey
Lincolnshire
Details This record has been generated from an "old county number" (OCN) scheduling record. These are monuments that were not reviewed under the Monuments Protection Programme and are some of our olde
