Best of North West England
The 20 best abbeys & priories in North West England
Our curated top 20 abbeys & priories in North West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 32 abbeys & priories see the full abbeys & priories index for North West England.
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Franciscan Convent And Chapel
Lancashire
Details BURNLEY SD8432NE YORKSHIRE STREET 906-1/17/161 (South side) 29/09/77 Nos.59, 61 AND 63 Franciscan Convent and Chapel (Formerly Listed as: TODMORDEN ROAD (West side) St Mary's Presbytery and Ch
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Ukrainian Catholic Church Of Saint Mary
Details This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11 April 2022 reformat the text to current standards SD 8913 NE 10/132 ROCHDALE YORKSHIRE STREET (north side) Ukrainian Catholic Church of S
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Part of a Roman fort and its associated vicus and remains of a pre-Conquest monastery and a Benedictine priory on Castle Hill
Lancashire
Details The monument includes the upstanding and buried remains of the northern parts of Lancaster Roman fort and its associated civilian settlement or vicus, together with the buried remains of a pre
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Whalley Cistercian abbey
Lancashire
Details Whalley Abbey is located in the valley of the River Calder towards the south west end of Whalley village. It includes the upstanding and below ground remains of an abbey founded by the Cisterc
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Cartmel Priory Gatehouse
Cartmel Priory Gatehouse is a medieval building located at Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. It is listed Grade II* and is part of a scheduled monument. It belongs to the National Trust. A
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Pleasington Priory
Pleasington Priory — a Grade I-listed abbey in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
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Furness Abbey
Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most power
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All Saints' Church, Wigan
All Saints' Church in Wallgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, is an Anglican parish church. It is in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and St.Helens, the Diocese of Liverpool.
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Abbeystead House
Lancashire
Abbeystead House — a Grade II*-listed abbey in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
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Cockersand Abbey
Lancashire
Cockersand Abbey is a former abbey and former civil parish near Cockerham in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. It is situated near the mouth of the River Cocker.
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Furness Abbey Hotel
Furness Abbey Hotel — a Grade II*-listed abbey in england-north-west, United Kingdom.
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Sawley Abbey
Lancashire
Sawley Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks in the village of Sawley, Lancashire, in England (and historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire). Created as a daughter-house of Newminster Abbey, it e
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Yealand Conyers
Lancashire
St John the Evangelist's Church is in Church Lane, Yealand Conyers, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The church was built in 1838, extended in 1
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Whalley Abbey
Lancashire
Whalley Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Whalley, Lancashire, England. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey was largely demolished and a country house was built on the site. In the
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Christ Church, Bacup
Lancashire
The former Christ Church building - now known as Rossendale Digital Bacup Campus - is in Beech Street, off Todmorden Road, Bacup, Lancashire, England. It is a former Anglican parish church in the dean
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Minster Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Preston
Lancashire
Preston Minster, formally the Minster Church of St John the Evangelist, is in Church Street, in the centre of Preston, Lancashire, England. From its origin it has been the parish church of Preston. It
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St John's Church, Silverdale
Lancashire
St John's Church is in Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. T
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St Leonard's Church, Downham
Lancashire
St Leonard's Church is in the village of Downham, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn. The tower dates from the 15th century, and the rest of the ch
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