Abbeys & priories · West Midlands
Greyfriars, Leicester
In or near Leicester.
Greyfriars, Leicester — Franciscan friary and original burial place of Richard III of England.
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Greyfriars, Leicester is a abbey in west midlands. Established 1201. (Franciscan friary in England – dissolved 1538.) Wikipedia notes: "Greyfriars, Leicester, was a friary of the Order of Friars Minor, commonly known as the Franciscans, established on the west side of Leicester by 1250, and dissolved in 1538. Following dissolution the friary was demolished and the site levelled, subdivided, and developed over the following centuries.". Coordinates 52.6340°, -1.1364°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 52.6340, -1.1364
- Established
- 1201
Sources
- wikidata: Q5608365 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Greyfriars, Leicester (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Greyfriars, Leicester site.svg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Nearby
Museums · West Midlands
King Richard III Visitor Centre
King Richard III Visitor Centre — museum in Leicester, England.
Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Leicester South African (Boer) War Memorial
Leicester South African (Boer) War Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Towns & cities · West Midlands
Leicester
Leicester — city in Leicestershire, East Midlands, England.
Archaeological sites · West Midlands
Ratae Corieltauvorum
Ratae Corieltauvorum — former Roman town on the site of Leicester.
Archaeological sites · West Midlands
Leicester Castle
Leicester Castle — castle in Leicester, England, UK.
Museums · West Midlands
Jewry Wall Museum
Jewry Wall Museum — museum in Leicester, England, United Kingdom.