Where is Pleasington Priory?

Pleasington Priory is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BB2 6RF), in the parish of Pleasington.

How do I get to Pleasington Priory?

The nearest railway station is Pleasington, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode BB2 6RF.

When was Pleasington Priory built?

Built or established in 1816. Designed by John Palmer.

Is Pleasington Priory a listed building?

Pleasington Priory is officially recognised as Grade I listed.

How do I get to Pleasington Priory?

The nearest railway station is Pleasington, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BB2 6RF.

Abbeys & priories · North West England

Pleasington Priory

In or near Mellor.

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Pleasington Priory — a Grade I-listed abbey in england-north-west, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station: Pleasington · 0.4 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Pleasington Priory, the nearest railway station is Pleasington, located 0.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BB2 6RF. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.

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Pleasington Priory is a Grade I-listed building in england-north-west, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.

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From the Wikipedia article

Pleasington Priory, or the Church of St Mary and St John Baptist, is a Catholic church in the village of Pleasington, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as being "an astonishing church", and the citation in the National Heritage List for England states it is an "exceptional form of Catholic chapel for the period before Emancipation".

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The church was built between 1816 and 1819 as a thank offering by John Francis Butler at a cost of £23,000 (£|0}} as of ), the architect being John Palmer and the sculptor Thomas Owen.

Architecture

The ceiling is rib vaulted with carved bosses and there are four-bay arcades with dogtooth decoration. On each side of the altar is a carved relief, one showing the Beheading of St John, the other Mary Magdalene.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 53.7350, -2.5429
District: Blackburn with Darwen
Parish: Pleasington
Postcode: BB2 6RF
Parliamentary constituency: Blackburn
Established: 1816
Nearest railway station: Pleasington — 0.4 km
Official site: www.nationalchurchestrust.org

Sources

wikidata: Q7204265 (CC0)
wikipedia: Pleasington Priory (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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