Where is Prinknash Abbey?

Prinknash Abbey is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL4 8EX), in the parish of Upton St. Leonards.

How do I get to Prinknash Abbey?

The nearest railway station is Gloucester, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL4 8EX.

Is Prinknash Abbey a protected site?

Yes — Prinknash Abbey is part of the Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the COTSWOLD COMMONS AND BEECHWOODS National Nature Reserve.

How do I get to Prinknash Abbey?

The nearest railway station is Gloucester, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL4 8EX.

Abbeys & priories · South West England

Prinknash Abbey

In or near Upton St Leonards.

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Prinknash Abbey — monastery in Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Prinknash Abbey, abbeys & priories in Gloucestershire — Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 45 min–1.5 h
Nearest railway station: Gloucester · 6.4 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Prinknash Abbey, the nearest railway station is Gloucester, located 6.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is GL4 8EX. Entry has limited wheelchair accessibility.

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Prinknash Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to AD 601. Address: GL4 8EX. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in Gloucestershire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.8225°, -2.1761°.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods SSSI
National Nature Reserve: COTSWOLD COMMONS AND BEECHWOODS
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Prinknash Abbey (pronounced locally variously as "Prinidge/Prinnish") (IPA: ) is a Roman Catholic monastery in the Vale of Gloucester in the Diocese of Clifton, near the village of Cranham, Gloucestershire. It belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation, which is itself part of the worldwide Benedictine Confederation. It is noted for its manufacturing of incense.

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Background

History

For nearly 900 years the land known as Prinknash in the parish of Upton St Leonards has been associated with Benedictine monks. In 1096 the Giffard family, who had come to England with William the Conqueror, made a gift of the land to Serlo, Abbot of Gloucester. A large part of the present building was built as a hunting lodge during the abbacy of William Parker, the last Abbot of Gloucester, around the year 1520. It remained in the abbey's hands until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1541 when it was rented from the Crown by Sir Anthony Kingston who was to provide 40 deer annually to King Henry VIII, who used the house as a hunting lodge. Prinknash Park continued to be used as a home…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 51.8225, -2.1761
County: Gloucestershire
District: Stroud
Parish: Upton St. Leonards
Postcode: GL4 8EX
Parliamentary constituency: North Cotswolds
Established: 601
Nearest railway station: Gloucester — 6.4 km
Official site: www.thebirdpark.com

Sources

wikidata: Q7245226 (CC0)
wikipedia: Prinknash Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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