Historic churches · North West England
St Bees Priory
St Bees Priory — church, formerly Benedictine priory in Cumbria, England, UK, a cell of St Mary's, York.
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St Bees Priory is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1120. Built in the Norman architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church, formerly Benedictine priory in Cumbria, England, UK, a cell of St Mary's, York". Coordinates: 54.4939°, -3.5936°.
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St Bees Priory is the parish church of St Bees, Cumbria, in England. There is evidence of a pre-Norman religious site, on which a Benedictine priory was founded by the first Norman Lord of Egremont William Meschin. It was dedicated by Archbishop Thurstan of York, sometime between 1120 and 1135. Sculptural and charter evidence suggests the site was a principal centre of religious influence in the west of the county, and an extensive parish developed, with detached portions covering much of the Western Lakes. The priory was dissolved in 1539. Since then, the buildings have served as the Anglican church of St Bees parish, and are now Grade I listed buildings.
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- Coordinates
- 54.4939, -3.5936
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- St. Bees
- Postcode
- CA27 0DR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Established
- 1120
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592633 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Bees Priory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Bees Priory west autumn sun.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Bees Priory?
- St Bees Priory is in North West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4939°, -3.5936°.
- When was St Bees Priory built?
- St Bees Priory dates to 1120 — the Norman & medieval period.
- Is St Bees Priory a listed building?
- St Bees Priory carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.