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Abbeys and Religious Buildings in Wiltshire

We are attempting to list all places where photographers can photograph Abbeys and Religious buildings within the UK, by county. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information. This same information is also available in alphabetical order.

Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages.

Codes Used on this page

Wiki=Wikipedia  EH=English Heritage  NT=National Trust  PEH=Pastscape  F.=Founded  Dis.=Dissolved

Condition: [A] First rate example; [B] Major Remains; [C] Identifiable Remains; [D] Modest Remains;
[E] Little Surviving

Foundation

Alt. Name * [Formal Name / dedication]

Location Grid
Ref   or Lat/long

Website Links

Communities & history [condition]

Amesbury Abbey

Amesbury Priory

SU1451

Wiki * PEH

Benedictine nuns [C]

Antsy Preceptory

 

 

 

Knights Hospitaller

Avebury Priory

 

 

 

Benedictine monks

Axford Priory

 

SU2369

PEH

Exiting Priory Farm incorporates remains of 14th C chapel [E]

Bardford Monastery

Church of St Lawrence

ST8620

PEH

Founded 8th century. [D]

Bradenstoke Priory

 

SU0079

 

Augustinian Canons Regular [D]

Bradford Buddhist Monastery

[The Monastery of Infinite Compassion, Bradford-on-Avon]

 

 

Buddhist nuns adapted Theravada school post1986

Bradford Buddhist Monastery [monastic]

[The Monastery of Absolute Harmony, Bradford-on-Avon]

 

 

Buddhist monks adapted Theravada school 1986

Chapel Plaister

 

ST8265

Geograph PEH

15th century pilgrims hostel on way to Glastonbury [D]

Charlton Priory

 

 

 

 

Clatford Priory

Hullavington Priory

 

 

Benedictine monks

Corsham Priory

 

 

 

 

Easton Priory or Hospital

 

 

PEH

Cluniac monks

Edington Priory

 

ST9252

Wiki * PEH

Bonshommes brothers * church now in parochial use * (affiliation cited by Discovering Abbeys & Priories, Geoffrey N. Wright and Victoria County History ([405]) as being one of the only two Bonshommes establishments in England) [C]

Ivychurch Priory

 

TR0227

PEH

Augustinian Canons Regular [E]

Kington St. Michael Priory

[The Priory Church of Saint Michael, Kington St. Michael]

ST9077

PEH

Benedictine nuns [E]

Lacock Abbey

[The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Lacock]

ST9168

Wiki * PEH * NT

Augustinian nuns [C]

Longleat Priory

 

 

PEH

Augustinian Canons Regular

Maiden Bradley Priory

[The Hospital and Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Lazarus, Maiden Bradley]

 

PEH

originally a Lazer House 1152 * Augustinian Canons Regular 1184-1536

Malmesbury Abbey

[The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Malmesbury]

ST8787

Wiki * PEH

secular canons -965 * Benedictine monks 965-1539 * church now in parochial use [C]

Monkton Farleigh Priory

 

ST8065

PEH

Cluniac monks [E]

Ogbourne Priory

Ogbourne Saint George Priory

 

 

Benedictine monks 1149-1414, cell of Bec

Rockley Preceptory

 

 

 

Knights Templar

Salisbury Black Friary

 

 

 

Dominican Friars

Salisbury Grey Friary

 

 

 

Franciscan Friars

Stanley Abbey

 

 

Wiki * PEH

 

Temple Rockely Preceptory

 

 

 

 

Tisbury Grange

 

ST9429

 

[D]

Upavon Priory

 

 

 

 

Wilton Friary

 

SU0931

 

Dominican Friars [C]

Wilton Priory

 

SU0931

PEH

Benedictine nuns [E]

 

Location Guides Not linked

Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire

 


See Also:

Abbey and Religious Buildings Section for all articles, lists and location guides on Abbey's, Cathedrals, Churches, Holy Wells etc.

 


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