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Lilleshall Abbey is a ruined Augustinian priory located near Newport in Shropshire, founded in the late twelfth century and dissolved during the Reformation in 1538. The surviving remains, situated within a designated heritage landscape, include substantial sections of the abbey church and associated claustral buildings that demonstrate the architectural conventions of later medieval monastic communities. The site preserves important evidence of religious life in the Midlands during the medieval period, with the standing stonework providing insight into the scale and construction methods employed in Augustinian establishments of the period. Scheduled and designated as of national archaeological and historical importance, Lilleshall represents a significant surviving example of a provincial medieval monastery.
Lilleshall Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015286. View the official record →
Lilleshall Abbey is a ruined Augustinian priory located near Newport in Shropshire, founded in the late twelfth century and dissolved during the Reformation in 1538. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015286.
Lilleshall Abbey is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015286.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of pumping engine at Muxton Bridge colliery (1.6 km), Enclosed Iron Age farmstead immediately adjacent to The Croft, Pave Lane (3 km), Headgear at Grange colliery, 240m north west of Watling Street Grange (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Lilleshall Abbey's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lilleshall Abbey stands on Warwickshire Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is siltstone and sandstone with subordinate mudstone.