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Wenlock Priory is a Cluniac priory founded in the early twelfth century in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. The priory was established as a dependency of Cluny and developed into one of the most important monastic houses in the Welsh Marches, housing a community of Benedictine monks. The surviving ruins, principally the richly decorated church and claustral buildings, demonstrate the architectural sophistication and substantial investment in stone construction characteristic of a major monastic foundation of the medieval period. The site was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, after which the priory buildings fell into decay, leaving the ruins that are visible today and now in the care of English Heritage.
Wenlock Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004779. View the official record →
Wenlock Priory is a Cluniac priory founded in the early twelfth century in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004779.
Wenlock Priory 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 1004779.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval cross in Holy Trinity churchyard (0.2 km), Moated site at Whitwell (1.8 km), Roman villa NE of Cottage Coppice (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wenlock Priory'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.
Wenlock Priory stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.