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 14^th C chapel [E]
Bardford Monastery	Church of St Lawrence	ST8620	PEH	Founded 8^th 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	15^th 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.

By: Tracey Park	Section: Abbey and Religious Buildings	Key:
Page Ref: abbey_wil	Topic: Abbeys	Last Updated: 04/2009

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