St Leonard's Priory

The Priory was re-established around 1082 under William the Conqueror, on the site of a 7th century monastery destroyed in the 11th. It was a "cell" - an outpost - of Durham cathedral monastery until both were dissolved in 1538. What you see now is the exterior of the bricked-up nave, rebuilt in the 19th century, with a fine west front. Other remnants are buried below the present ground level.

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Address

Priory Rd PE9 2EU

Website

stamfordcivicsociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)