Stixwold Priory
Stixwould Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England, a Cistercian nunnery founded by Lucy, countess of Chester, between 1129 and 1135. The Mappa Mundi describes it as Gilbertine, but modern authors regard it as Premonstratensian.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Historical site
- Description: priory in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Site of medieval nunnery” and “Stixwould Priory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St. Peter and The Kinema in the Woods.
Church of St. Peter
Church
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St. Peter is situated 1,600 feet east of Stixwold Priory.
The Kinema in the Woods
Movie theater
Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kinema in the Woods is an historic cinema in the village of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England. It dates from 1922, and it is the only fully functioning cinema in the UK to employ back projection. The Kinema in the Woods is situated 2 miles southeast of Stixwold Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stixwould and Southrey.
Stixwould
Village
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stixwould is a small village in the civil parish of Stixwould and Woodhall, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.
Southrey
Village
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southrey is a village in the civil parish of Bardney in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, and approximately 2 miles south-east from Bardney. Southrey is situated 2 miles west of Stixwold Priory.
Tupholme Abbey
Locality
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tupholme Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey close to the River Witham some 10.5 miles east of the city of Lincoln, England and one of nine such abbeys within the historical county. Tupholme Abbey is situated 2 miles northwest of Stixwold Priory.
Stixwold Priory
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