Birkenhead Priory

Birkenhead Priory is in Priory Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It is the oldest standing building on Merseyside. The site comprises the medieval remains of the priory itself, the priory chapter house, and the remains of St Marys church.

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Type: Ruins
Description: monastery and musem in Wirral, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Birkenhead Priory and St Mary’s Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Birkenhead Town Hall and Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station.

Birkenhead Town Hall

Public building

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Birkenhead Town Hall is a civic building and former town hall in Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England. The building was the former administrative headquarters of the County Borough of Birkenhead, and more recently, council offices for the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Birkenhead Town Hall is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Birkenhead Priory.

Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station

Railway station

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Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station serves the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, England, on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. The station is close to Hamilton Square in Birkenhead. Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station is situated 1,800 feet north of Birkenhead Priory.

Birkenhead Central railway station

Railway station

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Birkenhead Central is a railway station serving the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, England. Located on the south side of Birkenhead town centre, it lies on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network. Birkenhead Central railway station is situated 2,100 feet west of Birkenhead Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkenhead and Baltic Triangle.

Birkenhead

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Birkenhead is a town on Merseyside, England, on the Wirral peninsula in the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, across the River Mersey from Liverpool.

Baltic Triangle

Quarter

The Baltic Triangle is an area of Liverpool city centre defined by Liverpool City Council as the triangular portion of the city bounded by Liver Street, Park Lane, St James Street, Hill Street, Sefton Street and Wapping.