Grace Dieu Priory

The Grace Dieu Priory was an independent Augustinian priory near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England. It was founded around 1235-1241 by Roesia de Verdun and dissolved in 1538.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Andrew and Blackbrook Reservoir.

Church of St Andrew

Church

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Church of St Andrew is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Grace Dieu Priory.

Blackbrook Reservoir

Reservoir

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Blackbrook Reservoir is a 33.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Shepshed and Whitwick in Leicestershire. The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished. Blackbrook Reservoir is situated 1½ miles east of Grace Dieu Priory.

Mount St Bernard Abbey

Monastery

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Mount St Bernard Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery belonging to the Trappist Order, near Coalville, Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835 in the parish of Whitwick and now in that of Charley. Mount St Bernard Abbey is situated 2 miles southeast of Grace Dieu Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osgathorpe and Thringstone.

Osgathorpe

Village

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Osgathorpe is a small village which lies in a fold of the hills in North West Leicestershire, England, and is about a quarter of a mile from the A512 Coalville to Loughborough Road.

Thringstone

Village

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Thringstone is a village in the North West Leicestershire district, in Leicestershire, England. About 3 miles north of Coalville, it lies in the English National Forest.