Walsingham Friary
Walsingham Friary was a Franciscan friary at Walsingham, Norfolk, England. It was founded in 1347 and suppressed in the 16th century in the Dissolution of the Monasteries.Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former Franciscan friary in Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Mary’s Friary, Walsingham”, “The Greyfriars”, and “Walsingham Greyfriars (remains)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Methodist Chapel and Walsingham Priory.
Walsingham Priory
Walsingham Priory, originally established in the 12th century, was a monastery of Augustinian Canons regular in Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Also known as the Augustinian Priory of The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it became a significant… Walsingham Priory is situated 990 feet northeast of Walsingham Friary.
St Mary and All Saints, Little Walsingham
Church
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary and All Saints Church is the parish church of Little Walsingham in the English county of Norfolk. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and All Saints. St Mary and All Saints, Little Walsingham is situated 800 feet southeast of Walsingham Friary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghton Saint Giles and North Barsham.
Houghton Saint Giles
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton Saint Giles is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barsham, in the North Norfolk district, in the English county of Norfolk.
North Barsham
Village
Photo: David Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Barsham is a village and a former civil parish, now in the parish of Barsham, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931, the parish had a population of 79. North Barsham is situated 1½ miles southwest of Walsingham Friary.
East Barsham
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Barsham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barsham, in the North Norfolk district, in the English county of Norfolk. East Barsham is located 3 miles north of Fakenham and 23.8 miles west of Cromer. East Barsham is situated 2 miles southwest of Walsingham Friary.
Walsingham Friary
- Categories: friary, monastery ruins, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Walsingham, Norfolk Coast, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.89204° or 52° 53′ 31″ northLongitude
0.87201° or 0° 52′ 19″ eastOpen location code
9F42VVRC+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 6290878600OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7963860
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