Caldey Priory
Caldey Priory is a Grade I-listed priory on Caldey Island off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, some 300 metres south of the modern Caldey Abbey. The priory gardens are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.Photo: Natalie-S, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: grade I listed building in Pembrokeshire
- Also known as: “Caldey Abbey”, “Caldey Old Priory”, “Caldey Priory, Including Church And Monastery Remains”, and “Old Priory, Caldey Island”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caldey Island and St Margaret’s Island.
Caldey Island
Island
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caldey Island is a small island near Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, less than 1 mile off the coast. With a recorded history going back over 1,500 years, it is one of the holy islands of Britain.
St Margaret’s Island
Island
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Margaret's Island is a small tidal island to the northwest of Caldey Island in Carmarthen Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Penally railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penally railway station serves the village of Penally in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the Pembroke Dock branch of the West Wales Line operated by Transport for Wales. Penally railway station is situated 2 miles northwest of Caldey Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tenby and Gumfreston.
Tenby
Tenby is a beautiful walled town in South Wales that spills out pastel coloured buildings along cliffs and around sandy bays. Tenby is one of Wales' premier tourist spots, and is located on the south Pembrokeshire coast, about 80 km west of Swansea.
Gumfreston
Hamlet
Photo: Wilson44691, CC0.
Tenby is a beautiful walled town in South Wales that spills out pastel coloured buildings along cliffs and around sandy bays. Tenby is one of Wales' premier tourist spots, and is located on the south Pembrokeshire coast, about 80 km west of Swansea. Gumfreston is situated 3½ miles northwest of Caldey Priory.
Lydstep
Village
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydstep, known in ancient times as Lis Castell, is an area in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Manorbier. It can be reached via the A4139 from Tenby and Pembroke. Lydstep is situated 3½ miles west of Caldey Priory.
Caldey Priory
- Categories: priory, benedictine abbey, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.63468° or 51° 38′ 5″ northLongitude
-4.6881° or 4° 41′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3QJ8M6+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 6533840295OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q13130875
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Caldey Priory” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Caldey”
- French: “Abbaye de Caldey”
- Welsh: “Priordy Ynys Bŷr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Illtud’s and Caldey Island Post Office.
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