Stanlow Abbey
The Abbey of St. Mary at Stanlaw, was a Cistercian foundation situated on Stanlaw - now Stanlow Point, on the banks of the River Mersey in the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England, near Ellesmere Port, 11 km north of Chester Castle and 12 km south-west of Halton Castle.- Type: Place of worship
- Description: Cistercian abbey in Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Stanlaw Abbey” and “Stanlow Abbey Cistercian monastery and monastic grange”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stanlow and Thornton railway station and Ellesmere Port railway station.
Stanlow and Thornton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Stanlow and Thornton railway station is located within the Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire, England. It lies on the Hooton–Helsby line with services operated by Northern Trains. Stanlow and Thornton railway station is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Stanlow Abbey.
Ellesmere Port railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ellesmere Port railway station is located in the town of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. The station was an intermediate through station on the Hooton–Helsby line. Ellesmere Port railway station is situated 1½ miles west of Stanlow Abbey.
National Waterways Museum
Museum
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Waterways Museum is a transport museum, at Ellesmere Port in the English county of Cheshire, which concentrates on the history of Britain's navigable inland waterways. National Waterways Museum is situated 1¼ miles west of Stanlow Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ince and Ellesmere Port.
Ince
Hamlet
Photo: David Wild, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ince is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated immediately to the east of the Stanlow Oil Refinery. Ince is situated 1½ miles east of Stanlow Abbey.
Ellesmere Port
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ellesmere Port is in West Cheshire. Surrounding villages include Willaston, Neston, Parkgate, and Hooton.
Speke
Suburb
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Speke is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is eight miles southeast of the city centre. Located near the widest part of the River Mersey, it is bordered by the suburbs of Garston and Hunts Cross, and nearby to Halewood, Hale Village, and Widnes. Speke is situated 4 miles north of Stanlow Abbey.
Stanlow Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastic grange, and religion
- Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.29034° or 53° 17′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.85984° or 2° 51′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C5V74RR+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 7292618919OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q16248123
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In Other Languages
“Stanlow Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Stanlow Abbey”
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