Ranton Abbey
Ranton Abbey or Ranton Priory was an Augustinian Priory in Ranton, Staffordshire, England, built c.1150 by Robert fitz Noel of Ellenhall. The priory flourished in the 13th century as a subordinate house to Haughmond Abbey.Photo: Peter morrell, Public domain.
- Type: Tower
- Description: Augustinian priory in Staffordshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ranton Priory” and “Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian priory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbey House and Church of St Mary.
Abbey House
Tower
Photo: Peter morrell, CC BY 3.0.
Abbey House is an early 19th-century ruined stately home in Ranton, Staffordshire, England.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Peter morrell, Public domain.
Church of St Mary is situated 1½ miles north of Ranton Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranton and Ellenhall.
Ranton
Village
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ranton is a hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, situated 3.5 miles west of Stafford, 2.5 miles east of Woodseaves and 2 miles northeast of Gnosall.
Ellenhall
Village
Ellenhall is a small Staffordshire hamlet roughly 2.5 miles south of Eccleshall originally comprising part of the extensive estates of the Earl of Lichfield.
Gnosall
Village
Photo: MarkovianStumble, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gnosall is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Stafford, Staffordshire, England, with a population of 5,040 across 2,300 households. It lies on the A518, approximately halfway between the towns of Newport and the county town of Staffordshire, Stafford. Gnosall is situated 2 miles south of Ranton Abbey.
Ranton Abbey
- Categories: abbey, priory, former monastery, moated site, building, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Ellenhall, Stafford District, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.8158° or 52° 48′ 57″ northLongitude
-2.2415° or 2° 14′ 29″ westInception
15th centuryOpen location code
9C4VRQ85+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 105053288OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q7293551
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In Other Languages
“Ranton Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ranton Abbey”
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Highlights include Walton’s Rough and Stubbs‘ Wood.
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