Sheen Priory
Sheen Priory in Sheen, now Richmond, London, was a Carthusian monastery founded in 1414 within the royal manor of Sheen, on the south bank of the Thames, upstream and approximately 9 miles southwest of the Palace of Westminster.Photo: Anton van den Wyngaerde, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Carthusian monastery in Richmond, London, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Shene Charterhouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isleworth Eyot and King’s Observatory.
Isleworth Eyot
Islet
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Isleworth Ait is a London Wildlife Trust nature reserve, and is a teardrop-shaped island in the River Thames in England, between 3.5-hectare and 9.370-acre.
King’s Observatory
Building
Photo: AndyScott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The King's Observatory is a Grade I listed building in Richmond, London. Now a private dwelling, it formerly housed an astronomical and terrestrial magnetic observatory founded by King George III. King’s Observatory is situated 510 feet northeast of Sheen Priory.
Three Obelisks on river bank of River Thames
Obelisk
Photo: Amanda Slater, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Three Obelisks on river bank of River Thames is situated 1,400 feet north of Sheen Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isleworth and Richmond.
Isleworth
Town
Photo: Maxwell Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Isleworth is a suburban town in the London Borough of Hounslow, West London, England. Its main retail street London Road becomes Hounslow High Street and adjoining Treaty Centre for shopping centre only a few hundred metres away from its westernmost point.
Richmond
Town
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Richmond is a town in south-west London, 8.2 miles west-southwest of Charing Cross. It stands on the River Thames, and features many parks and open spaces, including Richmond Park, and many protected conservation areas, which include much of Richmond Hill.
St Margarets
Suburb
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margarets is an affluent suburb and neighbourhood in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, about 9 miles west-southwest of central London. It is bounded by the Thames Tideway to the north-east, and the River Crane to the north-west and north where the land tapers between those rivers.
Sheen Priory
- Categories: Carthusian monastery, priory, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46773° or 51° 28′ 4″ northLongitude
-0.31593° or 0° 18′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C3XFM9M+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1212388348OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7492367
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Sheen Priory” goes by many names.
- French: “chartreuse de Jésus-de-Bethléem”
- French: “chartreuse de Sheen”
- French: “Chartreuse de Sheen”
- Russian: “Шин”
- Ukrainian: “Шин”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colin Duck Arena and Nat Duck Arena.
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