Lilleshall Abbey
Lilleshall Abbey was an Augustinian abbey in Shropshire, England, today located 6 miles north of Telford. It was founded between 1145 and 1148 and followed the austere customs and observance of the Abbey of Arrouaise in northern France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Donnington Wood Canal and Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Donnington Wood Canal
Canal
Photo: Bob1960evens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Donnington Wood Canal was a 5.5-mile private canal in East Shropshire, England, which ran from coal pits owned by Earl Gower at Donnington Wood to Pave Lane on the Wolverhampton to Newport Turnpike Road. Donnington Wood Canal is situated 3,900 feet north of Lilleshall Abbey.
Church of St Michael and All Angels
Church
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 1 mile northwest of Lilleshall Abbey.
Lilleshall Hall
Building
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Lilleshall Hall is a large former country house and estate in the fields of Lilleshall, Shropshire, England. It is run by Serco Leisure Operating Ltd on behalf of Sport England as one of three National Sports Centres, alongside Bisham Abbey and Plas y Brenin. Lilleshall Hall is situated 4,100 feet east of Lilleshall Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muxton and Sheriffhales.
Muxton
Suburb
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Muxton is a village in the parish of Donnington and Muxton in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England. It situated between the towns of Newport, Oakengates and Telford.
Sheriffhales
Village
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Sheriffhales is a scattered village in Shropshire, England, 4 miles north-east of Telford, 3 miles north of Shifnal and 4 miles south of Newport. The name derives from Halh and scīr-rēfa which is a combination of Hales and Sheriff. Sheriffhales is situated 2 miles southeast of Lilleshall Abbey.
Donnington
Suburb
Photo: Mike White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donnington is a village in the parish of Donnington and Muxton in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. The population of Donnington Ward was 6,883 at the 2011 census. Donnington is situated 2 miles west of Lilleshall Abbey.
Lilleshall Abbey
- Type: Ruins
- Description: monastery in Shropshire, England, UK
- Categories: abbey, monastery ruins, and historic site
- Location: Lilleshall and Donnington, Telford and Wrekin, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7239° or 52° 43′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.39129° or 2° 23′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C4VPJF5+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 188289702OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q6548035
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In Other Languages
“Lilleshall Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “利勒捨爾修道院”
- Chinese: “利勒舍爾修道院”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lilleshall Abbey and Abbey Wood.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lilleshall Abbey”. Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0.