Ankerwycke Priory
Ankerwycke Priory was a priory of Benedictine nuns in Buckinghamshire, England. The priory was established around 1160 by Gilbert de Muntfichet and his son Richard, dedicated to St.Photo: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds
- Also known as: “Ankerwyke Priory” and “St Mary’s Priory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ankerwycke Yew and Runnymede.
Ankerwycke Yew
Photo: Rcalhoun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ankerwycke Yew is an ancient yew tree close to the ruins of St Mary's Priory, the site of a Benedictine nunnery built in the 12th century, near Wraysbury in Berkshire, England.
Runnymede
Park
Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, bordering Berkshire and just over 20 miles west of central London.
Magna Carta Island
Island
Magna Carta Island is an ait in the River Thames in England, on the reach above Bell Weir Lock. It is in Berkshire facing water-meadows forming Runnymede.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hythe End and Wraysbury.
Hythe End
Village
Photo: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wraysbury is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in England. It is under the western approach path of London Heathrow Airport.
Wraysbury
Village
Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wraysbury is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in England. It is under the western approach path of London Heathrow Airport.
Egham
Town
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Egham is a town in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately 19 miles west of central London. First settled in the Bronze Age, the town was under the control of Chertsey Abbey for much of the Middle Ages.
Ankerwycke Priory
- Categories: priory, archaeological site, building, monastery, tourism, and historic site
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.4442° or 51° 26′ 39″ northLongitude
-0.55656° or 0° 33′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C3XCCVV+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 203986130OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q4766038
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Ankerwycke Priory” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ankerwycke Priory”
- Portuguese: “Priorado de Ankerwycke”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Runnymede Pleasure Ground and Langham Pond.
Nearby Places
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