Norton Priory
Norton Priory is a historic site in Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, comprising the remains of an abbey complex dating from the 12th to 16th centuries, and an 18th-century country house; it is now a museum.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: historic site in Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Norton Priory Museum & Gardens” and “Norton Priory Museum and Gardens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fountains Wood and Halton Castle.
Fountains Wood
Forest
Fountains Wood is a woodland in Cheshire, England, near Runcorn. It covers a total area of 1.08 hectares. It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust.
Halton Castle
Ruins
Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Halton Castle is a castle in the village of Halton, part of the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. The castle is on the top of Halton Hill, a sandstone prominence overlooking the village. Halton Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Norton Priory.
Seneschal’s House, Halton
Heritage site
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
The Seneschal's House stands at the corner of Halton Brow and Main Street in Runcorn, Liverpool City Region. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Seneschal’s House, Halton is situated 1 mile southwest of Norton Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and Norton.
Norton
Suburb
Norton is an area in the eastern part of the town of Runcorn, in the Halton district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It was originally a separate village 3 miles to the east of Runcorn, but in the 1970s and 1980s became absorbed within Runcorn by the expansion of its new town.
Norton Priory
- Categories: priory, abbey, archaeological site, independent museum, and historic site
- Location: Halton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.34236° or 53° 20′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.67936° or 2° 40′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C5V88RC+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 28331152OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q3403027
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Serbo-Croatian—“Norton Priory” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “諾頓小修道院”
- French: “prieuré de Norton”
- French: “Prieuré de Norton”
- Irish: “Norton Priory”
- Malayalam: “നോർട്ടൺ പ്രയറി”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Norton Priory”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Norton Priory and The small Summer House.
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