St Bees Priory

St Bees Priory is the parish church of , , in . There is evidence of a pre-Norman religious site, on which a Benedictine priory was founded by the first Norman Lord of Egremont William Meschin.
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  • Anglican church
  • Description: church, formerly Benedictine priory in Cumbria, England, UK, a cell of St Mary’s, York
  • Also known as
    “Church of St Mary and St Bega”
    “Priory Church of St Mary & St Bega”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Bees railway station and St Bees School.
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is a railway station serving the village of in , England. is situated 730 feet southeast of St Bees Priory.
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is a co-educational fee-charging… is situated 690 feet east of St Bees Priory.
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is a hotel building, which is situated 820 feet southeast of St Bees Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coulderton and Moor Row.
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is a coastal village in , England. is situated 2 miles southeast of St Bees Priory.
Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , . is situated 2½ miles northeast of St Bees Priory.
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is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of , England. is situated 2½ miles east of St Bees Priory.

St Bees Priory

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Latitude
54.49389° or 54° 29′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.59346° or 3° 35′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C6RFCV4+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 317380490
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­anglican
Wiki­data ID
Q7592633

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Latin—“St Bees Priory” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت بيز بريورى”
  • Latin: “Prioratus de sancta Bega”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New College Hall and St Bees Priory graveyard.

Nearby Places

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