St Bees Priory
St Bees Priory is the parish church of St Bees, Cumbria, in England. 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.Photo: Dougsim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- 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” and “Priory Church of St Mary & St Bega”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Bees railway station and St Bees School.
St Bees railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sumanah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Bees railway station is a railway station serving the village of St Bees in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. St Bees railway station is situated 730 feet southeast of St Bees Priory.
St Bees School
School
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Bees School is a co-educational fee-charging school, located in the West Cumbrian village of St Bees, England. In 1583, it was founded by Edmund Grindal, the Archbishop of Canterbury, as a free grammar school for boys. St Bees School is situated 690 feet east of St Bees Priory.
Grindal House
Hotel building
Photo: Nthep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grindal House 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.
Coulderton
Hamlet
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coulderton is a coastal village in Cumbria, England. It is located just to the southwest of Egremont. Coulderton is situated 2 miles southeast of St Bees Priory.
Moor Row
Village
Photo: Nigel Monckton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moor Row is a village in Cumbria, North West England. It is in Egremont civil parish and lies on a minor road off the A595, south-east of Whitehaven. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 759. Moor Row is situated 2½ miles northeast of St Bees Priory.
Egremont
Town
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Egremont is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park, five miles south of Whitehaven and on the River Ehen. Egremont is situated 2½ miles east of St Bees Priory.
St Bees Priory
- Categories: priory, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: St. Bees, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.49389° or 54° 29′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.59346° or 3° 35′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C6RFCV4+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 317380490OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata 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.
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