Suffolk
St. Edmundsbury District
Clare

Clare Priory

Clare Priory is a religious house in England, originally established in 1248 as the first house of the Augustinian Friars in England. It is situated on the banks of the River Stour, a short distance away from the medieval village of .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: house of Augustinian friars in Suffolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Clare Austin Friary” and “Clare Friary”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ancient House, Clare and K6 Telephone Kiosk (Between Lloyd’s Bank And The Old Bear And Crown Public House).

Museum
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The Ancient House is a medieval timber-framed and partly pargeted building located in in , England. It is a Grade I listed building. is situated 1,300 feet north of Clare Priory.

Art gallery
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is an art gallery, which is situated 1,000 feet north of Clare Priory.

Church
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St Peter and St Paul's Church, Clare is a Grade I listed in the Church of England in . It is one of the largest in , and is included by Simon Jenkins in his 2009 book England's Thousand Best Churches, where he awards it three stars. is situated 1,500 feet north of Clare Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stoke-by-Clare and Poslingford.

Village
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is a small village and civil parish in Suffolk located in the valley of the River Stour, about two miles west of . In 1124 Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford, moved the Benedictine Priory that had been established at his castle in Clare to . is situated 2 miles southwest of Clare Priory.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of in eastern England, with a stream that feeds the into the Chilton stream and then the Suffolk Stour. is situated 2 miles north of Clare Priory.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Stour Valley in , England. is situated 2½ miles east of Clare Priory.

Clare Priory

Latitude
52.07515° or 52° 4′ 31″ north
Longitude
0.5808° or 0° 34′ 51″ east
Open location code
9F423HGJ+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 388918892
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5126238
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Clare Priory” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Clare Priory”
  • French: “prieuré de Clare”
  • French: “Prieuré de Clare”
  • Russian: “Клер (монастырь)”
  • Russian: “монастырь Клер”
  • Swedish: “Clare Priory”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church and Clare United Reformed Church.

Nearby Places

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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 “Clare Priory”. Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.