Snelshall Priory
Snelshall Priory was a Benedictine priory in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom, built around 1200. The priory was founded after Sybil d'Aungerville granted land at Tattenhoe to Lavendon Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery of 'White canons' who most likely started a cell at Snelshall.Photo: Mr Biz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: moated priory site and fishponds north of Briary Plantation
- Also known as: “Snelshall Benedictine Priory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HM Prison Woodhill and Church of St Mary, Whaddon.
HM Prison Woodhill
Prison
Photo: Mr Biz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
HM Prison Woodhill is a category B men's high security prison located in Milton Keynes, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. HM Prison Woodhill is situated 3,800 feet north of Snelshall Priory.
Church of St Mary, Whaddon
Church
Photo: Cameraman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary, Whaddon is situated 3,800 feet west of Snelshall Priory.
St Giles’s Church, Tattenhoe
Church
Photo: Guydrury, Public domain.
St. Giles's Church is a small 16th century Church of England church in Tattenhoe, a district in south-west Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is of modest size but is a Grade 2* listed building. St Giles’s Church, Tattenhoe is situated 1 mile southeast of Snelshall Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westcroft and Tattenhoe.
Westcroft
Suburb
Westcroft is a district in the western part of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, in the civil parish of Shenley Brook End. Westcroft District Centre is a large retail development that serves this side of Milton Keynes.
Tattenhoe
Suburb
Photo: Guydrury, Public domain.
Tattenhoe and Tattenhoe Park are adjacent neighbourhoods of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, in the ancient ecclesiastic parish of Tattenhoe. They are located at the south-western edge of the city, next to Whaddon in Aylesbury Vale, not far from the ruins of Snelshall Priory.
Furzton
Suburb
Furzton is a district in south-west Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and in the civil parish of Shenley Brook End The man-made Furzton Lake is a balancing lake that covers approximately half of the district. Furzton is situated 2 miles east of Snelshall Priory.
Snelshall Priory
- Categories: priory, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.00275° or 52° 0′ 10″ northLongitude
-0.81245° or 0° 48′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C4X253Q+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 46260973OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7547665
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In Other Languages
“Snelshall Priory” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Snelshall Priory”
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