St Oswald’s Priory

St Oswald's Priory was founded by Æthelflæd, daughter of Alfred the Great, and her husband Æthelred, ealdorman of Mercia, in the late 880s or the 890s.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: Grade I listed priory in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Gloucester Priory”, “Saint Oswald’s Minster & Medieval Priory”, “St Oswald’s Priory (St Catherine’s Church)”, and “St Oswald’s Priory, Gloucester”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gloucester Cathedral and St Mary de Lode Church.

Church
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, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the . is situated 790 feet south of St Oswald’s Priory.

Church
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is a Church of England church immediately outside the grounds of . It is believed by some to be on the site of the first Christian church in Britain. is situated 460 feet southwest of St Oswald’s Priory.

Museum
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is a community centre which is housed in three of the oldest buildings in the , two Tudor merchant's house and a 17th-century town house. is situated 990 feet southwest of St Oswald’s Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gloucester and Walham.

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is the county town of in West Country. A major attraction of the city is Cathedral, which is the burial place of King Edward II.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in parish, north of , England. It lies on the banks of the and north of the A40 road. It is a suburb of , which is to its south.

Suburb
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is a village in , England, 2 mi west of . It lies on the A40 road in the parish of , on the west bank of the .

St Oswald’s Priory

Latitude
51.86939° or 51° 52′ 10″ north
Longitude
-2.2477° or 2° 14′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C3VVQ92+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 821789039
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q3402932
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“St Oswald’s Priory” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Прыярат Святога Освальда”
  • Catalan: “Priorat de Sant Oswald de Gloucester”
  • Chinese: “圣奥斯瓦尔德修道院”
  • Chinese: “格洛斯特圣奥斯瓦德修道院”
  • Chinese: “格洛斯特聖奧斯瓦德修道院”
  • Chinese: “聖奧斯瓦爾德修道院”
  • Dutch: “Priorij van Sint-Oswald”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير سانت اوزوالد”
  • French: “prieuré Saint-Oswald”
  • French: “Prieuré Saint-Oswald”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა ოსვალდის პრიორი, გლოსტერი (საეკლესიო მონასტერი გლოსტერში, ინგლისი)”
  • Indonesian: “Priorat Santo Oswald”
  • Irish: “St Oswald’s Priory”
  • Portuguese: “Priorado de Santo Osvaldo, Gloucester”
  • Spanish: “Priorato de San Oswald (Gloucester)”
  • Swedish: “St Oswalds priorkloster”

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Highlights include St Oswald’s Priory Roman tilery and Saint Mary Congregational Church.

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