White Ladies Priory
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Overview
Only the ruins are left of this Augustinian nunnery, which dates from 1158 and was destroyed in the Civil War. After the Battle of Worcester, Charles II hid here and in the nearby woods before going on to Boscobel House.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open any reasonable time during daylight hours
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
About the area
Perhaps nowhere else in England will you find a county so deeply rural and with so much variety as Shropshire. Choose a clear day, climb to the top of The Wrekin, and look down on that ‘land of lost content’ so wistfully evoked by A E Housman.
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Dalraddy Cottage
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