Description

WROXALL A41
SP2270 (South-west side)
8/129 Abbey Ruins approx. 10m S of
11/04/67 Church of Saint Leonard
(Formerly listed as Remains of
Wroxall Priory, in grounds of
Wroxall Abbey (house))
GV II*
Part of Abbey building, now ruin. Probably early C12, with alterations, c.1866
for James Dugdale. Squared coursed stone, with some C19 brick. Rectangular plan.
Single-storey, 2-bay range. Doorway to west. Fragmentary remains of 2-bay
vaulted roof. History: abbey founded as a priory forBenedictine ruins c.1135.
This portion of the ruins is thought to be the former chapter house but may have
been altered c.1866 when James Dugdale built a new Wroxall Abbey house, now
Wroxall Abbey School main building (q.v.).
(Buildings of England: Warwickshire: 1966, pp483-484; VCH: Warwickshire: VCH:
Warwickshire: Vol.3: 1945, pp215-216)
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Listing NGR: SP2219870710

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17552530

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)