SK7089 : Mattersey Priory Ruins
near to Wiseton, Nottinghamshire, Great Britain
Mattersey Priory Ruins.
Built 1185 in what must have been a lonely and remote spot by the River Idle. Housed 6 canons of the Order of St. Gilbert of Sempringham , and 10 lay brethren to cultivate the fields. Destroyed by fire 1279. and finally demolished with the monastic dissolution 1538.
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- SK7089, 3 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Paul Eggleston (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 1 May, 2007
- Submitted
- Friday, 4 May, 2007
- Category
- Ruin (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SK 703 895 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:23.8972N 0:56.6517W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: SK 702 894
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- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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