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Abbey Ruins Approximately 10 Metres South of Church of St Leonard

A Grade II* Listed Building in Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall, Warwickshire

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Latitude: 52.334 / 52°20'2"N

Longitude: -1.6756 / 1°40'32"W

OS Eastings: 422199

OS Northings: 270708

OS Grid: SP221707

Mapcode National: GBR 5LF.P5V

Mapcode Global: VHBX7.XL0L

Plus Code: 9C4W88MF+JQ

Entry Name: Abbey Ruins Approximately 10 Metres South of Church of St Leonard

Listing Date: 11 April 1967

Last Amended: 16 February 1990

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1365012

English Heritage Legacy ID: 308395

ID on this website: 101365012

Location: Wroxall, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35

County: Warwickshire

District: Warwick

Civil Parish: Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall

Traditional County: Warwickshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire

Church of England Parish: Honiley St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Coventry

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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

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