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Westwood Priory

1153 establishments in England12th-century establishments in England1537 disestablishments in EnglandAC with 0 elementsBenedictine nunneries in England
Christian monasteries established in the 12th centuryMonasteries in WorcestershireUnited Kingdom Christian monastery stubs

Westwood Priory (priory of St. Mary) was a priory of Benedictine nuns founded in 1153, near Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. It was a daughter house of Fontevraud Abbey, seized by the English crown in 1537 during the Dissolution of the monasteries.

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Westwood Priory
Westwood Way, Wychavon Westlands

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WR9 0HE Wychavon, Westlands
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