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Calwich Abbey

Buildings and structures demolished in 1927Demolished buildings and structures in StaffordshireGrade II listed buildings in StaffordshireMonasteries in Staffordshire

Calwich Abbey, previously Calwich Priory, was in turn the name of a medieval Augustinian priory and two successive country houses built on the same site near Ellastone, Staffordshire.

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Calwich Abbey
Ashbourne Road, East Staffordshire Middle Mayfield

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Ashbourne Road
DE6 2JT East Staffordshire, Middle Mayfield
England, United Kingdom
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