Abbey or priory · near Telford · Shropshire

Buildwas Abbey

Head 600 m southwest of Telford for Buildwas Abbey. It counts as a scheduled monument. Wenlock Priory, 4.5 km away, leads the 46 other places within 15 km.

Photo: Buildwas Abbey, Grahamec (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

600 m

southwest of Telford

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#922 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Telford

Just outside Telford

Buildwas Abbey is 600 m southwest of Telford. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Telford has 394 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Highs of 18–22°C mark June to September in Telford.

Jan7° / 2°60 mm

Feb8° / 1°51 mm

Mar10° / 2°47 mm

Apr14° / 4°55 mm

May17° / 7°55 mm

Jun20° / 9°73 mm

Jul22° / 11°61 mm

Aug21° / 11°62 mm

Sep18° / 9°60 mm

Oct14° / 6°72 mm

Nov10° / 3°64 mm

Dec8° / 1°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Telford, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Telford. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Telford’s full climate →

About

Buildwas Abbey

Care of the site is provided by English Heritage. 6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Telford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: 600 m southwest of Telford
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/buildwas-abbey

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Buildwas Abbey

Orange shows Buildwas Abbey; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that list Buildwas Abbey

The 8 towns are led in size by Telford, with 156,890 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 600 m northeast of it

Telford

156,890 people · 24 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km southeast of it

Broseley

5,596 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3.8 km southwest of it

Much Wenlock

1,766 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km west of it

Cressage

731 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Buildwas Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Telford	600 m northeast of it	156,890	24
Broseley	2.7 km southeast of it	5,596	17
Much Wenlock	3.8 km southwest of it	1,766	5
Cressage	4.3 km west of it	731	6
Cross Houses	11 km west of it	825	7
Acton Burnell	11 km west of it	407	2
Shifnal	12 km east of it	8,973	10
Bridgnorth	13 km southeast of it	12,172	8

Make a day of it

While you are near Buildwas Abbey

Our list has 46 more within 15 km, among them 5 museums, an abbey or priory and a historic house.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWenlock Priory4.5 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustBenthall Hall2.4 km away 3

MuseumBlists Hill Victorian Town5.4 km away 4MuseumMuseumEnginuity2.6 km away 5

MuseumCoalbrookdale Museum of Iron2.7 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageActon Burnell Castle11 km away 7

MuseumThe Darby Houses2.6 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of the Gorge2.7 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Buildwas Abbey

Where is Buildwas Abbey?

Buildwas Abbey is 600 m southwest of Telford, Shropshire.

What is Buildwas Abbey?

Abbey.

Who runs Buildwas Abbey?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Buildwas Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Telford, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Buildwas Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Buildwas Abbey?

Within 15 km: Wenlock Priory (4.5 km), Benthall Hall (2.4 km), Blists Hill Victorian Town (5.4 km) and Enginuity (2.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Buildwas Abbey: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wenlock Priory: Speedbird2064, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Benthall Hall: Gammock, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blists Hill Victorian Town: The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Acton Burnell Castle: MortimerCat, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Darby Houses: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of the Gorge: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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