Abbey or priory · near Little Staughton · Bedfordshire

Bushmead Priory

Bushmead Priory is an Augustinian priory 800m Northeast of Bushmead Cross. This one stands 1.6 km southeast of Little Staughton. It is protected as a scheduled monument.

Where

1.6 km

southeast of Little Staughton

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–23°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Little Staughton

Just outside Little Staughton

Bushmead Priory is 1.6 km southeast of Little Staughton. 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; Little Staughton has 8 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

Month by month in Little Staughton

Afternoons in Little Staughton reach 19–23°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°57 mm

Feb8° / 1°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°39 mm

Apr14° / 4°44 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun20° / 10°49 mm

Jul23° / 12°54 mm

Aug22° / 12°60 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 7°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°59 mm

Dec8° / 2°57 mm

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

About

Bushmead Priory

The site is kept up by English Heritage. Add Kimbolton Castle, 7 km away, to a visit; it leads 20 places within 15 km.

Little Staughton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: 1.6 km southeast of Little Staughton
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/bushmead-priory

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

The map

The way to Bushmead Priory

The numbers show what else is near Bushmead Priory, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Bushmead Priory

Largest of the 5 is St Neots, home to 33,262. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 1.6 km northwest of it

Little Staughton

479 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 3.9 km north of it

Great Staughton

851 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 4.7 km east of it

Hail Weston

579 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km southeast of it

Wyboston

618 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Bushmead Priory is	People	Places to visit
Little Staughton	1.6 km northwest of it	479	2
Great Staughton	3.9 km north of it	851	2
Hail Weston	4.7 km east of it	579	3
Wyboston	4.7 km southeast of it	618	4
St Neots	4.9 km east of it	33,262	4

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Around it, within 15 km, lie 20 more, including 3 castles, 3 museums and a fort.

CastleKimbolton Castle7 km away 2

FortBuckden Towers10 km away 3

CastleEaton Socon Castle6 km away 4

CastleBedford Castle13 km away 5

Historic houseColworth House13 km away 6

MuseumJohn Bunyan museum13 km away 7

MuseumThe Higgins13 km away 8

MuseumSt Neots Museum6.7 km away

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

Asked about Bushmead Priory

Where is Bushmead Priory?

Bushmead Priory is 1.6 km southeast of Little Staughton, Bedfordshire.

What is Bushmead Priory?

Augustinian priory 800m Northeast of Bushmead Cross in Staploe, Bedfordshire, England, UK.

Who runs Bushmead Priory?

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

When is the best time to visit Bushmead Priory?

June to September are the warmest months in Little Staughton, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bushmead Priory a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Bushmead Priory?

Within 15 km: Kimbolton Castle (7 km), Buckden Towers (10 km), Eaton Socon Castle (6 km) and Bedford Castle (13 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)

Kimbolton Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckden Towers: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eaton Socon Castle: Chris Jefferies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bedford Castle: Matthew Paris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Colworth House: Lecomte99 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
John Bunyan museum: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Higgins: Simon Speed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
St Neots Museum: Logomachy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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