Abbey or priory · Polesworth · Warwickshire

Polesworth Abbey

Polesworth Abbey is a Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Look also at Tamworth Castle, 5.9 km away, first of 26 more within 15 km.

Photo: Polesworth Abbey, JohnArmagh (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Polesworth

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Polesworth

Inside Polesworth

Polesworth Abbey is inside Polesworth’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Polesworth has 13 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

Warm weather in Polesworth runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°52 mm

Feb8° / 2°42 mm

Mar11° / 3°41 mm

Apr14° / 4°44 mm

May17° / 7°49 mm

Jun20° / 10°61 mm

Jul22° / 12°58 mm

Aug22° / 12°57 mm

Sep19° / 10°52 mm

Oct14° / 7°60 mm

Nov10° / 4°59 mm

Dec8° / 2°59 mm

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

About

Polesworth Abbey

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.

Polesworth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Polesworth
Official site: polesworthabbey.heralded.org.uk

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

The map

Around Polesworth Abbey, mapped

The map puts Polesworth Abbey in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns that count Polesworth Abbey

Tamworth tops the 8 for size, at 76,074 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Polesworth

1,955 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 200 m south of it

Polesworth and Dordon

7,552 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km northeast of it

Warton

1,472 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km west of it

Tamworth

76,074 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Polesworth Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Polesworth	It’s in town	1,955	3
Polesworth and Dordon	200 m south of it	7,552	4
Warton	1.6 km northeast of it	1,472	4
Tamworth	1.6 km west of it	76,074	9
Grendon	2.9 km south of it	2,427	2
Baddesley Ensor	4 km south of it	1,285	2
Wood End (North Warwickshire)	4.3 km southwest of it	1,562	2
Piccadilly	4.4 km southwest of it	431	5

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Choose from 26 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 zoos and 2 museums.

CastleTamworth Castle5.9 km away 2

ZooTwycross Zoo6.8 km away 3

ZooDrayton Manor Zoo6.7 km away 4

MuseumStatfold Barn Railway and Museum4.2 km away 5

CastleHartshill Castle10 km away 6

CastleMaxstoke Castle14 km away 7

AttractionStormforce 107 km away 8

MuseumMiddleton Hall8.3 km away

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

Polesworth Abbey in questions

Where is Polesworth Abbey?

Polesworth Abbey is in Polesworth, Warwickshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Polesworth Abbey?

Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Polesworth Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Polesworth, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Polesworth Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Polesworth Abbey?

Within 15 km: Tamworth Castle (5.9 km), Twycross Zoo (6.8 km), Drayton Manor Zoo (6.7 km) and Statfold Barn Railway and Museum (4.2 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 (9)

Polesworth Abbey: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tamworth Castle: Stan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Twycross Zoo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Drayton Manor Zoo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Statfold Barn Railway and Museum: A M Hurrell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hartshill Castle: Brett Lees-Smith from Nuneaton, Warwickshire,, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maxstoke Castle: Steve Wilson from Marchwood, The New Forest, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stormforce 10: Cz98, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Middleton Hall: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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