Abbey or priory · near Ludlow · Shropshire

Saint Mary the Virgin

Saint Mary the Virgin is an abbey or priory; it lies 2.1 km northwest of Ludlow. Close by, Ludlow Castle is 3.5 km away, one of 20 within 15 km.

Where

2.1 km

northwest of Ludlow

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Ludlow

Just outside Ludlow

Saint Mary the Virgin is 2.1 km northwest of Ludlow. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Ludlow.

Jan7° / 1°76 mm

Feb8° / 1°59 mm

Mar11° / 3°54 mm

Apr14° / 4°57 mm

May17° / 7°56 mm

Jun19° / 10°62 mm

Jul21° / 12°58 mm

Aug21° / 11°67 mm

Sep18° / 9°56 mm

Oct14° / 7°83 mm

Nov10° / 4°77 mm

Dec8° / 2°84 mm

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

About

Saint Mary the Virgin

Abbey or priory.

Type: Abbey or priory
Town: 2.1 km northwest of Ludlow

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

The map

Saint Mary the Virgin on the map

Orange: Saint Mary the Virgin.

Towns near it

Towns near Saint Mary the Virgin

Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1Ludlow
2Rockgreen

1 · 2.1 km southeast of it

Ludlow

10,037 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 4 km east of it

Rockgreen

243 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Saint Mary the Virgin is	People	Places to visit
Ludlow	2.1 km southeast of it	10,037	5
Rockgreen	4 km east of it	243	4

Make a day of it

More near Saint Mary the Virgin

Within 15 km you can add 5 castles and 3 historic houses.

CastleLudlow Castle3.5 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageStokesay Castle6.7 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle11 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustCroft Castle12 km away 5

Historic houseStokesay Court4.2 km away 6

CastleBrampton Bryan Castle12 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall13 km away 8

CastleHopton Castle12 km away

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

Saint Mary the Virgin: what to know

Where is Saint Mary the Virgin?

Saint Mary the Virgin is 2.1 km northwest of Ludlow, Shropshire.

What is Saint Mary the Virgin?

Abbey or priory.

When is the best time to visit Saint Mary the Virgin?

June to September are the warmest months in Ludlow, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Saint Mary the Virgin?

Within 15 km: Ludlow Castle (3.5 km), Stokesay Castle (6.7 km), Wigmore Castle (11 km) and Croft Castle (12 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)

Ludlow Castle: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stokesay Castle: Andy / Andrew Fogg from near Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wigmore Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Croft Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stokesay Court: PJMarriott, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brampton Bryan Castle: Philip Pankhurst https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/19770, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Berrington Hall: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hopton Castle: Ostrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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