St Mary's Priory
St Mary's Priory is a Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds. It is 300 m southeast of Old Windsor and Wraysbury. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.
Abbey or priory near Old Windsor and Wraysbury
Just outside Old Windsor and Wraysbury
St Mary's Priory is 300 m southeast of Old Windsor and Wraysbury. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Old Windsor and Wraysbury has 26 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
In Old Windsor and Wraysbury, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–23°C.
St Mary's Priory
Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia. Our list has 90 more places within 15 km; first among them is Windsor Castle, at 5.5 km.
Old Windsor and Wraysbury’s listed buildings and monuments →
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 300 m southeast of Old Windsor and Wraysbury
Where it sits
Spot St Mary's Priory in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to St Mary's Priory
With 28,003 people, Egham is the largest of the 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
- 1Old Windsor and Wraysbury
- 2Hythe End
- 3Egham
- 4Bishopsgate
- 5Horton
- 6Staines-upon-Thames
- 7Virginia Water
- 8Poyle
Old Windsor and Wraysbury
Hythe End
Egham
Bishopsgate
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where St Mary's Priory is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Windsor and Wraysbury | 300 m northwest of it | 7,689 | 31 |
| Hythe End | 800 m east of it | 446 | 27 |
| Egham | 900 m south of it | 28,003 | 37 |
| Bishopsgate | 1 km west of it | 302 | 29 |
| Horton | 1.7 km northeast of it | 844 | 22 |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 2.1 km southeast of it | 21,327 | 31 |
| Virginia Water | 3.2 km south of it | 5,185 | 34 |
| Poyle | 3.2 km northeast of it | 1,736 | 11 |
Worth adding to a visit
Our list has 90 more within 15 km, among them 2 castles, 2 gardens and 2 theme parks.
CastleWindsor Castle5.5 km away2
Garden · National TrustRunnymede400 m away3Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park5.4 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)4
Historic houseFrogmore House4.2 km away5
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor7 km away · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)6
Historic houseCumberland Lodge3.7 km away7CastleCastleFort Belvedere5.9 km away8
GardenFrogmore Estate4.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about St Mary's Priory
Where is St Mary's Priory?
St Mary's Priory is 300 m southeast of Old Windsor and Wraysbury, Berkshire.
What is St Mary's Priory?
Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds.
When is the best time to visit St Mary's Priory?
May to September are the warmest months in Old Windsor and Wraysbury, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is St Mary's Priory a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near St Mary's Priory?
Within 15 km: Windsor Castle (5.5 km), Runnymede (400 m), Thorpe Park (5.4 km) and Frogmore House (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 (7)
- St Mary's Priory: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frogmore House: Gill Hicks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cumberland Lodge: The original uploader was Jadriaen at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Frogmore Estate: Karen Roe from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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