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St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester

St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester is a grade I listed priory in Gloucester, Gloucestershire. Nearby, Gloucester Cathedral (300 m) heads a list of 37 within 15 km. Its story is told in 7 languages on Wikipedia.

Photo: St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester, Philafrenzy (CC0)

Where

In Gloucester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Gloucester

Inside Gloucester

St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester is inside Gloucester’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Gloucester has 442 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

The best months to visit

Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Gloucester.

Jan8° / 3°65 mm

Feb9° / 2°45 mm

Mar11° / 4°46 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May18° / 8°54 mm

Jun21° / 11°57 mm

Jul23° / 13°60 mm

Aug22° / 13°68 mm

Sep19° / 11°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 5°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°73 mm

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

About

St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester

Grade I listed priory in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

In Gloucester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Gloucester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Gloucester

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

The map

Around St Oswald's Priory, mapped

Find St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns close to St Oswald's Priory

The biggest base of the 8 is Gloucester (118,562 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Gloucester

118,562 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Longford

2,536 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Maisemore

538 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km northeast of it

Twigworth

380 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester is	People	Places to visit
Gloucester	It’s in town	118,562	23
Longford	1.7 km northeast of it	2,536	17
Maisemore	2.5 km northwest of it	538	16
Twigworth	2.6 km northeast of it	380	17
Churchdown	2.8 km northeast of it	13,480	18
Highnam	3.1 km west of it	1,920	17
Sandhurst	3.7 km north of it	269	16
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	4.1 km southwest of it	21,125	18

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near St Oswald's Priory

Nearby, 37 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a cathedral.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral300 m away 2

CastleGloucester Castle700 m away 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreyfriars, Gloucester600 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBlackfriars600 m away 5

MuseumMuseum of Gloucester700 m away 6

MuseumGloucester Waterways Museum900 m away 7

MuseumThe Folk of Gloucester300 m away 8

MuseumSoldiers of Gloucestershire600 m away

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

Asked about St Oswald's Priory

Where is St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester?

St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester is in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester?

Grade I listed priory in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester?

May to September are the warmest months in Gloucester, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester?

Within 15 km: Gloucester Cathedral (300 m), Gloucester Castle (700 m), Greyfriars, Gloucester (600 m) and Blackfriars (600 m).

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)

St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester: Philafrenzy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucester Castle: William Andrew (1848-1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Greyfriars, Gloucester: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackfriars: Philafrenzy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Gloucester: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucester Waterways Museum: Jongleur100, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Folk of Gloucester: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Soldiers of Gloucestershire: Own work by Chris Ryland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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