Abbey or priory · near Bishops Wood · Staffordshire

White Ladies Priory

Look for White Ladies Priory, an abbey or priory, 1.8 km south of Bishops Wood. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Boscobel House, 1.3 km away, leads the 30 other places within 15 km.

Photo: White Ladies Priory, John M (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.8 km

south of Bishops Wood

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Bishops Wood

Just outside Bishops Wood

White Ladies Priory is 1.8 km south of Bishops Wood. 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; Bishops Wood has 4 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

The warmest afternoons in Bishops Wood run June to September, at 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°64 mm

Feb8° / 1°47 mm

Mar10° / 2°47 mm

Apr14° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 10°66 mm

Jul22° / 11°62 mm

Aug21° / 11°65 mm

Sep18° / 9°59 mm

Oct14° / 7°69 mm

Nov10° / 4°66 mm

Dec8° / 1°70 mm

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

About

White Ladies Priory

The site is kept up by English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 2 languages.

Bishops Wood’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1.8 km south of Bishops Wood
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/white-ladies-priory

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

The map

Its place on the map

Find White Ladies Priory in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to White Ladies Priory

With 11,867 people, Codsall is the largest of the 5. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 1.8 km north of it

Bishops Wood

331 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km southwest of it

Albrighton

6,983 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 4.4 km southeast of it

Codsall

11,867 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 4.8 km east of it

Brewood

2,552 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where White Ladies Priory is	People	Places to visit
Bishops Wood	1.8 km north of it	331	7
Albrighton	2.3 km southwest of it	6,983	14
Codsall	4.4 km southeast of it	11,867	12
Brewood	4.8 km east of it	2,552	5
Wheaton Aston	5.8 km northeast of it	1,995	4

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Nearby, 30 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a palace.

Historic house · English HeritageBoscobel House1.3 km away 2

PalaceWeston Hall3.6 km away 3

MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery12 km away · 159K visitors a year 4

MuseumRAF Museum Midlands4.4 km away 5

Historic houseChillington Hall3.8 km away 6

Garden · National TrustWightwick Manor Gardens10 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustMoseley Old Hall11 km away 8

MuseumBlists Hill Victorian Town14 km away

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

Know before you visit White Ladies Priory

Where is White Ladies Priory?

White Ladies Priory is 1.8 km south of Bishops Wood, Staffordshire.

What is White Ladies Priory?

Priory in Boscobel, Shropshire, England, UK.

Who runs White Ladies Priory?

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

When is the best time to visit White Ladies Priory?

June to September are the warmest months in Bishops Wood, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is White Ladies Priory a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near White Ladies Priory?

Within 15 km: Boscobel House (1.3 km), Weston Hall (3.6 km), Wolverhampton Art Gallery (12 km) and RAF Museum Midlands (4.4 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)

White Ladies Priory: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Boscobel House: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Weston Hall: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
RAF Museum Midlands: Voice of Clam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Chillington Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wightwick Manor Gardens: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moseley Old Hall: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blists Hill Victorian Town: The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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