What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Wiltshire.
Lacock Abbey, including the Oriel Window, was founded by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, in the early 13th century as a Cistercian nunnery. The abbey is significant as one of the few nunneries to survive the Dissolution of the Monasteries, later becoming a priory under Henry VIII.
Places near here
Great HallHeritage attraction · 117 yd
CloisterHeritage attraction · 118 yd
Sundial on Terrace South East of Lacock AbbeyListed building · 119 yd
Lacock Abbey with Stable YardListed building · 133 yd
Abbey GroundsWood · 321 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 435 yd
MilestoneMonument or public art · 1051 yd
The Rising Sun, Bowden HillMountain or hill · 1.1 mi
Naish Hill FarmMountain or hill · 1.2 mi
Milestone, Bewley CommonMonument or public art · 1.2 mi
Upper Selves WoodWood · 1.6 mi
Yelde HallMemorial · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Neil Kennedy · CC BY-SA 2.0