Dudley Priory
Dudley Priory is a dissolved priory in Dudley, West Midlands (formerly Worcestershire), England. The ruins of the priory are located within Priory Park, alongside the Priory Estate, and is both a scheduled monument and Grade I listed. The ruins received this status on 14 September 1949.
The ruins of Dudley Priory | |
Location within West Midlands county | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Priory of Saint James |
| Order | Cluniac |
| Established | 1160 |
| Disestablished | c. 1530 |
| Dedicated to | St. James |
| Controlled churches | St. Michael, Cofton Hackett St. Edmund, Dudley St. Thomas, Dudley St. Laurence, Northfield All Saints', Sedgley |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Gervase de Paganel, Lord of Dudley |
| Important associated figures | John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Scheduled monument, Grade I listed |
| Site | |
| Location | Dudley, West Midlands, England |
| Coordinates | 52.5155°N 2.0851°W |
| Grid reference | SO943908 |
| Public access | Yes |
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