Greyfriars, Stamford

Greyfriars, Stamford was a Franciscan friary in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It was one of many religious houses suppressed and closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. The site is now part of the NHS Stamford and Rutland Hospital.

Greyfriars, Stamford
The surviving 14th-century gatehouse to the medieval friary
TypeFriary
LocationStamford, Lincolnshire, England
Coordinates52°39′17.9″N 0°28′11.9″W
BuiltFriary prior to c.1230
Gatehouse (extant) early 14th century
Scheduled monument
Official nameWhitefriars Gate
Reference no.1005006
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