Birkenhead Priory

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Birkenhead Priory is a historic medieval monastery and one of the oldest standing buildings on Merseyside, located in the town of Birkenhead, England.

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Birkenhead Priory canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Historic building
Monastery
Priory
Tourist attraction
administeredBy Wirral Council
architecturalStyle Medieval architecture
associatedWith St Mary’s Church, Birkenhead
category Buildings and structures in Birkenhead
Grade I listed monasteries
Monasteries in Merseyside
Tourist attractions in Merseyside
country England
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
foundedBy Benedictine monks
linked to: Benedictines
foundedInCentury 12th century
foundedInYear 1150s
governedBy Wirral Metropolitan Borough
hasFunction Heritage site
Museum
hasPart Chapter House
Cloister area
Monastic buildings ruins
Refectory ruins
St Mary’s Tower
hasUse Educational site
Event venue
hasViewOf Cammell Laird shipyard
linked to: Cammell Laird

River Mersey
hasWebsite official site of Birkenhead Priory
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
locatedIn Birkenhead
Merseyside
North West England
United Kingdom
locatedInHistoricCounty Cheshire
locatedNear River Mersey
locatedOpposite Liverpool
material Sandstone
nearTransport Birkenhead Hamilton Square railway station
Woodside Ferry Terminal
oneOfOldestBuildingsIn Merseyside
openToPublic true
religiousOrder Benedictine Order
linked to: Benedictines
usedAs Parish church site

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Birkenhead hasLandmark Birkenhead Priory
Birkenhead hasReligiousSite Birkenhead Priory
Woodside hasNearbyAttraction Birkenhead Priory
Birkenhead Town Hall locatedNear Birkenhead Priory