The Priory of St John
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The Priory of St John
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 14 Dec 2022
This building can trace its history to the thirteenth century at least and has given the street its name. It was a significant establishment with links to Glastonbury Abbey, initially beginning as a hospital for the aged and infirm in the early 1200s under Bishop Jocelyn. By 1350 it was made a priory for a prior, chaplain and ten brethren and the whole site appears to have extended much further than the present structure. However, it came to a close in the Dissolution of 1539. Grade I listed.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.207089
Longitude
-2.648404