Woodspring Priory

Map sources for Woodspring Priory at grid reference ST341661

Woodspring Priory is a former Augustinian priory beside the Bristol Channel about 4 km north east of Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset. It was founded in the early 13th century, and dedicated to Saint Thomas Becket (the founder was a grandson of Reginald Fitzurse, one of Becket's murderers). After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory was converted into a farmhouse. It is now owned by the Landmark Trust and rented out as holiday accommodation, and there is also a small museum on the site. It is near to the scenic promontory of Middle Hope and Sand Point, owned by the National Trust. The priory gave its name to the former Woodspring district of the County of Avon.