Remains of Burscough Priory is a Grade I listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1953. A Late C12 Priory.
Remains of Burscough Priory
- WRENN ID
- north-keep-primrose
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1953
- Type
- Priory
- Address
- Remains of Burscough Priory, Abbey Lane
- OS grid reference
- SD 434 099
- Coordinates
- 53.58303, -2.85627
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of Burscough Priory are the remnants of an Augustinian priory founded in the late 12th century. The structure includes two piers located at the junction of the north transept and the crossing, along with the respond of the north arcade and the stump of the north wall of the chancel, which are likely from the late 13th century. Both piers are cruciform in shape, featuring broach bases and remnants of chamfered shafts. Notably, the east pier has a small cusped niche or piscina at its base. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Local climate
Remains of Burscough Priory sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,220 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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