Priory of St Milburga (Ruins) is a Grade I listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1950. A Medieval Ruins.

Priory of St Milburga (Ruins)

WRENN ID
waning-steel-grove
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1950
Type
Ruins
Period
Medieval
Address
Priory of St Milburga (Ruins), Much Wenlock
OS grid reference
SJ 624 000
Coordinates
52.59715, -2.55524
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Priory of St Milburga, now in ruins, was originally refounded around 1080 and is of Cluniac origin. The exposed foundations reveal much of the original ground plan. From the 13th century church, there are remnants of the west front, three west bays of the south nave aisle with an intact chamber above, three bays of the north transept, and a substantial section of the south transept, which is an important work. The east claustral range features a vaulted chamber and a three-arched entrance to the chapter house, which is roofless and showcases excellent late 12th-century arcading. There is also a building to the southeast that forms part of Priory House. The south range includes fragments of the frater and a fine doorway. In the cloister garth, there are remains of an octagonal lavatorium from the late 12th century, similar to that at Mellifont.

Local climate

Priory of St Milburga (Ruins) receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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