The Priory is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1974. Priory. 2 related planning applications.
The Priory
- WRENN ID
- far-terrace-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1974
- Type
- Priory
- Address
- The Priory, Bull Ring, Much Wenlock, TF13 6HS
- OS grid reference
- SJ 623 000
- Coordinates
- 52.59717, -2.55676
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Priory is an early 19th-century building located on the north side of Bull Ring in Much Wenlock. It is constructed of stucco and has two storeys with an irregular plan, featuring three advanced gabled wings. The building includes three sash windows with stepped lintels, one of which has an architrave with a cambered head, as well as three casement windows. The doorway is plain and is complemented by a gabled rustic wood porch. Additional architectural details include scalloped barge-boards, plain eaves, and parapets, along with an old tiled roof. The Priory is part of a group that includes the School House and Priory Cottage.
Local climate
The Priory 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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