Chicksands Priory
Address: Located off the A600 just north of Shefford
Tel No: 01525 860497
Opening: Open throughout the year by appointment only.
The Priory is situated within the grounds of a former American airbase, now owned by the Ministry of Defence. In 1150 Payne de Beauchamp and his wife, the Countess Rohese granted a manor to the Gibertine Order, one of nine religious houses in England to enclose both men and women. After the dissolution, the Priory was leased to Thomas Wyndham and later conveyed to the Osborn family who owned it for 400 years. Elements of the original building remain, but it has been altered over the years, not least in 1813 by the architect James Wyatt, who designed the entrance hall, staircase and porch in the Gothic Style.
Tel No: 01525 860497
Opening: Open throughout the year by appointment only.
The Priory is situated within the grounds of a former American airbase, now owned by the Ministry of Defence. In 1150 Payne de Beauchamp and his wife, the Countess Rohese granted a manor to the Gibertine Order, one of nine religious houses in England to enclose both men and women. After the dissolution, the Priory was leased to Thomas Wyndham and later conveyed to the Osborn family who owned it for 400 years. Elements of the original building remain, but it has been altered over the years, not least in 1813 by the architect James Wyatt, who designed the entrance hall, staircase and porch in the Gothic Style.
