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Remains of Alvecote Priory 

 
Alvecote Priory, Robey's Lane, Shuttington B77 4PB, United Kingdom
 

Remains of Alvecote Priory is on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley).

The Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) was built by Nicholas Wright and opened on January 1 1835. In his autobiography Oliver Taylor writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

Information about the place
Remains of Alvecote Priory is a minor waterways place on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Hawkesbury to Fazeley) between Fazeley Junction (Junction of Birmingham and Fazeley and Coventry Canals) (4 miles and 2 locks to the west) and A5 (Watling Street) Road Bridge (6 miles and 1¾ furlongs and 6 locks to the southeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Fazeley Junction is Alvecote Bridge No 59; ½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of A5 (Watling Street) Road Bridge is Site of Bridge No 58; 1¾ furlongs away.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), piling suitable for hooks.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities nearby at Alvecote Bridge No 59

 Wolferstan Arms
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 Bus stop (Stores)
 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Fazeley Junction — 4 miles and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Bodymoor Heath Wharf — 7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Bodymoor Heath Wharf
Kings Orchard Marina — 11 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Kings Orchard Marina
Streethay Wharf — 11 miles, 7½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Streethay Wharf
Fradley Visitor Moorings (48 hour) — 14 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Visitor Moorings (48 hour)
Fradley Swing Bridge — 14 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Swing Bridge
Shop and Marine Services at Fradley Junction — 15 miles, ¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Fradley to Great Haywood) to Shop and Marine Services at Fradley Junction
Fradley Visitor Centre — 15 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Fradley Visitor Centre
Fradley Canalside Café — 15 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Fradley Canalside Café
Dunton Wharf — 9 miles, 6 furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Dunton Wharf
Gaskells Bridge No 46 — 17 miles, 3½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Gaskells Bridge No 46
Minworth Services — 12 miles, 7½ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Minworth Services

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Bradley Green Services — 4 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Baddesley Basin — 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Atherstone Lock No 5 — 6 miles, 2½ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
C&RT Hartshill Maintenance Yard and Wharf — 8 miles, 5½ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Springwood Haven Marina — 10 miles, ¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Hawkesbury Water Point (Engine House) — 17 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock) — 17 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 12 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Hawkesbury Water Point (stop lock)

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Bodymoor Heath Wharf — 7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Bodymoor Heath Wharf
Fradley Visitor Centre — 15 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Fradley Visitor Centre
Minworth Services — 12 miles, 7½ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Minworth Services
Perry Barr Top Lock Services — 18 miles, 5 furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Salford Junction (north), then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Tame Valley Canal) to Perry Barr Top Lock Services
Farmers Bridge Lock No 8 — 18 miles, 5 furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Farmers Bridge Lock No 8
LMS Railway Interchange Basins — 19 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Huddlesford Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) to Ogley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) to LMS Railway Interchange Basins
Cambrian Wharf Services — 19 miles, ¼ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Farmers Bridge Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch) to Cambrian Wharf Services
Worcester Bar — 19 miles, 4½ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Farmers Bridge Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch) to Deep Cuttings Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) to Worcester Bar

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Bradley Green Services — 4 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Hawkesbury Services — 17 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Alvecote Marina — 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Fradley Visitor Centre — 15 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Burton to Fradley) to Fradley Visitor Centre
Minworth Services — 12 miles, 7½ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Minworth Services
Cuckoo Wharf — 16 miles, ¼ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Cuckoo Wharf
Perry Barr Top Lock Services — 18 miles, 5 furlongs and 29 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Salford Junction (north), then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Tame Valley Canal) to Perry Barr Top Lock Services
LMS Railway Interchange Basins — 19 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 32 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Huddlesford Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Lichfield Canal (Under Restoration)) to Ogley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Wyrley and Essington Canal) to LMS Railway Interchange Basins
Cambrian Wharf Services — 19 miles, ¼ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Farmers Bridge Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch) to Cambrian Wharf Services
Worcester Bar — 19 miles, 4½ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Farmers Bridge Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch) to Deep Cuttings Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) to Worcester Bar
Holliday Wharf — 19 miles, 6½ furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Farmers Bridge Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch) to Deep Cuttings Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) to Worcester Bar, then on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal (Birmingham to King's Norton) to Holliday Wharf

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Bradley Green Services — 4 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Springwood Haven Marina — 10 miles, ¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Hawkesbury Services — 17 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Hawkesbury Junction, then on the Coventry Canal (Main Line - Coventry to Hawkesbury) to Hawkesbury Services

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Samuel Barlow Winding Hole — 1 furlong away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Alvecote Marina — 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Amington Winding Hole — 4¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Glascote Winding Hole — 2 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Glascote Dock — 2 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Fazeley Junction — 4 miles and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Peel's Wharf — 4 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Peel's Wharf
Fazeley Mill Marina — 4 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Fazeley Mill Marina
Coleshill Road Bridge Winding hole — 4 miles, 4 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Coleshill Road Bridge Winding hole
Bonehill Winding Hole — 4 miles, 5 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Bonehill Winding Hole
Curdworth Winding Hole — 7 miles, ¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Curdworth Winding Hole
Tamhorn Winding Hole — 8 miles, 3 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Tamhorn Winding Hole
Huddlesford Junction — 11 miles and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Huddlesford Junction
Kings Orchard Marina — 11 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Kings Orchard Marina
Streethay Wharf — 11 miles, 7½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Streethay Wharf
Fradley Junction — 15 miles and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Junction

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Bradley Green Winding Hole — 4 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Atherstone Top Lock Winding Hole — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Worthington Farm Bridge Winding Hole — 8 miles, ¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Cherrytree Farm Winding Hole — 8 miles, 3 furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Fazeley Junction

Narrowcraft Boat Services — 2 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Fazeley Junction
Kings Orchard Marina — 11 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Kings Orchard Marina
Streethay Wharf — 11 miles, 7½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Streethay Wharf
Kings Bromley Waterside and Marina — 17 miles, 1½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - along route of Coventry Canal) to Whittington Brook, then on the Coventry Canal (Detached Portion) to Fradley Junction, then on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line - Fradley to Great Haywood) to Kings Bromley Waterside and Marina
Sherborne Wharf Services — 19 miles, 4 furlongs and 40 locks away
Travel to Fazeley Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal - Main Line) to Farmers Bridge Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch) to Deep Cuttings Junction, then on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) to Sherborne Wharf Services

In the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

Springwood Haven Marina — 10 miles, ¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction
Boot Wharf — 12 miles, 4½ furlongs and 11 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Hawkesbury Junction

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[Alvecote Priory] Alvecote Priory is a ruined Benedictine Priory in Alvecote, Warwickshire, England. The site has been scheduled as an ancient monument. Now very little [Finchale Priory] Finchale Priory (pronounced finkle) sometimes referred to as Finchale Abbey was a 13th-century Benedictine priory. The remains are sited by the River [Reading Abbey] priory of St Pancras at Lewes in Sussex. The abbey was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St John the Evangelist. The first abbot, in 1123, was Hugh of [List of monastic houses in England] Monastic houses in England include abbeys, priories and friaries, among other monastic religious houses. The sites are listed by modern (post 1974) county [Warwickshire ring] level section. Once beyond the housing estates of Tamworth, the canal passes the remains of Alvecote Priory and turns to the south-east. After being crossed [Tynemouth Castle and Priory] combined with the ruins of the Benedictine priory where early kings of Northumbria were buried. The coat of arms of the town of Tynemouth still includes [Birkenhead Priory] Birkenhead Priory is in Priory Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. It is the oldest standing building on Merseyside. The remains of the priory are recorded [Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey] Monkwearmouth)), on the north bank of the River Wear, includes the remains of the ancient priory church and is one of the oldest churches in Britain. Its [Binham Priory] larger priory church has become the Church of St. Mary and the Holy Cross and is still used as a place of worship. The remains of the priory are in the [Whitby Abbey] seen in one of the windows. Hilda of Whitby Bosa of York Edwin of Deira, King of Deira and Bernicia, and a Saint Oswiu of Northumbria, a King of Bernicia
 
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