Kirby Bellars Priory

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Kirby Bellars Priory is a priory in Leicestershire. The Albion Guide maps three priories in the county; this is one of them. Nearby monastic sites include Preceptory at Old Dalby and Owston Augustinian Abbey. For arrivals by rail, Melton Mowbray Station is 3.5 km to the east.

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