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Langley Priory
The entrance to Langley Priory, within the former parish
Langley Priory is located in Leicestershire
Langley Priory
Location within Leicestershire
Monastery information
Other namesLangley Nunnery
OrderBenedictine
Establishedc.1150
Disestablished1536
Mother houseFarewell Priory
Dedicated to"God and to the Blessed Virgin"
DioceseDiocese of Lincoln
People
Founder(s)William and Burgia Pantulf
Site
LocationLeicestershire, England
Coordinates52°48′28″N 1°21′30″W / 52.807776°N 1.358197°W / 52.807776; -1.358197

Langley Priory is a former Benedictine nunnery in the civil parish of Isley cum Langley, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is located around a mile and a half south of East Midlands Airport; around a mile from the village of Diseworth.

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