Canons Ashby Gardens – St Mary's Church, Canons Ashby loop from Canons Ashby
Canons Ashby Gardens – St Mary's Church, Canons Ashby loop from Canons Ashby
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Canons Ashby Gardens – St Mary's Church, Canons Ashby loop from Canons Ashby
02:34
9.69km
90m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 13, 2026
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After 9.34 km for 310 m
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Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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80 m
Canons Ashby House and Priory Church
Highlight • Castle
Built by the Drydens using the remains of a medieval priory, the house and gardens have survived largely unaltered since 1710 and are presented as they were during the Victorian era.
The warm, welcoming house features grand rooms, stunning tapestries and Jacobean plasterwork, contrasting with the domestic detail of the servants' quarters.
Stroll in the historic parkland and catch glimpses of early medieval landscapes, while a wander through the priory church reveals the story of the canons of Canons Ashby."
Cit. nationaltrust.org.uk/canons-ashby#Overview
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4.93 km
View of Crockwell Farm from Hilltop
Highlight • Viewpoint
9.05 km
Canons Ashby Gardens
Highlight • Historical Site
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9.39 km
Ornate Gate at Canons Ashby Gardens
Highlight • Monument
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9.67 km
St Mary's Church, Canons Ashby
Highlight • Religious Site
History
The Priory was founded by Stephen la Leye on a site to the south of the present church between 1147 and 1151 in the reign of Henry II.
In 1253 the Augustinians were granted a licence to dig the Norwell, which still exists north of the present church, to supply water to the priory.
In 1537 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Crown granted the priory and its estates to Sir Francis Bryan,[1] a close ally of Henry VIII. Bryan held the estate for only about a year before selling it in 1538 to Sir John Cope,[1] a wealthy Banbury lawyer. Sir John's daughter Elizabeth inherited what is thought to have been the priory farmhouse [wrong – Wilkyns farm was part of John Dryden's inheritance. Copes Ashbie – across the road – was inherited by Elizabeth's brother, who died early leaving his sons as Wards of the Dryden family]. In 1551 she married John Dryden, who extended the building to form the earliest parts of Canons Ashby House.
Part of the building survives: the Church of England parish church of St Mary dates from about 1250 and this, together with Canons Ashby House, is now owned by the National Trust. Its power and size can be judged by its outlying buildings which cover a large area of the surrounding countryside. The remains of the priory's hospitalium survive as the monastic building centred on the parish church of Maidford, about 5 miles (8 km) away.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_Ashby_Priory
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9.69 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.51 km
3.75 km
214 m
153 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.74 km
3.22 km
1.04 km
343 m
343 m
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Highest point (180 m)
Lowest point (130 m)
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