Nunnery Wood (Worcester)

United Kingdom / England / Fernhill Heath / Worcester
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Nunnery Wood was owned by St Wulstans hospital, under the auspices of the Bishop of Worcester, hence it’s name. The wood with its adjoining meadows, together with Nunnery farm, was run by a small order of local nuns, known by the name White Ladies. The White Ladies of Nunnery were of an austere Cistercian order who wore white robes and black scapulas. In 1545 during Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, the bishop's land was broken up and Nunnery Wood became an endowment to Christ Church College, Oxford, who still own the deeds of the wood today.
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Coordinates:   52°11'18"N   2°11'1"W
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