This
ancient site lies alongside the Coventry canal.There are the remains of a 12th century
Priory to be seen here.Although now there is very little left apart from an ancient
doorway and vague outline of stones around the perimeter.It was originally founded in 1159
as a Benedictine Monastery by a man called William Burdett. He is said to have founded the
monastery as an act of remorse after he had killed his wife, because he wrongly thought
she had been unfaithful to him.
During the 1700's the priory was lived in by the Roby family it was during the latter part
of the 1700's when the Coventry canal was being extended that labourers digging near to
the priory unearthed a stone coffin.This turned out to be the coffin of William Burdett
the founder of the priory.There is now a picnic area next to the
priory.
Alvecote
Pools Nature Reserve 
Alvecote is also the site of one of the oldest nature reserves in the area
Alvecote Pools,these were formed because of mining subsidence in
the area and provide an excellent habitat for many species of plants insects and
animals.The reserve has numerous types of habitat such as shallow pools, marshes and reed
beds.There are three main pools and a number of smaller ones these combine to create one
of the most important areas for birdlife in the Midlands, the pools cover around 125 acres
in total.Since 1946 over 180 species and sub species of birds have been recorded at the
pools.
The village of Alvecote itself has a post office and shop
