Lenton is on the western outskirts of Nottingham. Once a village, it was absorbed into the city of Nottingham in 1877. Lenton was the site of a Cluniac priory founded in the 12thc. The church of St Anthony consists of a nave, N and S aisles and chancel, and forms a chapel of ease in the parish of Holy Trinity, New Lenton. It was (re-)built in 1884 incorporating parts of the infirmary chapel of Lenton Priory, which was dedicated to St Anthony. The chancel is partly medieval and incorporates a piece of re-set 12thc carving in the chancel step.

Lenton Priory was founded by William Peveril before 1108 and dissolved in 1538. Lenton is mentioned in DB.

This decorative piece could have been part of a string-course or similar feature and is probably mid-12thc. It is typically Cluniac in its sculptural exuberance.

In the churchyard is (in 2004) a heap of loose stones, some with slight evidence of carving. The stones probably come from Lenton Priory as do some stones of the churchyard wall. There is a pier in a small railed off grass area near to to the church which may be a remnant of the Priory church. The pier is gently chamfered but otherwise plain.

See also Holy Trinity, New Lenton for the Priory font.

The site featured on a programme 'The Great British Dig' for Channel 4 in 2021 (see The Rise, Fall and Rediscovery of Lenton Priory - Medievalists.net)