History of Ayutthaya - Temples & Ruins

WAT PA RONG (วัดป่าโรง)

Wat Pa Rong, which could be translated as the Monastery of the Mill Quarter, was
located on the city island in the southern part of Ayutthaya in Pratu Chai Sub-district.

The monastery was located on the west bank of Khlong Pratu Thep Mi, which
connected the old Lopburi River (at present Khlong Mueang or City Canal) in the north
with the Chao Phraya River in the south at Thep Mi water gate.

Wat Saphan Nak lie on its north, while Wat Am Mae stood on its south along the same
canal. There are no traces anymore visible of this monastery above ground level.

Historical data about the monastery and its construction are unknown.

The site is indicated on Phraya Boran Rachathanin's map drafted in 1926. The
monastery has also been indicated as Wat Rom Khao or the Monastery of the White
Umbrella.

The site is not indicated on the Fine Arts Department (FAD) map of 1957, but
reappears on the FAD maps of 1974, 1993 and the 2007 GIS map. The indication of
Wat Rom Bang on the latter is likely a misinterpretation of the text on the older maps.

Wat Pa Rong was located on the present premises of the Ayutthaya Witthayalai
School in Geo Coord: 14° 21' 1.99" N, 100° 33' 52.32" E.