List of monastic houses in England

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Monastic houses in England include abbeys, priories and friaries, among other monastic religious houses.

The sites are listed by modern (post-1974) county.

Overview[edit]

The list is presented in alphabetical order ceremonial county. Foundations are listed alphabetically within each county.

Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution, and the current status of the site.

Formal name or dedication is the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.

Some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time; such alternatives in name or spelling have been given.

Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights Hospitaller). The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptor/commandery.

The name of the county is given where there is reference to an establishment in another county. Where the county has changed since the foundation's dissolution the modern county is given in parentheses, and in instances where the referenced foundation ceased to exist before the unification of England, the kingdom is given, followed by the modern county in parentheses.

Abbreviations and key[edit]

Sites listed are ruins unless indicated
* current monastic function
+ current non-monastic ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure)
^ current non-ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure) or redundant intact structure
$ remains limited to earthworks etc.
# no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~ indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown
≈ identification ambiguous or confused

Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location) or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented) or ecclesiastical establishments with a monastic appellation but lacking monastic connection.

Trusteeship
EH English Heritage
LT Landmark Trust
NT National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty


Alphabetical listing[edit]

Bedfordshire[edit]

Main article: List of monastic houses in Bedfordshire

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Foundation Image Communities and provenance Formal name or dedication and alternative names
Beadlow Priory $ Benedictine monks — from Milbrook
dependent on St Albans, Hertfordshire
founded 1140/6 by Henry d'Albini;
abandoned 1435, reverted to the Crown, the buildings falling into decay thereafter 		Saint Mary Magdalen
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Beaulieu Priory
Bedford Greyfriars # Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the custody of Oxford);
founded 1238 by Mabilea de Plateshull;
dissolved c.1539; granted to John Gostwyke 		Saint Francis
Bedford Abbey # Benedictine monks
founded before 971;
ceased to exist decades before 1066 (possibly destroyed in raids by the Danes 1010);
Bedford Priory + secular canons collegiate
founded before 1066;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1165-6 by Simon Beauchamp;
transferred to new site at Newnham c.1080;
current parish church of St Paul built on site from 14th century
Bushmead Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1195 by Hugh Beauchamp;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir William Gascoign;
refectory incorporated into mansion built on site; (EH) 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Bushmead
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Bissemede Priory
Caldwell Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular — Holy Sepulchre
founded c.1154 (1153) (early in the reign of Henry II, or during that of Stephen) by Simon Basket (Barescote?), Alderman of Bedford, or a member of the Barescote family, or between 1199 and 1216 (during the reign of John): land granted by Robert of Houghton, confirmed by Henry III, or between 1199 and 1216 (during the reign of John): land granted by Robert of Houghton, confirmed by Henry III;
Augustinian Canons Regular before c.1280;
dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Leigh c.1562 		The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist at Caldwell
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Cauldwell Priory
Chicksands Priory ^ Gilbertine Canons and Canonesses — double house
founded c. 1150 (1147) by Pain de Beauchamp and his wife, Rose (Roese/Roais) or c.1154;
dissolved 1538; granted to London grocer Richard Snow;
cloisters incorporated into private house;
Crown Property 1936; in grounds of Military base to 1995;
restored by MOD 1997–8 		Saint Mary
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Chicksand Priory
Dunstable Blackfriars # Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Cambridge)
founded 1259 at the invitation of King Henry III and his consort;
dissolved before 8 May 1539
Dunstable Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1131 (or before 1125?) by Henry I;
dissolved 1540; granted to Sir Leonard Chamberlayne
nave of church now in parochial use 		The Priory Church of Saint Peter, Dunstable
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Dunstaple Priory
Elstow Abbey + Benedictine nuns
founded 1078 by Judith, niece of William the Conqueror;
dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Humphrey Radcliff c.1553;
nave now in use as parish church 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Helena, Elstow
Grovebury Priory #,
Leighton Buzzard 		Fontévrault Benedictine monks and nuns, double house
alien house: cell dependent on Fontévrault
manor granted after 1164 by Henry II;
founded after 1189;
conventual house possibly never properly established, becoming a chapel with resident chaplains and manor with rental tenants;
occasional royal residence;
dissolved 1414;
farmhouse built on site 		La Grave Priory;
Leighton Buzzard Priory;
Grovesbury Priory
Hardwick Preceptory # Knights Hospitaller
founded before(?) 1279
dissolved before(?) 1489
Harrold Priory # Augustinian Canonesses — Arroasian under protection and guidance of (possibly lay) brothers (see immediately below) alien house: daughter house of Arrouaise, Normandy
founded 1138 by Sampson le Forte;
ceded to Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire 1177
Augustinian Canonesses
became denizen: independent from 1188;
dissolved 1536; granted to William Lord Parr
site occupied by farmhouse and a mansion named 'Harrold Hall', built 1608–1610 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Peter, Harrold
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Harwood Priory
Harrold Priory Cell ~ Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian (or possibly lay-brothers) attached to the nunnery (see immediately above)
founded c.1136-8;
dissolved before 1181
Leighton Buzzard Cell # Cistercian monks
cell or grange? dependent on Woburn;
founded before 1159
Markyate Priory See List of monastic houses in Hertfordshire
Melchbourne Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
founded before 1176 by Lady Alice de Claremonte, Countess of Pembroke;
dissolved 1486; held by the prior of England from 1489, de facto losing its status as a preceptory;
granted to John, Earl of Bedford 1550/1;
restored to the Knights by Queen Mary 		Melchbourne Priory;
Melchburn Preceptory;
Mechelburn Preceptory
Millbrook Priory # Benedictine monks
priory cell dependent on St Albans, Hertfordshire;
founded 1097-1119: church granted to St Albans by Nigel de Waste;
transferred to (/merged with) Beadlow 1143;
dissolved 1140–6 		Saint Michael
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Millbrook Cell
Newnham Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular — from Bedford Priory (collegiate church of St Paul)
(community founded at Bedford c.1165)
transferred here c.1180;
dissolved 1540; granted to Urian Brereton 1540/1 		Saint Paul
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Newenham Priory;
Newenham by Bedford Priory
Pulloxhill Grange Augustinian Canons Regular
grange of Dunstable;
dissolved; granted to Sir William Pagett 1547
Ruxox Cell Augustinian Canons Regular
cell/chapel for retired brothers from Dunstable;
founded before 1189;
dissolved after 1290 		chapel dedicated to St Nicholas
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Rokesac
Turvey Abbey * Benedictine nuns
extant;
adjacent to Benedictine monastery 		The Priory of Our Lady of Peace
Turvey monastery * Benedictine monks
founded 1980; extant;
adjacent to Benedictine Abbey 		The Monastery of Christ our Saviour
Warden Abbey # Cistercian monks
founded 1136 by Walter Espec;
dissolved (surrendered by the abbot and monks) 4 December 1538;
Elizabethan house built on site (of which exist only remnants)
renovated 1974; (LT) 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Old Warden
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St Mary de Sartis Abbey;
Old Warden Abbey;
Wardon Abbey
Woburn Abbey # Cistercian monks
daughter house of Fountains, Yorkshire
founded 28 May 1145 by Hugh de Bolebec;
dissolved 1538; granted to John Lord Russell 1547/8
site now occupied by a mansion, estate and safari park 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Woburn Abbey

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Berkshire[edit]

Main article: List of monastic houses in Berkshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication and alternative names
Ankerwycke Priory,
Wraysbury 		Benedictine nuns
founded c.1160 by Gilbert de Mountfitchet, Kt., Lord of Wyrardisbury and his son;
dissolved before 8 July 1536; granted to Lord Windsor 1538/9 then to Sir Thomas Smith 1550/1
ruins in grounds of Ankerwycke House 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Ankerwyke
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Ankerwick Priory;
Ankerwyke Priory
Ascot Priory *,
Winkfield 		Anglican nuns
founded 1861; extant 		The Priory Church of Jesus Christ
Bisham Abbey # Augustinian Canons Regular priory
founded 1337 by William Montacute;
built to the northeast of the site of the former Knights Templars' preceptory (see immediately below)
dissolved 1536
Benedictine monks
abbey
founded 1537 by Henry VIII;
the abbey incorporating parts of the former Knights Templars' structure;
(transferred from Chertsey, Surrey);
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Edward Hoby c.1554;
extant preceptory & demolished priory/abbey site now headquarters of the National Sports Council 		The Priory Church of the Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bisham

The Abbey Church of the Holy Trinity, Bisham
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Bustlesham Priory;
Bisham Preceptory # Knights Templar
founded before 1139 by Robert de Ferrers;
dissolved 1308–12;
Augustinian priory later founded to northeast of site (see immediately above);
extant preceptory & demolished priory/abbey site now headquarters of the National Sports Council
Bradfield Abbey ~ monks
documented 1066
land granted by King Ine to Hean, Abbot of Abingdon, and Ceolswyth 688-90 to found a monastery; community included monks, status and site otherwise unknown
Bradley Priory ~ Benedictine monks
dependent on Abingdon Abbey (Oxfordshire)
manor, described in 1547 as 'lately a priory';
status and site otherwise unknown
Bromhall Priory #,
Sunningdale 		Benedictine nuns
daughter house of Chertsey, Surrey;
founded before 1200 by Edward, the Black Prince;
accidentally burnt 1462;
dissolved 1521 when the last prioress died and the remaining sisters left;
given to St John's College, Cambridge
remains destroyed or incorporated into farm buildings 		The Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Bromhall
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Broomhall Priory
Cold Ash Centre * Franciscan Friars Minor and sisters
Novitiate house for the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary founded 1930s; extant 		The Cold Ash Centre
Cookham Abbey ~ probable double monastery
founded before 726; granted to Canterbury by Æthelbald of Mercia;
confiscated by Offa and Coenwulf;
restored before 798; granted by Archbishop Æthelheard to Cynethryth, an abbess;
site now occupied by parochial church
Donnington Friary ^ Crouched Friars
founded before 1404 (1392/3), land granted by Sir Richard Abberbury to the London Friary c.1376;
dissolved 1538 (recorded at suppression as Trinitarian, later corrected to Crossed Friars);
site now occupied by country house named 'The Priory' 		Donington Friary
Douai Abbey *,
Woolhampton 		Benedictine monks
(community founded at Douai, Belgium, 1615)
removed from Douai 1903; extant 		The Abbey Church of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr, Upper Woolhampton
Greenham Preceptory ~ Knights Hospitaller
founded c.1180 (1199) on estates granted by Matilda Countess of Clare and Gervase Paynell;
last preceptor d. 1442;
made part of the estate of the prior of England by the grand master of Rhodes 1445
dissolved 1540;
briefly restored under Queen Mary
Hurley Priory + Benedictine monks
founded before 1087 (1065) granted by Godfrey de Magna Villa (Mandeville) to the Benedictines of Westminster to found a cell;
dissolved 1536; granted to Leonard Chamberleyn c.1544
nave of church now in parochial use 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hurley
Kintbury Abbey # possible Saxon abbey, minuter or oratory
founded before 931, not mentioned in Domesday survey;
land granted to Fontevrault Benedictine nuns and brothers 1147 by Robert Le Bossu to found a monastery;
transferred to new site at Nuneaton, Warwickshire 1155;
planned refoundation probably never established 		Saint Mary
Poughley Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1160 by Ralph de Chaddleworth;
dissolved 1524 and granted to Cardinal Wolsey's college at Oxford and was occupied by scholars of the college;
remains (cellar range) now incorporated into after-dissolution farmhouse without public access 		The Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Poughley
Reading Abbey Cluniac monks
founded 1121 by Henry I
Benedictine monks
refounded c.1210;
dissolved 1539; granted to Edward, Duke of Somerset c.1550;
quarried and dismantled c.1550-1643
ruins extant 		The Abbey Church of Our Lady and Saint John the Evangelist, Reading
Reading Nunnery nuns
founded 979
dissolved 1016; granted to Battle, Sussex by William the Conqueror;
apparently on the site now occupied by St Mary's Minster Church (restored 1551-1555 with masonry and timbers from the demolished Reading Abbey)
Reading Greyfriars, earlier site Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford)
founded 1233 by permission of Adam de Lathbury, abbot of Reading, and the abbey's convent;
transferred to new site 1285-6 (see immediately below)
Reading Greyfriars + Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford)
transferred from former site (see immediately above) 1285-6 with permission of the abbot of Reading;
church built 1311;
dissolved 15 September 1538; used as hospital, a poorhouse then a town jail;
converted back to a parish church 		Saint Francis
Sandleford Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1193/1202 by Jeffrey (Geoffrey), Earl of Perch and his wife Maud (Matilda);
arrangements made 1274 by Maud de Clare, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford (1223–1289) to refound as a double house for Fontevrault Benedictine nuns and brothers, but this did not come about;
dissolved 1478
remains converted to a country house (see also Sandleford);
now an Anglican convent school 		The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Sandleford
Shalford Preceptory Knights Templar
founded c.1198, apparently granted by Simon de Ovile;
Knights Hospitaller
dissolved after 1276;
by 1338 had become a member of Greenham 		Brimpton Commandery;
Brimpton Preceptory
Sheffield Lesser Priory ~ Benedictine monks
alien house: manor-grange dependent on St Martin-de-Noyon, Charleval;
founded after 1086, manor granted to Charleval by the Count of Evreux;
locally known as a 'priory'
dissolved and privately leased c.1166-7;
passed to Reading 1270
Sonning Minster Saxon minster
held by Bishop of Ramsbury/Sherborne 10th/11th century
sometimes considered joint see with Ramsbury, Wiltshire;
current parochial church dating to 9th century, largely rebuilt 1852–3;
restored 1870–90 		Hundredal Minster
Stratfield Saye Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: priory cell dependent on Valmont
founded 1169 or 1170 by Nicholas de Stoteville (Nicholas d'Estouteville): hermitage granted to Valmont;
dissolved 1399;
house named 'The Priory' built on site (Beech Hill in the Berkshire part of Stratfield Saye) 		St Leonard
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Stratfield-Say Priory
Templeton Camera Knights Templar
possible small hospice or hostel with chapel;
passed to Knights Hospitallers in 1311; in private hands at Dissolution;
mansion named 'Templeton House' built on site 1895


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Bristol[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Bristol edit) [3]


Foundation Image Communities and provenance Formal name or dedication
and alternative names
Bedminster Monastery possible Saxon monastic or secular foundation
parochial church of St John probably built on site, rebuilt 1854, destroyed by bombing in World War II


Bristol Austin Friars # Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford)
founded 1313 by Sir Simon and Sir William Montacute;
vacation house for alien students 1362;
dissolved September 1538; granted to Maurice Dennis c.1543
Bristol Blackfriars ^ Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London)
founded 1227/8 by Sir Maurice [de] Gaunt;
dissolved 10 September 1528 (1538?); granted to William Chester; subsequently The Friars Quaker meeting house; then Bristol Register Office; currently in use as a restaurant
Bristol Eremites Friars # Friars Eremites
Bristol Friars of the Sack # Friars of the Sack
founded before 1266;
dissolved after 1286; friars had left before 1322, though church continued in use
Bristol Greyfriars # Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Bristol)
founded before 1230/34; dissolved 10 September 1538; granted to Mayor and citizens of Bristol c.1541 		Saint Francis
Bristol Whitefriars # Carmelite Friars
founded 1256/1267 by Edward, Prince of Wales (the future Edward I); dissolved 1538; site successively occupied by a mansion and a boys' school; site now occupied by Colston Hall 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
St James's Priory, Bristol + Benedictine monks
founded 1120s, built by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I; dissolved 1539; granted to Henry Brayne c.1543; nave in parochial use 1374; fell into disuse 1980s; in custodianship of the Little Brothers of Nazareth since 1996 		The Priory Church of Saint James, Bristol
Bristol — St Mary Magdalen Nunnery # Augustinian Canonesses
founded 1173 by Eva, widow of Robert Fitzharding;
also given as Benedictine
dissolved 1536; granted to Henry Brayne and John Marsh;
King David Inn built on site 		St Mary Magdalene
Bristol — St Philip's Priory Benedictine monks
founded c.900 		The Church of Saint Philip and Saint Jacob, Bristol
Bristol — St Stephen's Priory Benedictine monks
recorded as a cell dependent on Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset
Bristol Cathedral Abbey: St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol + Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine
founded 1140-2 by Robert Fitzharding; first canons transferred from Shobdon Priory, Herefordshire (1120 or) 1148;
dissolved 9 December 1539;
episcopal diocesan cathedral founded 1542; extant 		The Abbey Church of Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bristol

The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol
Bristol Preceptory Knights Templar
church built on site of templar church, now in ruins
Westbury Priory Saxon minster, college of secular priests
founded 716; granted to Worcester Cathedral 824;
probably destroyed in Danish raids 9th century;
Benedictine monks
refounded c.963–964 by Bishop Oswald;
12 monks transferred to new site at Ramsey Abbey, Huntingdonshire 972; priory lapsed thereafter; refounded c.1093, cell dependent on Worcester; lapsed before c.1112; refounded 1125; college of secular priests 1194; parochial church built on site 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Westbury on Trym
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Westbury on Trym Priory;
Westbury Minster

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Buckinghamshire[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Buckinghamshire edit)[4]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Aylesbury Greyfriars # Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford)
founded 1387 by James Butler, Earl of Ormond;
dissolved 1 October 1538
Aylesbury Monastery # possible nuns order and period unknown
said to have been a nunnery or Trinitarian house — probably only a holding
Biddlesden Abbey # Cistercian monks — from Garendon, Leicestershire
founded 10 July 1147 by Ernald de Bosco, seneschal of the Earl of Leicester;
dissolved 29 September 1538; granted to Thomas Wriothesley 1540/1;
remains demolished c.1727;
site now occupied by private house named 'Biddlesden Park' 		Saint Mary
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Biddlesdon Abbey;
Bittlesden Abbey
Bradwell Priory Benedictine monks
cell, dependent on Luffield;
founded before 1136-44 (before/c.1155) by Meinfelin, Lord of Wolverton;
dissolved 1524-5 (or 1526) by Cardinal Wolsey for Christ Church, Oxford; granted to Arthur Longfield 1542/3;
now in private ownership; currently an urban studies centre 		Saint Mary
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Bradewell Priory
Bulstrode Preceptory $ Knights Templar
founded before 1276;
dissolved 1308–1312;
land passed to and leased on behalf of the Knights Hospitaller, though they had no commandery here;
site identified through earthworks
Burnham Abbey * Augustinian canonesses
founded 1265/66 by Richard, King of the Romans;
dissolved 19 September 1539; granted to William Tyldesly 1544/5;
Anglican Augustinian Society of the Precious Blood
transferred from Birmingham 1916; extant 		Saint Mary
Chetwode Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1244 or 1245 by Ralph de Norwich;
dissolved, being reduced to the status of a cell, annexed to Notley 1460–1;
dissolved 1535;
priory church became parochial c.1480 as the Parish Church of St Mary and St Nicholas 		Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas
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Chetwode Cell
Crawley Monastery founded before 1042; (ref. as monasterium 1086) St Firmin
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North Crawley Monastery
Gare Nunnery Benedictine nuns
founded 1163 in Stoke Goldington by Robert de Salcey, Peter de Goldington and Richard de Besseville;
granted to Delapré, Northamptonshire, late 12th/early 13th centuries;
apparently reduced to status of a grange by 1438;
subsequently recorded as destroyed 		Gore Nunnery;
Gorefields Nunnery
Prioratus Gore, Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae, Moniales Nigrae
Hogshaw Nunnery # St John of Jerusalem nuns
cell
foundation unknown
transferred to Sisters of St John Priory, Buckland, Somerset c.1180;
site occupied by Knights Hospitaller commandery (see immediately below)
Hogshaw Commandery # Knights Hospitaller
founded c.1180 on site of earlier nunnery (see immediately above), granted by William Peverel;
dissolved 1470 becoming prior's possession; granted to Matilda Lane c.1543;
church in use until 1650; ruined by 1700
Lavendon Abbey $ Premonstratensian Canons
founded c.1154/5-1158 by John de Bidun, sheriff of Buckinghamshire;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Edmund Peckham 1543;
site now occupied by house named 'Lavendon Grange' (once the home of relatives of Sir Isaac Newton) 		The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Lavendon
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Lavinden Abbey
Little Marlow Priory Benedictine nuns
founded c.1195 or before 1218 (or 1244 by Jeffrey, Lord Spensar);
dissolved in, or before 1536; granted to John Tiltey and E. Restwold 1540 		Saint Mary
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Little Merlow Priory;
Minchin Marlow Priory
Luffield Priory Benedictine monks
founded after 1118 (c.1123 or 1124, or 1133) by Robert II le Bossu, Earl of Leicester;
suppression authorised by the Pope 1494;
dissolution stayed until 1504, after the death of the serving prior 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
Medmenham Abbey Cistercian monks — from Woburn, Bedfordshire
founded 1201/4, or in 1202 by Hugh de Bolbec;
house built 1213;
dissolved before 8 July 1536 (delayed from 1524); granted to Robert Mone and others 1547;
converted into a manor house 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Medmenham
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Mendham Abbey
Missenden Abbey ^ Augustinian/Arroasian Canons
alien house: daughter house of St Mary de Bosco, or de Nemore, Ruisseauville, France;
founded 1133 by William de Missenden;
the house acknowledged royal supremacy 1536;
dissolved 1538; granted to the Duke of Northumberland;
now a residential college rarely open to general public 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Great Missenden
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Great Missenden Abbey
Newton Longville Priory Cluniac monks
alien house: daughter house of Longville Ste Foi Abbey
founded c.1150 or before 1102 by Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham;
dissolved 1414;
granted to New College, Oxford 1441;
Manor House purportedly built on site 1550; St Faith's Church incorporates 12th-century church remains, possibly originally part of the priory church and may have been the conventual church of the priory 		St Faith
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Newington-Longaville Priory;
Newton-Longville Cell
Notley Abbey ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded before 1162 by Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham, and Lady Ermgard;
dissolved 9 December 1538; granted to Sir William Paget 1547;
site now occupied by a private house without public access 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin and Saint John the Baptist, Notley
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abbey de parco Crendon;
Crendon Parc Abbey
abbey de parco super Thamam;
Nuctele Abbey;
Noctele Abbey;
Nuttley Abbey;
Nutley Abbey
Ravenstone Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1255 by Peter de Chaseport (Chaceport), Keeper of the Royal Wardrobe;
dissolved 1525 (or 1544); granted to Sir Francis Byran 1548;
site now occupied by 19th century 'Abbey Farm' 		The Priory Church of St Mary
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Ravinston Priory
Risborough Priory (?) Benedictine monks — doubtful establishment; reputedly pre-Conquest cell of Canterbury Cathedral Monks Risborough Priory
Snelshall Priory $ Premonstratensian Canons
cell, dependent on Lavendon;
founded before 1166, granted to Lavendon by Sybil de Aungervill (Dangerville);
abandoned after 1203-4
Benedictine monks
founded 1203/4-1219 by Ralph Mortel (grandson of Sybil de Aungervill);
dissolved 1535; granted to Francis Piggot 1538;
site currently comprises earthworks 		St Leonard
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Snellshall Priory
Tickford Priory Benedictine-Cluniac monks
alien house: cell of Marmoutier
founded 1140 or c.1100 by Fulk Paynell;
dissolved 1524; sold to Henry Atkins, MD by James I 		Blessed Virgin Mary
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Newport Pagnel Priory;
Tyxford Priory
Widmere Commandery Knights Hospitaller
founded before 1248;
dissolved before 1338 		Widmere Camera;
Widmere Preceptory
Wing Priory # Saxon monastery 7th century
Benedictine monks
alien house: cell, dependent on St Nicholas, Angers
founded before 1086;
granted by Empress Matilda to Angers;
land and later, chapel, granted to Angers by Bodin de Ver;
in ownership of the Crown 1342-1361 and 1393–1423;
dissolved 1416; granted to St Mary de Pré, Hertfordshire by St Albans, Hertfordshire;
granted to Sir Robert Dormer by King Henry VIII 		Wenge Priory

The following location in Buckinghamshire lacks known monastic connection:

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Cambridgeshire[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Cambridgeshire edit) [5][6]


Foundation Image Communities and provenance Formal name or dedication
and alternative names
Anglesey Priory ^,
Lode, Cambridgeshire 		Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1135 by Henry I; initially established as a hospital;
apparently becoming a priory c.1212 when endowed by Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester;
dissolved before 7 August 1536; granted to John Hynde c.1538;
remains incorporated into private house named 'Anglesey Abbey' 1591; (National Trust) 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Nicholas, Anglesey
Barham Friary Crutched Friars
founded before 1272 (or c.1293) apparently from Welnetham, Suffolk;
later dependent on London;
dissolved 1538; granted to Philip Paris c.1539, and later to John Millecent, Esq.
chapel remained in use until house named 'Barham Hall' built on site 1830 		St Margaret
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Barkham Priory;
Bercham Priory
Barnwell Priory,
Cambridge 		Augustinian Canons Regular
transferred from St Giles, Castle Hill, Lode;
refounded c.1112 by Pain Peverel;
plundered by townsmen 1381
dissolved 11 November 1538; granted to Anthony Brown c.1546; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton c.1552;
ruins thoroughly destroyed 1810 		St Giles and St Andrew
Cambridge Austin Friars Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Cambridge)
founded before 1289;
transferred to new site (see immediately below) 1290
Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Cambridge)
transferred from earlier site (see above) 1290 by Geoffrey de Picheford
Cambridge Augustinian Priory,
Castle Hill, Lode 		Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1092 by Picot, Lord of Bourn, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire, and Hugolina, his wife; transferred to new site at Barnwell Priory c.1112 		St Giles
Cambridge, Bethlehemite Friary (?) Bethlehemite Friars
documented 1257 — probably never established[7]
Cambridge Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Cambridge)
founded before 1238 (or 1237-42/c.1258);
dissolved 1538; granted to Edward Erlington and Humphrey Metcalf c.1543;
Emmanuel College built on site 1584 (see Cambridge University)


Blackfriars, Cambridge * Dominican Friars
founded 1938; extant 		The Priory of Saint Michael the Archangel, Cambridge
Cambridge, Buckingham College Priory Benedictine monks
dependent on Crowland, Lincolnshire;
transferred from Ely Hostel 1428;
dissolved c.1540;
refounded 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene 		Monk's College
Cambridge, Ely Hostel Priory Benedictine monks
dependent on Ely & others;
founded 1321 for brothers studying at Ely;
transferred to new site at Spaldyngs Inn (see immediately below)
Cambridge, Border Hostel Priory Benedictine monks
dependent on Ely & others;
transferred from Ely Hostel (see immediately above) 1350 to Spaldyngs Inn (later renamed Border Hostel);
transferred to new site at Cambridge, Buckingham College 1428
Cambridge Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Cambridge)
founded c.1226, "by the bounty of Edward I", on the site of an old synagogue loaned to the Franciscans and adjoining land;
rebuilt before 1330;
dissolved 1538 (the friars departed prior to the enforcement); sold to the executors of Lady Frances Sidney 1544/5;
granted to Trinity College, Cambridge 1546;
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge founded on site 1595
Cambridge Pied Friars Pied Friars
founded 1256(?) when some friars appear to have remained in the move of the Carmelites from Chesterton to Newnham;
transferred to new site (see immediately below) 1273
Pied Friars
(community founded at earlier site (see immediately above) 1256(?));
transferred here between 1273 and 1279 on land bought 1273 by the proctor of the Order of Blessed Mary in England;
dissolved after 1319
Cambridge White Friars Carmelite Friars
(community founded at Chesterton 1247 (or 1249));
transferred here 1249 via Newnham;
dissolved 1538; granted to John Eyer c.1544


Cambridge — Friars of the Sack Friars of the Sack
founded 1258 at the house of John le Rus, mayor of Cambridge, from funding by Edward I;
intended by the Pope to be passed to the Gilbertines 1290, but plan abandoned because the friars were still in residence; granted to Peterhouse 1307;
site now occupied by Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge — St Mary's Friars Friars of St Mary
founded c.1279
dissolved after 1319
Cambridge — St Edmund's Priory Gilbertine Canons
founded before 1291, St Edmund's chapel granted by 'the bounty or gift of' B_ son of Walter; originally intended by the Pope to be located at the friary of the Sack, but it was still occupied;
dissolved 1539; granted to Edward Ebrington (Erlington?) and Humphrey Metcalf c.1543 		The Priory Church of Saint Edmund, Cambridge
Cambridge — St Radegund's Priory Benedictine nuns
cell
founded c.1133-8 by John de Cranden, Prior of Ely with endowment confirmed by Stephen;
destroye' 1313, 1376 and 1389;
dissolved 1496 for the founded of Jesus College, Cambridge, which currently occupies the site 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Radegund
Chatteris Abbey Benedictine nuns
founded 1006-16 by Ednoth, Bishop of Dorchester with his sister Aelfwen (or 980 by Alfwen, wife of Ethelstan, Earl of the East Angles);
destroyed 1306-10;
dissolved 3 September 1538; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton c.1551 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chatteris
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Chateris Abbey
Chesterton Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
founded 1247 (or 1249) by Edward I and other nobles;
transferred to new site at Newnham 1249 (or 1251-6)
Cherry Hinton Bridgettine monks and nuns
charter for founded 1406 — house never established
Chippenham Preceptory Knights Hospitaller — under Clerkenwell, Middlesex
founded 1184 by William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex;
apparently annexed to Carbrook before 1489;
dissolved 1535; granted to Sir Edward North 1540/1
Denny Abbey Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Ely;
founded 1159 by Robert, Chamberlain of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany;
Knights Templar preceptory
founded 1169;
became hospital-preceptory c.1170;
dissolved 1308; committed to Master Roger of Wingfield 3 June 1309;
Franciscan nuns
refounded 1423 by Mary de St Pol, Countess of Pembroke (Mary de St Paulo, widow of Adomare, Earl of Pembroke) on the site of a cell of Ely;
dissolved before 28 October 1539; granted to Edward Erlington 1540, though nuns apparently continued to be in occupation to 1547;
estate exchanged for other land owned by the King;
in Crown ownership;
passed to City of London 1628 to offset the debts of the King;
converted to farmhouse 18th century;
many changes of hands 17th-19th century;
estate bought by Pembroke College and vested it into the care of the Ministry of Works 1947;
part of the Farmland Museum since 1997; (EH) 		The Abbey Church of Saint James and Saint Leonard, Denny (1159-69);

The Nunnery of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Clare (1342-1539);
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Denney Abbey;
Denney Preceptory
Duxford Preceptory Knights Templar
founded 1273;
committed to Master Roger of Wingfield 3 June 1309;
passed to Knights Hospitaller by John le Clerk of Wilbraham 21 December 1313, though no preceptory or camera was maintained there;
sacked 15 June 1381 during the Peasants' Revolt;
16th century Temple Farm on site 		Duxford Temple
Eltisley Priory Benedictine nuns
founded 9th century(?);
apparently destroyed in raids by the Danes c.870;
Benedictine nuns
founded before 1066;
dissolved before 1087
Ely Cathedral Priory + ?nuns (/and monks? — double monastery?)
founded c.673;
destroyed by the Danes 870;
secular canons
refounded 9th century;
Benedictine monks
founded 970;
dissolved 1539;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 1109; extant 		The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Etheldreda

The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity and Saint Etheldreda
Fordham Priory # Gilbertine Canons
founded before 1227, built by Henry, Dean of Fordham with endowments by Hugh Malebisse;
dissolved 1 September 1538; granted to Philip Parry 1540/1;
site now occupied by private house named 'Fordham Abbey' 		The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Mary Magdalene, Fordham
Great Wilbraham Preceptory Knights Templar
founded 1170;
dissolved 1308-12;
Knights Hospitaller
founded 1312;
dissolved c.1350
house named 'Wilbraham Temple' built on or near preceptory site 17th century 		Wilbraham Temple
Hinchingbrook Priory Benedictine nuns
founded before 1087 purportedly by William the Conqueror to replace Eltisely;
dissolved 1536; granted to Richard Williams (alias Cromwell) 1537/8;
remains incorporated into 16th century Hinchingbrooke House built on site 		The Priory Church of Saint James, Hinchinbrook

The Priory of Saint James without Huntingdon
Horningsea Monastery early Saxon monastery
destroyed in raids by the Danes 870 		Biggin Abbey
Holme Friary unknown order documented 1260
Huntingdon Austin Friars # Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Cambridge)
founded August 1258;
destroyed 1286; rebuilt
dissolved 1539;
Cromwell House built on site: birthplace of Oliver Cromwell 		St Mary
Huntingdon Priory, earlier site Benedictine monks
dependent on Thorney;
founded before 973 by King Edgar;
dissolved before 1086; transferred to new site out of the town (see immediately below); church granted to that new priory
Huntingdon Priory Benedictine monks
transferred from earlier site (see immediately above);
Augustinian Canons Regular 1086-91;
possible secular college 1087-1106;
Augustinian Canons Regular
refounded c.1108(?);
dissolved 11 July 1538 		St Mary
Ickleton Priory # Benedictine nuns
founded 1190 by Aubrey de Vere, Earl of Oxford (or by a member of the Valoignes family);
dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Goodrich, Bishop of Ely 1538/9
now on site of Abbey Farm 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Ickleton
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Ikelington Priory
Isleham Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter of St-Jacut-de-Mer;
founded 1086 (or c.1100);
monks moved 1254 to sister cell at Linton;
dissolved 1414; granted to Pembroke College, Cambridge which converted the church into a barn and demolished the monastery; (EH) 		The Priory Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch, Isleham
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Isleham Cell
Linton Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter of St-Jacut-de-Mer: granted before 1163 "by gift of an ancestor of Alan, son of Ferlant";
monks transferred from Isleham, 1254;
granted to Pembroke Hall, Cambridge;
conventual until 1414;
restored late-19th century 		St Mary the Virgin
Marmont Priory Gilbertine Canons
founded before 1204 (before c.1203) by Ralph de Hauvill;
referred to as a cell of Watton 1535;
dissolved 1538; granted to Percival Bowes and John Mosyer 1567/8;
 The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Marmont
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Mirmaud Priory;
Marmonde Priory;
Welle Priory;
Welles Priory;
Upwell Priory
Newnham Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
(community founded at Chesterton 1247 (1249));
transferred 1249 (or 1251-6) from Chesterton; site granted by Michael Malherb;
occupied until c.1292;
transferred to new site in Milne Street, Cambridge
Oxney Priory Benedictine monks
priory cell dependent on Peterborough;
founded before 1272;
dissolved 1538 		St Mary
Peterborough Abbey + Saxon monastery
founded c.655, built by Saxulf, a monk, and Peada, King of Mercia and his brother Wulfhere;
monks 655-6;
Benedictine? monks
refounded? c.673
destroyed in raids by the Danes 870, derelict to c.966;
Benedictine monks
refounded c.966; rebuilt 966-72 by Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester with King Edgar and St Dunstan
dissolved 29 November 1539;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 1540; extant 		The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, Peterborough
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Medeshamstede Abbey
Peterburgh Abbey
Ramsey Abbey Benedictine monks
founded 969, site offered by Aethelwine to St Oswald, Bishop of Worcester;
dissolved 22 November 1539;
church modified and incorporated into mansion named 'Ramsey House' built c.1600;
in use as a comprehensive school from mid-1980s; (NT) 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Benedict, Ramsey
St Ives Priory Benedictine monks
priory cell dependent on Ramsey
founded c1017 by Earl Adelmus;
church dedicated by Bishop Siward
dissolved 1539;
house built on site 		St Ive
St Neots Priory Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Ely;
founded 974 by Earl Alric and his wife Ethelfleda;
cell of Bec-Hellouin 1113;
new church dedicated 1113;
independent 1412;
dissolved 1539;
site currently occupied by Market Place car park 		The Priory Church of St Neot, St Neots
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Eynesbury Priory
Sawtry Abbey Cistercian monks — from Warden, Bedfordshire;
founded 1147 by Simon de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton;
dissolved 1536-37 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
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Sawtrey Abbey
Shingay Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
founded 1144-62 Walter, first prior of the Hospitallers in England on land purportedly granted by Sibylla de Raynes (daughter of the Earl of Montgomery) and the Earl of Gloucester;
Sisters of St. John nuns' cell removed to Sisters of St John Priory, Buckland, Somerset c.1180;
dissolved; granted to Richard Longe 1540/1 		Shengay Preceptory
Soham Monastery Saxon monks
founded c.630 or 631 by St. Felix, first bishop of the East Saxons (who is purported to have had his see here);
destroyed in raids by the Danes 870 or 871;
parish church of St Andrew purportedly occupies the site 		Seham Monastery
Spinney Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
founded between 1216 and 1228 by Hugh de Malebisse and Beatrix his wife;
dependent on Ely 1449;
Benedictine monks 1449;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Edward North 1544/5;
site now occupied by a house and farm 		Priory of St Mary and the Holy Cross, Spinney
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Spinney Priory
Stamford — St Michael's Priory Benedictine nuns
dependent on Peterborough
founded c.1155 by William of Waterville, Abbot of Peterborough;
with regular priests or brethren until after 1323;
appears to have claimed itself to be Cistercian before 1268;
dissolved 1536 		St Mary and St Michael
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Stamford Baron Priory;
Stamford St Michael's Priory
Stamford St Sepulchre Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — Holy Sepulchre
founded c.1170(?) until before 1189;
Augustinian Canons Regular
under patronage of Peterborough from before 1189;
hospital founded, continuing until after 1227
Stonely Priory $ possibly initially a hospital
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1180 by William de Mandeville (according to Leland, but more likely William, Earl of Essex, possibly hospital until after 1220;
dissolved 1536; leased to Oliver Leder of Great Staughton in 1538; granted to him and his wife Frances 1544 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Stonely
Swaffham Bulbeck Priory Benedictine nuns
founded c.1150-63 by Isabel the Bolebec;
dissolved 1536; granted to the Thomas Goodrich, Bishop of Ely 1538/9 		The Nunnery of Saint Mary, Swaffham
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Swaffham Nunnery;
Swafam Nunnery
Swavesey Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on St Serge Abbey, Angers: granted by Count Alan Rufus;
founded before 1086;
granted to the Carthusians of Coventry 1411;
a private residence named 'The Priory' is supposedly situated on or near the site 		St Andrew
Thirling Cell Augustinian Canons Regular — grange or cell Thirling Priory
Thorney Abbey + anchorites or hermits
before 972;
Benedictine monks
founded 972 by the first abbot of Peterborough;
dissolved 1539; granted to John, Earl of Bedford 1549/50;
church now in parochial use 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Botulph, Thorney
Trokenholt Priory hermitage
Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Thorney;
founded 1154-69 (during the reign of Henry II): hermitage and chapel granted to Thorney by Nigel, Bishop of Ely;
dissolved 14th century(?)
Waterbeach Abbey Franciscan nuns
founded 1294 by Denise Munchensey;
gradually removed to Denny 1351 due to flooding;
dissolved 1351 		The Nunnery of the Piety of Our Lady and Saint Clare

The Nunnery of Our Lady of Pity and Saint Clare
Whittlesey Mere Friary hermit friars;
apparently not Austin friars; uncertain order and foundation, no further reference
Wittering Priory order and foundation unknown — priory recorded extant 1308; reference to documentary evidence of its existence 1273 possibly refers to Southorpe Hospital

The following locations in Cambridgeshire lack known monastic connections:

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Cheshire[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Cheshire edit) [8]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Barrow Camera (?) Knights Hospitaller
church granted by Robert de Bachepuz;
considered to be a confusion with Barrow Camera in Derbyshire 		Great Barrow Camera
Birkenhead Priory Historical county location. See entry under Merseyside
Bromborough Priory Historical county location. See entry under Merseyside
Chester Abbey + tradition of very early foundation disputed
?nuns
founded before 875;
destroyed? in raids by the Danes 875;
secular canons
founded after 907, traditionally by Æthelflæd, daughter of King Alfred;
Benedictine monks
refounded as an abbey 1092/3 by Hugh I, Earl of Chester;
dissolved 1540; granted 1534/5;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 1541; extant 		The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Chester (-875)

The Abbey Church of Saint Werburgh, Chester

The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chester (1541)
Chester Abbey secular canons?
founded 689;
destroyed? in raids by the Danes after 875;
secular canons with associated anchorite cell;
(?re)founded c.906-7?;
part of the college of St John the Baptist;
dissolved 1547;
briefly episcopal diocesan cathedral, then co-cathedral with Coventry ?1072/5 until 1102;
in parochial use from 1102 		The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Chester

The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist, Chester (1072/5-1102)
Chester Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford)
founded before 1236 by Alexander Stavensby, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield;
dissolved 1538; granted to John Coke of London February 1544; site came into the possession of the Dutton family 1561
Chester Franciscan Friary, earlier site Capuchin Franciscan Friars — from Pantasaph, Wales
founded 21 December 1858
transferred to new site 1862 (see immediately below)
Chester Franciscan Friary * Capuchin Franciscan Friars — from Pantasaph, Wales
founded 21 December 1858 at earlier site (see immediately above)
transferred to new site 1862;
church opened 29 April 1875;
extant 		St Francis
Chester Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Worcester)
founded 1237/8 (1238–40) by Albert of Pisa;
dissolved 1537 (15 August 1538); granted to John Coke
Chester Friars of the Sack Friars of the Sack
founded before 1274;
dissolved 1284; community probably died out before 1300
Chester — St Michael's Monastery uncertain order
founded before 1162;
Parish Church of St Michael, built 15th century; rebuilt by James Harrison 1849–50, currently in use as a Heritage Centre 		St Michael
Chester Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
founded 1279 (or before 1277) by Thomas Stadham; precinct granted 1289 to build their house;
dissolved 15 August 1538; granted to John Coke (Cokkes)
Chester Priory, earlier site Benedictine? nuns
founded before 1066;
dissolved before c.1140;
refounded on new site (see immediately below) 		St Mary
Chester Priory # Benedictine nuns
(community founded at earlier site (see immediately above) before 1066);
transferred here refounded c.1140 by Ranulph de Gernon (Randal), Earl of Chester;
dissolved 1537 (c.1540(?)); granted to Urian Brereton and son;
site excavated prior to construction of County Police Headquarters on site 1964 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Chester
Combermere Abbey Savignac monks — from Savigny
founded 3 November 1133 by Hugh de Malbane, Lord of Nantwich;
Cistercian monks
orders merged 17 September 1147;
dissolved 1538; granted to William Cotton, Esq. 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Michael, Combermere
Curzon Park Abbey *, Chester Benedictine nuns
(community founded at Talacre, Wales, 1868);
transferred from Talacre 1988; extant 		The Abbey Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, Curzon Park, Chester
Darnhall Abbey Cistercian monks — from Abbey Dore, Herefordshire
founded 14 January 1271 to February 1274 by Edward I;
transferred to new site at Vale Royal 1281 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Darnhall
Hilbre Island Historical county location. See entry under Merseyside
Mobberley Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1203-4 (c.1206) by Patrick of Mobberley;
annexed as a cell dependent on Rocester, Staffordshire 1228–40;
manor house built on site 1625 (replacing earlier, ruinous house) 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Wilfrid, Mobberley
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Modberley Priory
Norton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
(community founded at Runcorn c.1115);
transferred from Runcorn 1134 by William FitzWilliam third Baron of Halton;
raised to abbey status 1391 (1422) (early in the reign of Henry VI or sooner);
dissolved 1536; granted to Richard Brooke;
part converted into private mansion 1545;
demolished 1928;
now in ownership of Norton Priory Museum Trust open to public as a museum 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary at Norton
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Norton Abbey
Poulton Abbey Savignac monks — from Combermere
site granted to Combermere 1146;
Cistercian monks
orders merged 17 September 1147;
founded 1153 by Robert, butler to Ranulf II, Earl of Chester;
building possibly completed 12 May 1158;
transferred to new site at Dieulacres, Staffordshire 1214 due to incursions by the Welsh;
subsequently re-used as a monastic grange with chapel;
dissolved; granted to William Cotton, Esq. (Sir George Cotton) c.1544;
ruinous before 1672;
demolished before 1718 		St Mary and St Benedict
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Pulton Priory;
Pulton Abbey
Runcorn Priory supposed monastic house
founded c.912 by Æthelflaed of Mercia;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1115 by William FitzNigel second Baron of Halton;
transferred to new site at Norton 1134;
possibly on site now occupied by All Saints parish church 		St Mary and St Bertelin
Saighton Grange Benedictine monks
mainly agricultural grange converted to residential grange of the abbots of Chester 15th century;
monastic site, apart from gatehouse, demolished 1861;
house built on site;
converted into a school named 'Abbey Gate College' 1977
Stanlow Abbey Cistercian monks — from Combermere;
founded 11 November 1172 by John FitzRichard, Constable and sixth Baron of Halton;
transferred to new site at Whalley, Lancashire 1296; retained in use as a cell/grange dependent on Whalley from c.1350(?) until 1442;
dissolved 1442?; granted to Sir Robert Cotton, Kt. c.1553;
no substantial remains, site inaccessible 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
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Locus Benedictus de Stanlawe;
Stanlaw Abbey;
Stanlawe Abbey
Stanney Grange Cistercian monks
grange with resident monk, dependent on Stanlow and Whalley, Lancashire;
founded 1172 		Cow Worth Grange
Vale Royal Abbey Cistercian monks
(community founded at Darnhall 14 January 1274 to 1277);
transferred from Darnhall 1281;
never completed; a project of Edward I;
dissolved 1545; granted to Thomas Holcroft c.1543 		Saint Mary the Virgin, Saint Nicholas and Saint Nicasius
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Valeroyal Abbey
Warrington Austin Friars Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Lincoln)
founded before 1272? (built 1379?) on the site of an earlier hospital;
dissolved 1539; granted to Thomas Holcroft 1540/1;
church continued in use until 17th century
Warburton Priory Historical county location. See entry under Greater Manchester

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Cornwall[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Cornwalledit)


Foundation Image Communities and provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Altarnon Monastery probable monastery
before 1066 		Altarnun Monastery
Bodmin — Abbey of St Mary & St Petroc* Augustinian Canons Regular (Canons Regular of the Lateran)
founded 1881;
raised to abbey status 1953
Bodmin Blackfriars probable mistaken reference to Bodmin Greyfriars
Bodmin Greyfriars # Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Bristol)
founded before 1260;
dissolved 1538 		Bodmin Greyfriars
Bodmin Priory + Celtic monks
abbey? purportedly founded 6th century by St Petroc;
Benedictine? monks
refounded 936;
nuns?
dissolved c.1113;
monks or secular
dissolved c.1124;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1124;
dissolved 27 February 1538;
buildings destroyed apart from the parish church, in parochial use as Church of England parish church;
church in use for secular and industrial purposes post-dissolution 		Bodmin Monastery;
Bodmin Abbey
Breage Grange Cistercian monks
grange dependent on Hailes, Gloucestershire;
founded c.1300
Cardinham Grange # purported medieval monastery
Constantyne Monastery Celtic monks
Crantock Monastery Celtic monks
probably founded by a St Carrock;
secular
before 1066;
recorded extant 1086;
secular canons collegiate
refounded 1236;
dissolved 1549 		St Corontocus
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St Karentoc's Monastery
Dingerein Monastery Celtic monks Dinurrin Monastery
Gulval Monastery Celtic monks
founded by St Gudwall (Wolvela), from Wales 		Dinurrin Monastery
Kea Monastery, Old Kea Celtic monks
supposed site of monastery recorded extant 1086 		St Cheus Monastery;
Old Kea Monastery
Lammana Priory, Looe Island Benedictine monks
founded 6th century;
Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Glastonbury and chapel;
founded before 1114;
disposed of by Glastonbury between 1239 and 1329;
chantry chapel of the Dawnay family before 1329;
dissolved 1549 		The Priory Church of St Michael, Lammana
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Lammana Chapel
Lansallos Monastery Celtic monks
patronised by St Ildierna 		St Salwys (St Alwys)[citation needed]
Lannachebran Cell, St Keverne monks
founded c.6th century under the tutelage of St Achebran;
secular collegiate
refounded before 1086;
Cistercian monks
grange dependent on Beaulieu, Hampshire;
founded before 1263;
dissolved 1527; granted to Francis, Earl of Bedford 1559/60 		St Keiran's Monastery;
St Keverne's Monastery;
Lanachebran Monastery
Launcells Priory Celtic monks
secular at Norman Conquest
Augustinian Canons Regular
Launceston Friary(?) Friars
Launceston Priory, earlier site monks or secular
founded before c.830;
secular canons to c.1126
Launceston Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1127;
dissolved 1539;
restored 1871;
in parochial use as the Church of St Thomas the Apostle
Lanwethinoc Monastery~, Padstow Celtic monks
founded by Bishop Wethinoc;
site possibly occupied by the medieval Church of St Petroc at Padstow 		Lanuthinoc Monastery;
St Petroc's Church;
Petroc-stow Monastery;
Padstow Monastery
Madron Monastery Celtic monks
before 12th century
Manaccan Monastery Celtic monks
Mawgan in Pydar Franciscan Monastery * Franciscan monks The Franciscan Monastery of St Joseph and St Anne, St Mawgan in Pydar
Minster Priory + Celtic monks?
founded before 1066;
Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter house of the Abbey of St. Sergius, Angers
founded before 1190 by William de Bottreaux;
dissolved before 1407;
slight remains of priory near the medieval parochial church 		The Priory Church of Saint Materiana, Minster

St Mertherian
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Talcarne Priory;
Minster Cell
Paul Grange Cistercian monks
grange(?) dependent on Hailes, Gloucestershire;
founded c.1300(?)
Probus Monastery Celtic monks or secular
founded 924, purportedly by King Athelstan;
dissolved 940;
secular canons collegiate
founded before 1086 (or during the reign of Henry I, who granted the church to Exeter Cathedral 1120);
dissolved 1549
Rialton Grange # Augustinian Canons Regular
chief manor or grange of Bodmin;
manor house built 15th century 		Rieltone Grange
St Anthony's Monastery, St Anthony-in-Meneage Celtic monks
Benedictine monks
alien house: grange of St-Serge, Angers;
founded from Brittany?;
became parochial after 1066;
became a grange of Tywardreath before mid-12th century (though referred to as a cell);
founded after 1088;
dissolved after 1381 		Lantenning Monastery
St Anthony-in-Roseland Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
priory cell dependent on Plympton, Devon
founded before 1288;
dissolved 1538;
remains incorporated into house named 'Place House' built on site 16th Century 		St Anthony-in-Roseland Cell
St Buryan's Monastery, St Buryan Celtic monks
secular collegiate
founded c.930, purportedly by King Athelstan;
dissolved 1545;
parish church (SS Andrew, Thomas the Martyr, Nicholas and Beriana) on site rebuilt 13th century, though mostly now 15th century
St Carrok's Monastery #, St Winnow Celtic monks
dissolved/destroyed before 1086?: seized by Robert, Count of Mortain;
Cluniac monks
alien house: cell dependent on Montacute, Somerset;
founded 1100-40: granted to Montacute by William, son of Robert c.1100;
became denizen: independent from 1407;
dissolved 1537; granted to Laurence Courtney 1534/5 		St Carroc Monastery;
St Syriac's Monastery;
St Cyricus and St Julitta's Monastery;
St Cadix's Monastery;
St Syriac's Cell
St German's Priory + Celtic monks
possibly founded 7th century;
secular canons
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded c.936;
see transferred to new site at Crediton, Devon 1042;
monks or secular
founded 1042;
Augustinian Canons Regular
refounded 1184 (1161-87);
dissolved 2 March 1539; granted to Catherine Champernoun, John Ridgeway and others 1541/2;
now in use as parish church; remains of claustral buildings incorporated into Port Eliot House 		The Priory Church of Saint German, Saint Germans
St Goran's Monastery, St Goran Celtic monks
founded 6th century; patronised by St Goran in the time of St Petroc;
dissolved after 1083;
church and lands granted to the college of Glasney 1269
St Kew Cell ~ monks
founded 6th century (in the time of St Samson);
purported Augustinian cell
secular minster status confirmed by King Edgar, who granted land to the minster 961-3;
secular collegiate
clerks or secular canons until 1283;
Augustinian Secular Canons — from Plympton, Devon
until before 1283
church rebuilt 1496 and restored 1883 		St Daw (or St Docco)

Saint Kew (from 1440)
St Matthew's Monastery uncertain order and foundation
St Mawgan Monastery + Celtic monks
lands passed to the Bishop before 1085;
Cluniac monks;
Carmelite convent possibly built on site 16th century 		Lanherne Monastery;
St Mawgan in Pydar Monastery
St Michael's Mount Priory + Saxon Benedictine? monks
8th century-11th century;
Benedictine monks
founded 1087-90;
church consecrated 1135;
alien house: dependent on Mont-St-Michel, Normandy
granted by Edward the Confessor to Mont-St-Michel before 1050;
seized during wars with the French 1362;
dissolved c.1414;
granted by Henry VI to King's College, Cambridge;
granted by Edward IV to Syon Abbey;
used alternately as fortress and monastery and private residence with public access; (NT)
St Neot's Monastery, St Neot Celtic monks
founded 6th century?;
dissolved after 1084 		Saint Aniet
St Piran's Monastery, Perranzabuloe Celtic monks
founded 6th century?;
dissolved before c.1085
Saltash Monastery uncertain order and foundation
Scilly Priory Celtic monks, monastic cells
founded before 1066;
Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Tavistock, Devon;
founded before 1114;
dissolved c.1538;
Tresco Abbey Gardens created by Augustus Smith around the priory remains in 1834 		The Priory Church of St Nicholas, Scilly
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Tresco Cell
Sclerder Abbey + Dames de la Retraite
founded c.1843; dissolved 1852;
Franciscan Recollects
founded 1858; dissolved 1864;
Carmelite
founded 1864; dissolved 1871;
Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
founded 1904; dissolved 1910;
Minoresses — from Rennes 1914-1920;
Minoresses — from Bullingham 1922-1981;
Franciscan
c.1925;
Carmelite — from Quidenham 1981-2014;
Chemin Neuf 2014-; extant
Sele Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on St-Florent-de-Saumur;
founded before 1126;
dissolved 1396
Temple property + Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Temple Templars Preceptory # Knights Templar
founded 12th century;
dissolved 1308-12;
asserted to have become a preceptory of Knights Hospitallers
Tintagel Monastery remains interpreted as Celtic monastic
dependent on Bodmin;
founded c.350;
popular tradition as medieval Benedictine nunnery: evidence lacking;
Norman castle built on site;
current academic consensus regards earlier settlement as secular
Trebeigh Preceptory # Knights Templar (purportedly);
Knights Hospitaller
founded before 1199 "by the bounty of" Henry de Pomeral and Reginald Marsh;
united with Ansty before 1432;
dissolved after 1557/8; granted to Henry Wilby and George Blythe 1573/4 		Treleigh Preceptory;
Turleigh Preceptory
Tregonan Cell, St Ewe Celtic monks
dependent on St Keverne's Monastery
founded 6th century;
dissolved 11th century
Tregonan Grange Cistercian monks grange of Beaulieu, Hampshire
founded before 1263;
dissolved before 1527;
"considerable remains" existing 1755 have since disappeared 		St Keverne Grange
Tregony Priory ~ Augustinian Canons Regular
alien house: priory cell dependent on Le Val, Bayeux;
founded before 1125(?);
granted to Merton, Surrey 1267 		The Priory Church of St James, Tregony
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Tregoney Priory
Truro — Convent of the Epiphany ^ Community of the Epiphany, Anglican
Truro Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London)
founded before 1259 (during the reign of Henry III) by the Reskimer family; (church consecrated 1259-60);
dissolved 1538; granted to Edward Anglianby 1553/4
Tywardreath Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter house of St-Serge, Angers
founded c.1088 by Richard fitz Turold, Lord of Cardinham Castle, chief baron of Cornwall (or 1169 "by some noblemen", or 1135);
became denizen: independent c.1400;
dissolved 1536; granted to Edward, Earl of Hertford 1542/3 		St Andrew
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Truwardraith Priory

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Cumbria[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Cumbria edit) [9][10]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Appleby Whitefriars # Carmelite Friars
founded 1281 (c.1290-3) by Lords Vescy, Percy, and Clifford;
dissolved 1539
Armathwaite Nunnery Benedictine nuns
founded before 1200 (6 January 1089 dubiously purported), endowed by William Rufus;
dissolved 1537; granted to William Gryme or Carleil 1552/3 		(church dedicated to Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary)
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Armethwaite Nunnery
Bleatarn Grange Cistercian monks
grange dependent on Byland, Yorkshire;
founded during the reign of Henry II
Calder Abbey Savignac monks — from Furness;
founded 10 January 1135-1137 by Ranulf Meschin, first Lord of Cumberland;
community released from jurisdiction of Furness to that of Savigny; establishment ruined;
transferred to Hood 1138;
Savignac monks — from Furness;
refounded c.1142-3, rebuilt;
Cistercian monks
orders merged 17 September 1147;
dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Leigh 1538/9;
now in private ownership without public access 		Caldre Abbey
Carlisle Cathedral Priory + purported monastery of monks and nuns founded 686 on land granted by Ecgfrith, King of Northumbria;
destroyed in raids by the Danes c.875;
rebuilt before 1092 by William Rufus and Walter, a Norman priest;
secular canons from before 1092;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1122 and built by Henry I;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian(?) 1133;
dissolved 1540: last prior appointed as first dean of the cathedral;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 1133; extant 		The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Carlisle

The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity, Carlisle (1133)
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Carlilse Priory
Carlisle Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of York)
founded (before?) 1233 outside the city walls, but ordered to be demolished for a highway; moved 1237;
dissolved 1539
Carlisle Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Newcastle)
founded 1233;
church destroyed by fire in 1292 and rebuilt;
dissolved 1539
Cartmel Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1189/94 by William Marshall, Baron of Cartmel and Earl of Pembroke;
dissolved 1536/7; granted to John Holcroft 1540/1;
church now in parochial use 		Kertmel Priory
Chapel-le-Wood Cell Premonstratensian Canons
cell dependent on Cockersand
Conishead Priory ^,
Ulverston 		originally a hospital
founded 1160 (after 1154);
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1188 (before 1181) by Gamel de Pennington (or William de Lancaster II);
still occupied by canons at 16 October 1536;
country house named 'Conishead Priory' built on site: and currently the home of the Buddhist Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Conishead
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Conisheved Priory
Dacre Abbey monks
founded before 731;
destroyed c.875 by Vikings;
refounded before 926;
Parish Church of St Andrew built to the south of the site
Furness Abbey Savignac monks — from Tulketh (Lancashire)
dependent on Savigny;
(founded 4 July 1124 at Tulketh by Stephen, Count of Boulogne);
transferred from Tulketh 1126 (1124-7);
Cistercian monks
orders merged 17 September 1147;
dissolved 1537; granted to Thomas Cromwell; (EH) 		Furnes Abbey
Hawkshead Grange Cistercian monks
grange of Furness;
founded c.1160;
17th century Hawkshead Old Hall incorporates remains of grange;
currently in use as a farmhouse
Holmcultram Abbey +,
Abbeytown 		Cistercian monks — from Melrose, Scotland
founded 30 December 1150 by Henry, son of David, King of Scotland;
dissolved 1538;
church in parochial use until destroyed in an arson incident 9 June 2006; roof and plasterwork replaced;
restoration ongoing, church in use again (2012) 		Holm Cultram Abbey;
Holme Cultram Abbey
Holme Eden Abbey Benedictine nuns
removed from Fort Augustus, Invernessshire 1921;
dissolved 1983;
formerly Holme Eden Hall;
altered for use as a nursing home 		Priory of Saint Scholastica
Kirkby Lonsdale Benedictine monks
manor of St Mary's Abbey, York — incorrectly asserted to have been a cell
Kirkby Stephen Benedictine monks
estate of St Mary's Abbey, York — incorrectly asserted to have been a cell
Lanercost Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular — possibly from Pentney, Norfolk
founded c.1166 (or 1169) by Robert de Villibus, Lord of Gilleisland;
dissolved 1537; granted to Thomas Lord Dacre
part converted into private house named 'Dacre Hall'
church now in parochial use; (EH) 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Lanercost
Nunnery near Kirkoswald Benedictine nuns
house named 'Nunnery House' built on site
Penrith Friary Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of York)
founded c.1291;
dissolved 1539;
house named 'The Friarage' built on site 1717
Preston Patrick (?)Abbey Premonstratensian Canons
daughter house of Cockersand;
founded after 1192(?);
transferred to Shap before 1201;
house named 'Challons Hall' built on or near site 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary Magdelene, Preston Patrick
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Preston Abbey
Ravenstonedale Priory Gilbertine Canons
founded before c.1200;
dissolved 1539(?);
Parish Church of St Oswald built immediately to the south of the site 		Ravenstonedale Cell
St Bees Priory + nuns cell?
founded before c.640?, during the reign of King Oswald by Bega; brief existence;
transferred to Hartlepool, Northumbria (County Durham);
or founded after 850 (c.900) by Bega — possible brief existence, though more likely an anchorites cell;
Benedictine monks
daughter house of St Mary's, York;
founded not before c.1120 by William Meschin, on site of earlier church (c.900?);
dissolved 16 October 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Challoner 1553/4;
church now in parochial use 		The Priory Church of SS Mary and Bega, Saint Bees, Saint Bees Priory
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St Bee's Priory
St Constantine's Cells Benedictine monks
three cells, hermitage dependent on Wetheral;
founded before 1112;
Seaton Priory Benedictine nuns
daughter house of Nunburnholme, Yorkshire;
founded c.1190-1200 by Henry Kirby;
independent from after 1313;
dissolved 1540; granted to Hugh Askue 1541/2;
site now occupied by farmhouse named 'Seaton Hall' 		Nunnery of Leakly, in Seaton;
Seton Priory;
Lekeley Priory
Shap Abbey Premonstratensian Canons
daughter house of Cockersand;
(community founded at Preston Patrick before 1192(?));
transferred 1201 (1199), built (during the reign of Henry II) by Thomas Fitz Gospatrick;
dissolved 1540; granted to Thomas Lord Wharton 1544/5; (EH) 		Hepp Abbey
Wetheral Priory Benedictine monks — from St Mary's, York
dependent on York;
founded 1106 by Ranulph Meschin, Earl of Cumberland;
dissolved 20 October 1538; granted 1541/2 		The Priory Church of Saint Constantine, Wetheral

The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Mary and Saint Constantine, Wetheral
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Wetherall Priory

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Derbyshire[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Derbyshireedit) [11]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Barrow Camera ^? Knights Hospitaller
founded before 1189: church granted by Robert de Bakepuze;
probably not inhabited by brothers for long periods;
annexed to Yeaveley before 1433;
remains possibly incorporated into Arleston House built on site 16th/17th century
Beauchief Abbey Historical county location. See entry under South Yorkshire
Bradbourne Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
cell? dependent on Dunstable, Bedfordshire
founded 1238: granted by Geoffrey de Cauceis;
dissolved ? 		Church of All Saints, Bradbourne
Breadsall Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded between 1220 and 1266;
(erroneous ref. to Friars Eremites (Austin Friars) in records of 1266);
dissolved 1536; granted to Henry, Duke of Suffolk 1552;
13th-century arch retained in the basement of Elizabethan mansion built on site, became hotel and golf club 'Marriott Breadsall Priory Hotel' 1980 		The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Breadsall
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Brisoll Priory;
Bredsall Park
Calke Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1131/before 1129-39 or 1130-6/before 1161 by Maud, widow of the Earl of Chester;
transferred to Repton 1153–1172;
dissolved 1538; granted to John, Earl of Warwick 1547;
mansion named 'Calke Abbey' built on site 		The Priory Church of Saint Giles, Calke
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Calke Cell
Dale (Stanley Park) Abbey,
Deepdale 		hermitage 12th century
Augustinian Canons Regular
dependent on Calke;
cell founded 1153-8 by Serlo de Grendon;
canons recalled to Calke c.1184;
Premonstratensian Canons from Tupholme, Lincolnshire;
founded ?c.1185;
canons recalled to Tupholme c.1192;
canons transferred from Welbeck, Nottinghamshire c.1196;
canons transferred from Newsham (Newhouse), Lincolnshire c.1200;
avoided suppression 1536 by payment of substantial fine;
dissolved 24 October 1538 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dale
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Stanley Park Abbey;
(De Parco Stanley);
Le Dale Abbey
Darley Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
daughter house of St Helen's, Derby;
founded c.1146 by Robert de Ferraris (Ferrers), Earl of Derby: transferred from St Helen's;
dissolved 22 October 1538; granted to Sir William West 1540/1;
house named 'Darley Park' built on site 18th century, demolished 1962;
a monastic building (probably the priory guest house) is now 15th century Darley Abbey public house — 'Old Abbey Inn';
partly 15th-century cottage at 7 Abbey Lane may incorporate monastic remains 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Darley
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Darley Abbey;
Little Derby Friary;
Little Dirby Friary
Derby Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford)
founded before 1239;
dissolved 3 January 1539;
occupied by an 18th-century Friary Hotel built on site; converted into a public house 1996; currently in use as a nightclub 		The Annunciation
Derby — King's Mead Priory Benedictine nuns
founded 1149-59 (c.1160) by the abbess of Derby;
dissolved 1536; granted to Francis, Earl of Shrewsbury 1543/4;
site now occupied by a 16th/17th-century building 		St Mary
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De Pratis Priory
Derby Priory (Augustinian) Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1137 by Towyne, a burgess of Derby;
most of the monks transferred to Darley c.1146;
reduced to cell 1154;
became a hospital 1160;
ceased before 1360 		The Priory Church of Saint Helen, Derby
Derby Priory (Cluniac) Cluniac monks
alien house: priory cell dependent on Bermondsey, Surrey (Greater London);
founded before 1140;
granted to Bermondsey by Waltheof, son of Sweyn;
accidentally destroyed by fire; rebuilt c.1335;
became denizen: independent from 1395;
dissolved 1536; 		The Priory Church of Saint James, Derby
Gresley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1135-40 by William de Greisley (or Fitz-Nigel);
dissolved 1536; granted to Henry Cruche 1543/4;
nave of the priory church in use as parochial church of Church Gresley 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint George, Gresley
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Church Gresley Priory;
Greisley Priory
Lees Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
?cell dependent on Rocester, Staffordshire;
founded before c.1160?;
dissolved after 1517? 		Leyes Priory
Locko Preceptory St. Lazarus Hospitallers and Leper Hospital
founded c.1297;
dissolved 1375 		The Hospital of Saint Mary Magdalene
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Lockhay Preceptory
Repton Priory ^+ Anglo-Saxon monks and nuns — double monastery
founded before 660 traditionally by St David;
destroyed in raids by the Danes 874;
Augustinian Canons Regular  — from Calke
founded c.1153-9; rebuilt 1172 by Maud, widow of Ranulph, Earl of Chester;
dissolved 25 October 1538;
remains incorporated into Repton School buildings (founded 1557);
St Wystan's Church on site incorporates substantial remains of the Anglo-Saxon foundation 		St Wystan

The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Repton
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Repingdon Priory
Yeaveley Preceptory,
Stydd 		Knights Hospitaller
founded c.1136 (or c.1190 or 1268?) by Ralph de Fun and Sir William Meynill;
dissolved 1535 (1540); granted to Charles, Lord Montjoy 1543/4;
remains incorporated into farmhouse;
the Church of St Saviour was part of the Hospitallers' possessions 		St Mary and St John the Baptist
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Yeaveley and Barrow Preceptory;
Stydd Preceptory;
Stede Preceptory;
Yeveley Preceptory;
Yeaveley and Stydd Preceptory

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Devon[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Devon edit)


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Allerton Cell Benedictine hermits
cell dependent on Tavistock
Axminster Monastery ~ Saxon monks or secular canons collegiate
founded before 757 when Cyneheard the atheling was interred in the minster;
secular canons collegiate
founded c.936 by King Athelstan;
made dependent on York, Yorkshire 1060 by Edward the Confessor;
dissolved 1535;
collegiate and parochial church of St Mary possibly built on site during the Norman period
Axmouth Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: possible monastic grange, dependent on Montebourg;
founded before 1387 (during the reign of Henry II) by Richard de Rivers, Earl of Devonshire;
dissolved 1414;
granted to Walter Erle (Earl) 1552
Barnstaple Priory Cluniac monks
alien house: daughter house of St-Martin-des-Champs, Paris
founded c.1107 (before 1199) by Johel of Totness;
became denizen: independent from 1403;
dissolved 1535; granted to William, Lord Howard 1537/8 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Barnstaple

The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Barnstaple Austin Friary (?) Augustinian Friars
licensed 1348 and 1353 — apparently never established due to objection by the prior of the Cluniac house
Burlescombe Priory ≈ Augustinian Canons Regular
recorded in the time of Richard I, (probably Canonsleigh Priory, in the parish of Burlescombe) 		Burdlescombe;
possibly Canonsleigh
Bodmiscombe Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
founded after 1200(?) (possibly during the reign of Henry III);
dissolved before 15th century?;
apparently absorbed by Buckland 14th/15th century 		Bothemescomb Preceptory
Braunton Monastery traditionally site of monastery
purportedly founded 5th century by St Branock (Brynach of Nevern)
Brightley Priory # Cistercian monks — from Waverley, Surrey
founded 3 May 1136 (or 1132, 1133 or 1138) by Richard fitz Baldwin de Brioniis, Lord of Okehampton and Sheriff of Devon;
abandoned 1141; transferred to Forde, Dorset;
site now occupied by Brightley Farm, where a building is possibly a monastic chapel
Buckfast Monastery Benedictine monks
founded 1018 by Aylward, Duk;
Buckfast Abbey (see immediately below) built on site
Buckfast Abbey * Savignac monks — from Savigny
founded 27 April 1136 by Ethelwerd, son of William Pomerei;
built on site of Benedictine monastery (see immediately above);
Cistercian monks
orders merged 17 September 1147;
dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Dennys 1539/40;
became ruinous
Benedictine monks
priory founded 1882, rebuilt 1884 to 1938 (church 1906 to 1938);
raised to abbey status 1902;
affiliated to the English Congregation 1960; extant 		The Abbey Church of Our Lady, Buckfast
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Buckfastre Abbey
Buckland Abbey Cistercian monks — from Quarr, Isle of Wight
founded 1278 by Amicia, Countess of Devonshire;
dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Richard Greynfeld (Grenville) 1541/2; converted into a mansion named the 'Cider House' by 1576; sold to Sir Francis Drake 1581; remained with that family to 1946; house granted to NT 1949 currently principally in use as a museum; (NT) 		The Abbey Church of Saint Benedict, Buckland
Canonsleigh Abbey ^ On site of Leigh, in the parish of Burlescombe;[12] Augustinian Canons Regular — from Plympton?
priory
founded c.1161-1173 by Walter II de Claville,[12] (a descendant of the Domesday Book tenant Walter I de Claville), lord of the manor of Burlescombe;
dissolved before 1285;
Augustinian Canonesses
abbey
founded before 1285 by Maud, Countess of Devon;
dissolved 1539;
remains now incorporated into farm buildings 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist, Leigh (1161–1285)

The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Etheldreda, Leigh (1285–1539)
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Leigh Abbey;
Canon's Leigh;
Burlescombe Priory? (see above)
Chudleigh Abbey Brigittine nuns
transferred from Spettisbury, Dorset 1887;
transferred to Marley House, Rattery (now Syon Abbey) 1925 		The Abbey Church of Saint Bridget of Syon, Chudleigh
Churchill Monastery uncertain order and foundation
Cornworthy Priory Augustinian Canonesses
founded 1205/1238 by the Edgecomb family;
dissolved 1539; granted to Edward Harris and John Williams 1560 		Court Prior
Cove Knights Hospitaller
member of Bodmiscombe Preceptory
Cowick Priory # Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on Bec-Hellouin;
founded 1144: granted as cell to Bec-Hellouin by William Fitz-Baldwin;
became denizen: granted to Eton College 1451;
granted to Tavistock after 1464;
dissolved 1538 		The Priory Church of Saint Andrew, Cowick
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Cowick Priory
Crediton Monastery monks
founded 739;
secular episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 909: see reputedly transferred from Bishops Tawton;
see transferred to Exeter 1050;
secular collegiate
refounded 1050;
dissolved 1548 		St Gregory (possibly)
Dartmouth Austin Friars Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford)
(founded at Clifton in Dartmouth 1331);
dissolved before 1348;
church of St Petrox built on site 16th century
Dartmouth Monastery monks? uncertain order and foundation
chapel of St Patrick in the Castle annexed as a cell to a "great abbey"
Denbury Priory Benedictine monks
dependent on Tavistock;
founded 1086;
dissolved 1539;
site now on Wrenwell Farm 		Denbury Cell;
Denbury Grange
Dunkeswell Abbey Cistercian monks
daughter house of Forde, Dorset;
founded 16 November 1201 by William Briwere;
dissolved 1539; granted to John, Lord Russell 1534/5;
site in multiple ownership, with the Holy Trinity parish chapel built on site 1842
Exeter Cathedral Priory + founded ?before c.690;
Benedictine? monks 932 (see immediately below)
secular canons
founded 1050;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 1050: see transferred from Crediton; extant 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Peter

The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter
Exeter Monastery Saxon
founded 868 by King Etheldred
Exeter Monastery Benedictine monks
founded 932 by King Athelstan;
monks repeatedly fled through Danish raids but recalled by Canute 1019
Exeter Nunnery (?) Augustinian Canonesses
supposedly founded c.968;
purportedly rebuilt as the Deanery 15th century[13]
Later sources deny its existence.[14]
Exeter Priory (?) Carthusian monks
licence granted to Richard Stapleton 1331/2 to build and endow a monastery — apparently never established
Exeter Blackfriars # Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London)
founded before 1232;
dissolved 1538;
house named 'Bedford House' built on site, demolished 1773 		Exeter Blackfriars
Exeter Greyfriars Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of Bristol)
founded before 1240;
transferred by Thomas Bitton (Bytten), Bishop of Exeter, to new site south of the South City Gate c.1292-1303 (see immediately below);
dissolved 1538
Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of Bristol)
transferred by Bishop Bytten from behind the North and West Gates c.1292-1303 (see immediately above)
Exeter — Polsloe Priory Benedictine nuns
founded before/c.1160: transferred from Oldbury, Warwickshire;
dissolved 1536 (1538); granted to John, Earl of Warwick during the reign of Edward VI;
largely demolished, remaining range converted into country house 		The Priory Church of Saint Katherine, Polsloe
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Polleshoo Priory
Exeter — St James Priory # Cluniac monks
daughter house of the abbey of St Martin-in-the-fields, Paris;
founded before 1143 (1141) by Baldwin de Redverus (Redvers/Rivers), Earl of Devon;
dissolved; house built on site called 'The Old Abbey' 		St James
Exeter — St Nicholas Priory ^ St Nicholas Priory, Exeter Benedictine monks — from Battle, Sussex
founded 1087 by William the Conqueror;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Thomas Denys 1540/1;
private houses built on site 1820;
monastic architecture restored;
in ownership of Exeter Corporation 1913;
open to public as a museum 1916;
(closed for repair until 2008) 		The Priory Church of Saint Nicolas, Exeter
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Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas
Exminster Monastery # pre-conquest monastic or secular community
founded 8th century
Frithelstock Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
founded c.1220 by Sir Robert Beauchamp, Kt.;
dissolved 1536; granted to Arthur Viscount Lisle 1537/8 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Gregory, Frithlestock
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Frethelstoke Priory;
Fristoke Priory
Hartland Abbey secular college
founded before 1066 by Gytha, wife of Earl Godwin
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
founded 1161-9 (secular collegiate church of St Nectan and its endowments granted to Richard, Archdeacon of Poictiers by Geoffrey of Dinam; approved by Henry II and Bartholomew, Bishop of Exeter);
dissolved 21 February 1539; granted to William Abbot 1545/6;
remains (cloisters) incorporated into house named 'Hartland Abbey' built on site 		Hertland Abbey


Indio Monastery uncertain order and foundation
Ipplepen Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
alien house: cell, daughter house of St Pierre-Rille
founded c.1143(?): church granted by the Fougères family to the priory, transferred from Notre-Dame-de-Fougères;
dissolved c.1414;
granted to Ottery St Mary 1438;
house called 'The Priory' possibly built on site
Ivybridge Priory + Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary — from St. Quay 1910
Augustinian (Augustinian Recollect)
founded 1932; closed 2016 with building now in parochial use;[15] originally 'Cadleigh House' 		St Austin's Priory
Kerswell Priory Cluniac monks
alien house: cell dependent on Montacute, Somerset;
founded 1119–1129;
became denizen: independent from 1407;
dissolved 1538 or 1539; granted to John Etherege (Atherege) 1546/7;
16th century house built on site 		Careswell Cell
Leigh Cell Sauvignac monks
grange(?) dependent on Buckfast(?)
founded c.1137(?);
Cistercian monks
orders merged 17 September 1147 		Leigh Grange
Marsh Barton Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
dependent on Plympton
founded 1142;
dissolved 1539 		St Mary

St Mary de Marsh
Modbury Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on St-Pierre-sur-Dives
founded c.1140 by Sir Peter-sur-Dive, sic., or (purportedly) by a member of the Chambernoun family;
extant 1430;
dissolved c.1441; granted to Eton College by Edward VI;
nominally reverted to Tavistock c.1461-67 		St George
Newenham Abbey Cistercian monks
daughter house of Beaulieu, Hampshire
founded 6 January 1246 or 1247 by Reginald de Mohun, Earl of Somerset;
dissolved 1539; leased to the Duke of Suffolk; granted to Thomas, Duke of Norfolk 1562/3 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Newenham
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Neuham Abbey
Otterton Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on Mont-St-Michel, Normandy;
founded before 1087 by the monks of Mont-St-Michel;
dissolved 1414; subsequently granted to Syon Abbey; granted to Richard Duke at the dissolution of Syon 1539;
part of claustral building converted into mansion 		Otterington Priory
Ottery St Mary Monastery supposed pre-Conquest monastery ("disproved")
Pilton Priory + Benedictine monks
founded ?before 12th century purportedly by King Athelstan (evidence lacking and disputed);
dissolved 1539 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Pilton
Plymouth — St Dunstan's Abbey Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity
founded by Priscilla Lydia Sellon with the support of the Henry Phillpott, Bishop of Exeter;[16]
transferred to Berkshire 1906;
property transferred to St Mary the Virgin at Wantage, who continued in use as St Dunstan Abbey School for Girls 		The Abbey Church of Saint Dunstan, Plymouth;

St Dunstan of Glastonbury
Plymouth Blackfriars(?) purported Dominican Friars
founded 1431;
site now occupied by the Black Friars Distillery;
possible confusion with Greyfriars
Plymouth Greyfriars Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of Bristol)
founded 1383;
in private ownership 1513;
dissolved 1538 		Plymouth Friary
Plymouth Whitefriars # Carmelite Friars
founded before 1296–7;
dissolved 1538
Plympton Priory secular collegiate
founded 904 (before 909);
Augustinian Canons Regular church built on site 1121 by William Warlewas (Bishop of Exeter 1150-9);
dissolved 1539 		The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Plympton
St Michael's Monastery Benedictine monks
purported cell dependent on Malmesbury 		St Michael
Sidmouth Priory (Augustinian) (?) purported foundation of Augustinian Canons Regular
probable confusion with Benedictine founded (see immediately below)
Sidmouth Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: cell or grange dependent on Mont St Michel
founded 11th century: manor granted by William the Conqueror;
dissolved 1414(?);
Bridgettine monks grange of Syon Abbey c.1431;
dissolved;
remains incorporated in Marlborough Hotel
Tavistock Abbey Benedictine monks
founded 961/974 (or 975-80) (begun by Ordgar, Earl of Devonshire and completed by his son);
dissolved 1539; granted to John, Lord Russell 1539/40;
mansion built on site, now 'The Bedford Hotel' 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Rumon, Tavistock
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Tavestock Abbey
Teignmouth Abbey ^ Benedictine nuns
(founded at Dunkirk, Flanders 1662, daughter of Ghent)
transferred from Hammersmith, London 1862;
now divided up as private housing[17] 		The Abbey Church of Saint Scholastica, Teignmouth
Torre Abbey Premonstratensian Canons — from Welbeck, Nottinghamshire
founded 1196 by William Briwere;
dissolved 1539; granted to Sir John St.Leger 1543/4;
country house built on site, now in ownership of Torbay Corporation 		Torr Abbey
Totnes Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on St-Serge, Angers
founded c.1088 by John Aluredi;
became denizen: independent from before 1416;
dissolved 1536; granted to Catherine Champernoun and others 1543/4;
rebuilt priory church in parochial use, municipal buildings built on claustral site
Totnes Trinitarian Priory Trinitarian monks
founded 1271;
dissolved 1509 (suppressed to 1519); granted to the vicars of Exeter Cathedral 1519;
seized by the Crown;
returned to the vicars 16th century until 1801 		Little Totnes Priory;
Werland Priory;
Warland Priory
Townstall Monastery, Dartmouth supposed alien cell
Yodby Monastery uncertain order and foundation

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Dorset[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Dorset edit) [18][19]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Abbotsbury Abbey + secular canons collegiate
founded c.1026 by Orcus, steward to Canute;
Benedictine monks — from Cerne;
founded 1044 (during the reign of Edward the Confessor) by Orcius or by his widow Tola;
dissolved 12 March 1539; granted to Sir Giles Strangwaies 1543/4;
much in private ownership, partly in parochial use 		The Abbey Church of Saint Peter
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Abbotesbury Abbey;
Abbodesbirig Abbey
Beaminster pre-conquest monastic or secular community founded before 862 Bebingmynster
Bindon Abbey Cistercian monks — from Little Bindon
dependent on Forde;
founded 22 or 27 September 1172 by Robert de Burgo and his wife Maud;
dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Richard Poynings 1540/1;
now in private ownership
Blackmoor Priory Hermitage order and foundation uncertain
hermitage in existence by 1300, with brothers apparently following a rule similar to Augustinian Friars;
dissolved/abandoned, becoming a free chapel after 1424 		Hermitage
Bridport Whitefriars (?) purported foundation for Carmelite Friars
founded 1261;
probably ceased to exist before 1365
Bridport Priory order uncertain 13th century;
converted into a residence named 'St Jones'
Cerne Abbey ^,
Cerne Abbas 		monastic before 604
founded by St Augustine
hermitage;
secular ? 9th century;
Benedictine monks
founded before 987 by Engleward (Egelward);
purportedly destroyed by Canute;
dissolved 1539; granted to John Dudley and ___ Ascough 1574/5;
remains now incorporated into private house 		St Peter

St Mary, St Peter and St Benedict

St Edwold (St Athelwold)
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Cernell Abbey
Charminster pre-conquest monastic or secular community;
parish church of St Mary (dating from 11th century) possible successor of minster on site
Chilcombe Camera Knights Hospitaller
dissolved before 1308
Christchurch Priory + tradition of very early monastery;
secular canons collegiate
founded before/c.1060;
manor and church granted by Henry I to Richard de Redvers and Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1150, by petition of Hilary, Bishop of Chichester, and the bishop of Winchester to Richard de Redvers;
dissolved 28 November 1539; granted to Joseph Kirton 1545/6;
on site of earlier church demolished 1094;
priory church 1540, now in parochial use 		The Priory Church of Christ, Christchurch

Church of the Holy Trinity, Twyneham
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Twyneham Priory;
Twinham Priory
Cranborne Priory tradition of early monastery
Benedictine monks
founded c.(?)980 by Haylward Snew (Aylward Sneaw (Snow)); becoming dependent on Tewkesbury (of which Cranborne was previously the mother house) in 11th century;
abbot and 57 monks removed to Tewkesbury 1102, Cranborne reduced to priory status, becoming a cell dependent on Tewkesbury;
dissolved 31 January 1540; granted to Thomas Francis 1559/60 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Bartholomew

The Priory Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Bartholomew, Cranborne
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Cranbourne Priory;
Cranburn Cell
Dorchester Greyfriars # Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Bristol)
founded before 1267 by "the ancestors of Sir John Chidiock";
dissolved 1538 (1536); granted to Sir Edmund Peckham 1543/4
Forde Abbey ^ Cistercian monks
daughter house of Waverley, Surrey;
(community founded at Brightley, Devon 1136 or 1138)
transferred from Brightley 1146/8?;
dissolved 1539;
claustral remains now incorporated a mansion with public access
Frampton Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter house of St-Etienne, Caen, Normandy;
founded before 1077 by William the Conqueror;
dissolved before 1414; granted to St Stephen's College, Westminster 1437; granted to Sir Christopher Hatton 1571/2, who sold it to John Brown, Esq.
Fryer Mayne Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
founded before 1275;
shared single preceptor with Baddesley 15th century;
formally merged with Baddesley 1471;
dissolved; granted to William Pole and Edward Downing 1563/4 		Friary Mayne Preceptory;
Friar Mayne Preceptory;
Freyer Mayne Preceptory;
Mayne Preceptory;
Mayne Ospitalis
Gillingham Friary possible Dominican Friars
founded c.1267: Henry II granted oak for repair of the Dominicans' church;
no other reference
Gillingham Minster Saxon minster
19th century St Mary's Parish Church possibly on site
Hilfield Friary * Franciscan Friars
founded 1921 in farm buildings; extant 		The Friary of Saint Francis, Hilfield
Holme Priory Cluniac monks
alien house: dependent on Montacute
founded 1142 (mid 12th century or c.1107) by Robert de Lincoln;
became denizen: independent from 1407;
dissolved 1539; granted to John Hannon 1547;
parish church until 1746;
mansion named 'Holme Priory House' built on site of remains 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
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East Holme Priory;
Holne Priory;
Holme Cell
Horton Priory Benedictine monks
abbey
founded 961 (960 or (c.)970) by Ordgar, Earl of Devonshire or his son Ordulph (Edulph);
probably destroyed in raids by the Danes 997;
refounded c.1050;
reduced to priory cell status 1122 under Henry I, dependent on Sherborne;
dissolved 1539; granted to Edward, Duke of Somerset 1547; then to William, Earl of Pembroke;
18th-century church built on site of ruins of previous parochial church on the site of the priory 		St Wolfrida
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Horton Abbey;
Horton Cell
Iwerne Minster pre-conquest monastic or secular community;
parish church of St Mary possible successor of minster on site
Kingston Camera Knights Hospitaller
member of Fryer Mayne, with Stinsford church
Little Bindon Abbey Cistercian monks — from Forde
founded 1149 by William de Glastonia;
transferred to Bindon 1172;
much of the masonry used in the construction of Lulworth Castle
Loders Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter house of St-Mary-de-Montebourg, Normandy
founded c.1107 (during the reign of Henry I) by Richard Re Redveriis;
Carthusian monks under the monastery of St Anne at Coventry 1399-1414; Priory Church now in parochial use;
Brigetine nuns (under Syon, Isleworth) 1414 		St Mary Magdalen
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Lodres Priory
Lulworth Abbey Trappist monks — from Val Sainte, Switzerland
founded 1795 by Mr Thomas Weld;
raised to abbey status 1813;
forced to leave England and returned to Melleray 1817 		The Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity, Lulworth
Lyme Friary (?) Carmelite Friars — to be licensed to William Darre, chaplain — apparently never established Lyme Regis Friary
Lytchett Minster pre-conquest monastic or secular community
Melcombe Priory,
Melcombe Regis 		Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London)
founded 1418 by Rogers Esq. of Brianston;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir John Rogers 1543/4 		Milton Friary;
Melcombe Regis Friary
Milton Abbey ^,
Milton Abbas 		secular college
founded 938 (or 933) by King Athelstan;
Benedictine monks
founded 964;
destroyed by fire 1309; rebuilt 1322;
dissolved 1539; granted to Sir John Tregonwall 1539/40; restored 1789 and 1865;
domestic remains incorporated into a mansion 1771;
Abbey Church is owned by the Diocese of Salisbury but used by Milton Abbey School in term time as its chapel. The Abbey Church is open to the public and accessed through the school grounds. 		The Priory Church of Saint Michael and Saint Mary, Milton

The Abbey Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Samson and Saint Branwalader, Milton
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Middleton Abbey
Muckleford Grange possible Tironensian monks
alien house: cell (grange?) dependent on Tiron;
estate granted to Tiron Abbey, Normandy, de facto controlled by Andwell, Hampshire
Piddletrenthide Priory Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Hyde Abbey, Hampshire
founded unknown;
dissolved 1354 (1345?); chapel demolished after 1382 		Piddletrenthide Cell
Poole — St George's Friary Friars of St George — apparently a guild property
Povington Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: grange: dependent on Bec-Hellouin;
foundation date unknown, manor granted to Bec-Hellouin by Robert Fitz Gerold;
dissolved 1230; reckoned to be a parcel of Ogbourne by 1291 		Povington Grange
Shaftesbury Abbey Benedictine nuns
founded c.888 by Alfred (or before 860 by Alfred, his father Æthelbald and brothers Æthelbert and Ethelred), possibly on site of 7th century Saxon minster (see immediately below);
Benedictine nuns
refounded during the reign of Edgar;
dissolved 2 March 1539; granted to William, Earl of Southampton 1547/8;
remains now within a walled garden 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Shaftesbury

The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Saint Edward, King and Martyr, Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury Minster Saxon nuns
possibly founded before c.670;
destroyed? in raids by the Danes before 888;
Benedictine nunnery possibly built on site (see immediately above)
Shapwick Grange purported priory order and foundation uncertain;
acquired by the Carthusians at Sheen, Surrey (Greater London) after 1414; (limited corroboration for existence and status) 		Shapwick Priory
Sherborne Abbey ^ founded before 672: granted by Cenwealh, King of Wessex;
Saxon minster and bishop's see
secular episcopal diocesan cathedral priory
founded 705;
Benedictine monks
cathedral priory refounded c.993;
see transferred to Old Sarum between 1075 and 1078;
raised to abbey status 1172;
dissolved 18 March 1539; granted to Sir John Horsey 1546/7;
church now in parochial use
monastic buildings now incorporated into a public school 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
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Shireburn Abbey
Spettisbury Priory Benedictine nuns
alien house: cell dependent on St-Pierre-de-Préaux;
founded before 1100 (during the reign of William II) by Robert de Bellomonte, Earl of Mallent (Count of Meulan) and Earl of Leicester;
annexed to Toft Monks 1324;
privately leased 1390;
granted to Witham Priory by Henry V;
dissolved 1535; granted to Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy 1543/4 		dedication unknown
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Spetisbury Priory;
Spectesbury Priory
St Monica's Priory, Spetisbury Augustinian Canonesses Regular of the Windesheim Congregation 1800;
Bridgettine Nuns 1861;
Canons Regular of the Lateran 1887;
Ursuline Nuns 1907-1926;
sold at auction to Thomas Oakley 9 June 1927 		The Priory of Saint Monica, Spetisbury
Stour Provost Grange Benedictine monks
alien house: grange dependent on St-Leger, Preaux;
founded c.1070;
dissolved c.1471
Sturminster Marshall pre-conquest monastic or secular community
Sturminster Newton pre-conquest monastic or secular community
Tarrant Abbey Anchoresses of "no order"
founded c.1186;
Cistercian nuns
founded c.1100 by Richard Power, Bishop of Chichester (Richard le Poor of Salisbury), built by Ralph de Kahaynes;
raised to abbey status before 1228;
dissolved 13 March 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Wyat 1541/2;
site now occupied by Abbey Farm; Tarrant Abbey House possibly incorporates remains of the abbey 		St Mary and All Saints
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Tarrant Crawford Abbey;
Tarrant Kains Abbey;
Tarrent Abbey;
Tarrant Cell;
possibly 'Camesterne' ('Camestrum') (St Mary Magdalene)
Wareham Nunnery Benedictine? nuns
alien house: daughter house of Lira, Normandy
reputedly founded c.672 (late7th/early8th century);
said to have been destroyed in raids by the Danes 876;
traditionally refounded 915 by Elfleda;
dissolved 997-8: again destroyed by the Danes;
destroyed again 1015;
monastic property in possession of St Wandrille Abbey (which held the minster) 1086;
Benedictine priory built on site (see immediately below) 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
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monasterium of holy virgins
Wareham Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on Lyre Abbey, Normandy
founded 12th century (during the reign of Henry I) by Robert, Earl of Leicester on site of earlier nunnery (see immediately above);
ownership passed to Mount Grace, Yorkshire 1398;
dissolved 1414;
Carthusian monks
granted to the Carthusians at Sheen, Surrey (Greater London) after 1414;
dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Reve and George Cotton;
house named 'The Priory of Lady St Mary House' ('The Priory') built on site 16th century, possibly incorporates remains of the priory 		Lady St Mary Priory
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Warham Priory
West Lulworth Priory Cistercian monks — from Forde
founded 1149 (or 1171(?) by William de Glastonia);
transferred to Bindon 1172;
site close to 13th century Little Bindon chapel
Wilcheswood Monastery order uncertain
founded 1373 by Roger le Walleys, lord of the manor of Langton Wallis;
earliest dated charter 1295 (speculated to have followed Augustinian and Premonstratensian rules, or a small collegiate church);
apparently dissolved 1536 		St Leonard
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Wilcheswood Priory;
Wilkswood Priory
Wimborne Minster Benedictine? nuns and monks
founded before 705 by Cuthburh;
destroyed ? 998;
converted into a college of secular canons before 1066;
dissolved 1547; granted to Edward, Duke of Somerset 1547; then to Giles Keylway and William Leonard; then to Edward, Lord Clinton 		St Cuthburga
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Winburn Priory;
Twinborn Priory
Winterborn Monkton Grange Cluniac monks
alien house: grange dependent on Cluny
founded before 1214;
dissolved c.1450 		Winterborn Grange;
Winterborn Monckton
Yetminster Saxon minster

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County Durham[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Durham edit) [20]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Barnard Castle Friary (?) Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of York)
founded 1381: licensed by Neville, Archbishop of York, land granted by Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick; possibly not established, but if so failed before 1387?
Baxterwood Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — possibly from Gisborough, Yorkshire via Haswell
founded 1180;
transferred from Haswell after 1180 (possibly before Haswell was built);
dissolved 1196; lands appropriated by Finchale Priory 		Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baxterwood
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Bactanesford Priory
Bradbury Cell Benedictine monks
chapel and cell dependent on Nun Monkton, Yorkshire
founded 12th century
Clare Abbey, Darlington Franciscan nuns — from Scorton Hall
founded 1857, property granted by Sir Caranby Haggerston;
transferred to Herefordshire, amalgamating with the house at Much Birch;
Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God 		The Abbey Church of Saint Clare, Darlington
Durham Cathedral Priory + secular canons
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 997 (995); extant;
founded 995 (997), built by Bishop Aldhun;
Benedictine monks
founded 1093 (or 1083) by Bishop William of St Carileph, who expelled the seculars;
dissolved 1539 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Cuthbert at Durham

The Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin, Durham
Durham Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Newcastle)
founded before 1239;
dissolved before 1240(?), friars apparently settled at the chapel of St Mary, but on meeting with opposition transferred to Hartlepool 		Hartlepool Friary
Durham — St Anthony's Priory * Minoresses
founded at the former vicarage of St Nicholas Parish Church;
Society of the Sacred Mission;
extant 		St Antony's Priory, Durham
Ebchester Nunnery nuns
founded before 660 by St Ebba (purportedly daughter of King Ethelfrid);
destroyed in raids by the Danes c.875;
reference to hermitage or chapel mid-12th century and 1241 (Chapel of St Mary, Yareshale (Yareshaugh)) possibly on site, private chapel of Bishops of Durham before mid-15th century 		St Ebbas Nunnery
Egglestone Abbey Premonstratensian Canons — from Easby, Yorkshire
daughter house of Easby;
founded between c.1190 and c.1195, probably by Ralph Moulton: land granted by Ralph de Moulton, sub-tenant of Ralph de Lenham, who ratified the grant 1198;
refounded 1537;
dissolved 5 January 1540; granted to Robert Shelley 1548/9;
converted into a house 1548, then labourers cottages; (EH) 		The Blessed Virgin Mary and St John the Baptist
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Egleston Abbey
Finchale Priory Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Durham;
1115 (or 1128) by Ranulf, Bishop of Durham who permitted St Godrick to establish his hermitage before 1170;
becoming priory dependent on Durham 1196;
confirmed to Durham by Hugh Pudsey, Bishop of Durham;
dissolved 1538; granted to the Dean and Chapter of Durham 1534/5; (EH) 		The Blessed Virgin Mary and St John the Baptist

St John the Baptist and St Godric
Gateshead House monks
founded before 653;
apparently abandoned when monks left for Ireland
Hartlepool — St Hilda's Monastery probably monks and nuns
founded c.640 by Hieu, an Irishwoman (possibly St Bega) placed in charge by St Aidan
destroyed 800? 		St Hilda's Monastery
Hartlepool Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Newcastle)
transferred from Durham, before 1240;
dissolved 1538
Hartlepool Friary? Dominican Friars
probably copyist's error ref. to Franciscan Friary (see immediately above)
Haswell Grange Benedictine monks
endowment — possibly from Gisborough, Yorkshire;
transferred to Baxterwood after 1180, probably prior to any buildings being erected;
becoming a grange under Finchale
Jarrow Priory Historical county location. See entry under Tyne and Wear
Jarrow Friar? Historical county location. See entry under Tyne and Wear
Neasham Priory Benedictine nuns
founded before 1156 (before 1163) purportedly by Lord Dacres;
dissolved 1539–40; granted to James Lawson 1540/1;
house named 'Neasham Abbey' built near site 19th century 		St Mary
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Nesham Priory;
Nesseham Priory
Norton Monastery? St Mary's Church incorporates remnants of a church built c.1000 — no reference of pre-Conquest community, but size suggests more than a parochial church; granted to St Cuthbert's, then to Chester-le-Street Cathedral
Owton Priory Gilbertine Canons
charter confirming founded 1204 by Alan de Wilton, probably never established (though possibly a grange at Owton Grange nr Brierton) 		St Mary
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Oveton in Hartness Priory;Owton in Harness Priory
Samford Priory? Benedictine monks
probably confused for Stamford Priory, Lincolnshire
South Shields Monastery Saxon monks and nuns
founded 648 by St Aidan for St Hilda;
Benedictine? nuns
refounded? c.686;
destroyed ? 865–75 		Wherhale Monastery?;
Wyrale Monastery
Wearmouth Abbey Historical county location until Tune and Wear created in 1974. See List of monastic houses in Tyne and Wear

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Essex[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Essex edit) [21]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Assandun Minster ~(/+) monastic or secular community
founded 1020 by Canute;
usually identified as Ashingdon, but also Hadstock 		Ashingdon Minster?;
possibly Hadstock Minster (Ashdon beside Hadstock)
Bedemans Berg Priory hermitage
founded before 1135 (during the reign of Henry I);
Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Colchester
founded before 1135;
dissolved 1536 		dedication unknown
Beeleigh Abbey ^ Premonstratensian Canons
transferred from Neasham via Parndon 1180;
founded before 1172 at Parndon by Robert Mantell;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir John Gate 1540/1;
remains now incorporated into private house without public access 		Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Nicholas, Beeleigh
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Bileigh Abbey
(originally Maldon Abbey)
Berden Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 12th century, probably by a member of the Rocheford family;
apparently initially a hospital;
dependent on Walden 1343;
dissolved 1536; granted to Henry Parker 1537 (1538/9);
site now occupied by mansion named 'Berden Priory' 		The Priory Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Berden
Bicknacre Priory hermitage of Jordan
founded before 1175;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1175 by Maurice Fitz Jeffery and Tiretai, Sheriff of Essex (or Maurice FitzGeoffrey of Tiltey, former Sheriff of Essex): converted to priory late 1175;
dissolved 1507 on the death of the last prior, at which time no canons remained; granted to Henry Polsted 1539/40; granted to St Mary's Hospital without Bishopsgate, London 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint John the Baptist, Bicknacre
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Woodham Ferrers Priory;
Woodham Priory;
Wudeham Priory
Blackmore Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1152-62 by Adam and Jordan de Samford;
dissolved 1525 for Wolsey's college at Oxford; granted to John Smith 1540/1;
priory church now in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Laurence 		The Priory Church of Saint Lawrence, Blackmore
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Jericho Priory
Bradwell Minster + Roman Saxon Shore fort of Othona reused as monastery
Celtic-style community
founded c.654 by St Cedd;
St Peter's Cathedral built at fort gatehouse;
becoming a minster within Diocese of London shortly after October 664 (when Cedd died);
believed destroyed in raids by the Danes 9th century;
dependent on St Valery on the Somme 1068;
sold to William of Wykeham 1391;
in use as a barn 1750;
restored as a chapel 1920;
continuing as ecumenical place of worship and pilgrimage 		St Cedd's Monastery;
St Peter-on-the-Wall;
Ithancester Monastery;
Ythancester Monastery
Burstead Grange # Cistercian Monks
grange or cell dependent on Stratford;
during the flooding of Stratford the community transferred here until the re-edification of the abbey
Castle Hedingham Priory Benedictine nuns
founded ?before 1190 by Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford (or by his wife Countess Lucia (Lucy), later the first prioress);
dissolved 1536; granted to John, Earl of Oxford 1536/7 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint James and the Holy Cross
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Castlehedinhgam Priory;
Heningham Priory
Chelmsford Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London)
founded before 1277 (either at Chelmsford or originally at Fulsham);
dissolved 1538; granted to Antony Bonvixi 1542/3 		Chelmesford Friary
Coggeshall Abbey + Savignac monks — from Savigny
founded 3 August 1140 by King Stephen;
Cistercian monks
orders merged 17 September 1147;
dissolved 5 February 1538; granted to Sir Thomas Seymour 1537/8;
Little Coggeshall Abbey called 'Grange Barn';
site now occupied by a private house (re)built 1581 with limited public access; (NT) 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint John at Coggeshall
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Coxhall Abbey;
Coggeshale Abbey
Colchester Crutched Friary # Crutched Friars
founded before 1230-35 by William de Lanvelli;
by 1392 became a secular hospital or free chapel;
Crutched Friars
refounded 1496;
dissolved 1538; granted to Thomas, Lord Audley 1543/4;
location established during excavation 1928 		Hospital of the Holy Cross and Saint Helen
Colchester Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Cambridge)
founded before 1237 by Robert, Lord FitzWalter (who became a friar);
dissolved 1538; granted to Francis Jobson and Andrew Audley 1544/5 		Colchester Greyfriars
Colchester — St Botolph's Priory secular
founded c.1093 by Ernulphus (later first prior);
Augustinian Canons Regular
refounded c.1100-6;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Thomas Audley 1536/7; (EH) 		The Priory Church of Saint Julian and Saint Botolph, Colchester (from before 1106)
Colchester — St John's Abbey ^ Benedictine monks
founded 1096/7 by Eudo, courtier of William the Conqueror;
dissolved 1539; granted to John, Earl of Warwick 1547/8; (EH) 		The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Colchester
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Colchester Abbey;
Colchester Priory
Colne Minster founded before 1045;
subsequently site of Earl's Colne Priory
Cressing Preceptory Knights Templar
founded 1136 (1150) by King Stephen: donor, Maud (Matilda), queen of Stephen;
Knights Hospitaller
after 1312;
dissolved after 1381: plundered during peasants' revolt;
private farm 1515;
granted to Sir W. Hughes, Kt. 1543/4;
passed to Sir John Smyth and his family; 'The Granary' built 1623 		Cressing Temple
Earl's Colne Priory Benedictine monks
dependent on Abingdon, Berkshire (Oxfordshire)
founded before/c.1107 by Albericus de Vere (later a monk there) with consent of Henry I and Maurice, Bishop of London; on or near the site of an earlier minster extant 1045;
practically independent from 1311;
dissolved 1536; granted to John, Earl of Oxford 1536/7;
17th-century house built on site, incorporated into 1865 house currently on site 		Earls Colne Priory;
Monks Colne Priory;
Colne Priory;
Colum Priory;
Colun Priory
Frating Abbey
Hadstock Minster? Church of St Botolph, site of important late-Anglo-Saxon church, belonging to Ely, identified by some as Assunden Minster built c.1020 by Canute
Halstead Cell Benedictine monks
founded late 11th century (during the reign of William the Conqueror) by Ingelrica, wife of Ranulf Peverell;
dissolved; granted to Giles Leigh 1537/8 		Halstede Cell
Hatfield Broad Oak Priory + Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on St-Melaine, Rennes;
founded c.1135 by Aubrey de Vere, father of the 1st Earl of Oxford;
dissolved 1534; granted to Sir Edward North 1543 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Melaine, Hatfield Broad Oak
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Hatfield Regis Priory;
Hatfield Broadoak Priory
Hatfield Peverel Priory + Benedictine monks secular college
founded before 1087;
converted into priory as a cell of St Albans by William Peverel before 1100;
dissolved 1536;
priory church in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Andrew 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Hatfield Peverel
Hockley alternative possible location of Assandun Minster
Latton Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded before 1292;
abandoned 1534; granted to Sir Henry Parker 1536/7
remains now incorporated into farm buildings 		The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Latton
Leez Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
founded before 1200 (13th century) by Sir Ralph Gernoun;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Richard Rich 1536;
site now occupied by 16th-century mansion named 'Leez Priory' 		Leighs Priory;
Leigh Priory;
Little Leighs Priory
Little Dunmow Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1106 (1104) by Lady Juga;
dissolved 1536; granted to Robert, Earl of Sussex 1536/7;
part of conventual church now in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Mary 		Dunmow Parva Priory
Little Horkesley Priory Cluniac monks
alien house: daughter house of Thetford, Norfolk (dependent on Lewes, Sussex)
founded before 1127 by Robert Fitz Godebald (Robert of Horkesley) and his wife Beatrice;
became denizen: independent from 1376;
dissolved 1525;
church destroyed by bombing in 1940 		The Priory Church of Saint Peter, Horkesley
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Horkesley Priory;
Horkesley Parva Priory
Little Maplestead Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
probably founded ?before 1186 by Juliana, daughter and heiress of Robert Dorsnell;
dissolved c.1463; granted to George Harper 		The Church of Saint John the Baptist, Maplestead
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Maplestead Preceptory;
Maplestead Commandery
Maldon Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
founded 1293 (14th century) by Richard Gravesend, Bishop of London, and Richard Isleham, rector of South Hanningfield;
dissolved 1538; granted to George Duke and John Sterr 1544/5
Panfield Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
alien house: dependent on St-Etienne, Caen;
founded 1069/70 (1070–77) by Waleran Fitz Ranulph;
dissolved 1413 (1414); granted to Sir Giles Caple 1538/9 		Paunsfield Priory
Parndon Abbey # Premonstratensian Canons Regular — from Newhouse
founded before 1172 by Robert Mantell;
transferred to Beeleigh 1180;
traditional site now occupied by buildings of Harlow Newton Golf Club 		Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, Great Parndon
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Great Parndon Abbey
Prittlewell Priory ^,
Southend-on-Sea 		Cluniac monks
alien house: dependent on Lewes, Sussex;
founded between 1086 and 1121 by Robert Fitz Swain;
became denizen: independent from sometime between 1351 and 1374;
dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Audley 1537/8;
granted to Sir Richard Rich 1551;
acquired by the Earl of Nottingham 1678; then the Scratton family; sold by Daniel Scratton 19th century; bought by Robert Jones 1917;
given to Southend Borough 1920;
site now within public Priory Park, now in ownership of Southend Corporation 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Prittlewell
St Osyth's Abbey ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded before 1118 by Richard de Belmeis, Bishop of London and St Osyth, on the site of an earlier Saxon nunnery, established as Priory
raised to Abbey status;
dissolved; granted to Thomas, Lord Cromwell 1539/40
then to Sir Thomas Darey 1551/2;
after reformation incorporated into a mansion;
now in private ownership with public access 		The Abbey Church of Saint Osyth, Saint Osyths
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St Osyth's Priory;
Chich Abbey
Southminster Saxon minster
Stansgate Priory Cluniac monks
alien house: cell dependent on Lewes, Sussex;
founded 1122 by the predecessors of Lewes Priory;
became denizen: independent from sometime between 1351 and 1374;
in parochial use as the parish church for Steeple until closure 9 February 1525;
dissolved 1525; granted to Cardinal's College Oxford;
granted to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem 1531;
sold to Edmund Mordaut 1544 		St Mary Magalen
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Stanesgate Priory
Takeley Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on St Valery, Picardy;
founded 1066–86;
dissolved c.1391;
now in grounds of Warish Hall 		The Priory Church of Saint Valery, Takeley
Thoby Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1141-51 by Michael Capra, his wife and son;
dissolved 1525; granted to Sir Richard Page, Kt. 1530/1; granted to Wolsey's college at Oxford 		Thobey Priory;
Ginges Priory
Thremhall Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1150 (11th century or mid-12th century) by Gilbert de Monefixo;
dissolved 1536; granted to John Carey 1536/7;
site now occupied by a modern house 		The Priory Church of Saint James the Apostle, Thremhall
Tilbury Monastery Saxon monastery
founded c.654 (630) by St Cedd;
probably destroyed in raids by the Danes 9th century
Tilty Abbey + Cistercian monks
founded 1153 by Robert Ferrers, Earl of Derby and Maurice FitzJeffery;
dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Lord Audley 1543/4;
church now in parochial use 		Tiltey Abbey
Tiptree Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 12th century by Ralph de Munchensi
dissolved;
16th-century house built on site 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, Tiptree
Tolleshunt Major Grange
Tolleshunt Knights — St John's Monastery * Orthodox monks and nuns
founded 1959; extant 		Monastery of John the Baptist (1959)

Patriarchal Monastery of St John the Baptist (1965)

Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist
Walden Abbey ^ Benedictine monks
founded 1136 by Jeffrey (Geoffrey de) Mandevil[le], Earl of Essex;
raised to abbey status 1190;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Thomas Audley 1538;
site now occupied by Audley End House and St. Mark's College 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint James the Apostle, Walden

The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint James the Apostle, Walden
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Saffron Walden Abbey;
Little Walden Abbey;
Walden Priory
Waltham Abbey + secular canons
founded ?1016-1035 (during the reign of Canute);
refounded before c.1060 by Earl Harold;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1177 by Henry II;
dissolved 23 March 1540; granted to Sir Antony Deny
part of church now in use as parish church 		Holy Cross
West Mersea Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on St Ouen, Rouen;
founded c.1046(?) by Edward the Confessor;
dissolved 1400; granted to Higham Ferrer's collegiate church 1426;
granted to Robert Dacres, Esq. 1542/3;
conventual church now in parochial use as parish church of SS Peter & Paul 		The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Mersea
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Mercy Priory;
West Meresey Priory
Witham Preceptory founded 1138–48, manor granted by King Stephen, his wife Matilda and son Eustace of Boulogne;
dissolved before 1200(?), apparently united with Cressing and retained as a manor
Wix Priory + Benedictine nuns
founded 1123-33 by Walter and Alexander Mascherell;
dissolved 1525;
site now occupied by Abbey Farmhouse
blocked arches of priory church form north wall of the church of St Mary The Virgin 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Wix
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Wickes Priory;
Wikes Priory;
Sopwick Priory

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Gloucestershire[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Gloucestershire edit) [22]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Beckford Priory Historical county location. See entry under Worcestershire
Berkeley Abbey nuns
founded before 807;
destroyed before 1051
secular collegiate
founded before 1066 (1019–1053) by Earl Godwin;
dissolved c.1135 or later (after 1338); granted to Reading, Berkshire;
current parochial church of St Mary possibly on site of minster or a property of the minster 		Berkeley Minster
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possibly Oldminster
Bishop's Cleeve minster and church of St Michael granted by Offa and Ealdred 768–79;
apparently annexed to the bishop or church of Worcester before 888
Blockley Monastery Saxon monastery
founded before?855;
granted to Ealhun, Bishop of Worcester by Burhred, King of Mercia 855
Boxwell Priory Benedictine nuns
possibly destroyed in raids by the Danes
Brimpsfield Priory Benedictine monks
founded before 1100;
alien house: (non-conventual: grange?), dependent on St Wandrille, Fontenay;
dissolved 1414 (before 1441); granted to Eton College, then to Windsor 		Brimpsfield Grange


Cheltenham Minster Anglo-Saxon minster here from 8th century onwards which was a monasterium or collegiate church as opposed to a monastery. Not to be confused with the more recent Cheltenham Minster, where St Mary's Parish Church was redesignated a Minster by the Bishop of Gloucester on Sunday 3 February 2013.

Reference to minster 803 founded before 803 (c.770: apparently extant for 30 years);
absorbed by Worcester ? before 890

Cirencester Abbey Saxon minster — secular college
founded before 839 (during the reign of Egbert, King of Wessex) by Alwin;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded (1117-)1131 by Henry I;
dissolved 19 December 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Seymour 1547;
granted to Richard Masters 1563/4;
site now within a public park;
house named 'Abbey House' built on site 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
Daylesford Monastery founded 718 (? 727) by Begia (Baegia), land granted by Æthelbald, King of Mercia;
granted to Worcester by Beorhtwulf 841;
later claimed by Evesham
dissolved 		Daeglesford Priory
Deerhurst Abbey + Saxon minster
founded late-7th century;
Benedictine? monks
founded after 715 purportedly by Dodo (co-founder of Tewkesbury);
destroyed? c.878;
Benedictine monks
rebuilt/(re)founded c.970 by St Oswald;
destroyed c.975;
alien house: dependent on St-Denis
rebuilt before 1056, purportedly by Edward the Confessor, who granted it to St-Denis c.1059 — alien priory;
became denizen: independent from 1443;
granted to Eton College c.1447;
restored to St Denis, for English monks 1461;
secular chaplain without monks 1467;
granted as cell to Tewkesbury;
dissolved 1540;
conventual church in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Mary 		St Mary the Virgin

St Mary the Virgin and St Denis
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Derehures Abbey
Farmcote Grange Cistercian monks
grange of Hailes Abbey
Flaxley Abbey + Cistercian monks
daughter house of Bordesley, Worcestershire
founded 30 September 1151 by Roger, Earl of Hereford;
dissolved 1536–7; granted to Sir Anthony Kingston 1544/5;
remains now incorporated into a private house without public access 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
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Flexley Abbey;
Dene Abbey
Gloucester Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford)
founded 1239 (before 1241) by Sir Stephen de Hermshall (or by Henry III) and consecrated 1284;
dissolved 1538; granted to Thomas Bell 1539/40, who made it a drapering house
Gloucester Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Bristol)
founded before 1230 (1231), granted by Lord Berkley, under the guidance of Agnellus of Pisa, with timber provided by Henry III;
dissolved 1538; granted to John Jennings 1543/4;
church converted into a brewery
Gloucester Whitefriars # Carmelite Friars
founded before 1268 (during the reign of Henry III) purportedly by Queen Eleanor, Sir Thomas Gifford and Sir Thomas Berkley;
dissolved c.25 July 1538; granted to Richard Andrews and Nicholas Temple 1543/4
Gloucester Cathedral Abbey + Benedictine monks and nuns — double house
founded before 679 (c.681) by Wulfhere, King of Mercia and his brother and successor Æthelred;
destroyed in raids by the Danes after 767;
secular canons minster
founded before 823 (c.823-5);
Benedictine monks
founded c1022;
Benedictine monks
refounded c.1058;
dissolved 2 January 1540;
granted to the Bishop and officers of Gloucester;
conventual church becoming an episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 1541; extant 		The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Gloucester

The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity in Gloucester (1541)
St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester church of secular canons
traditionally founded 660 by a son of Penda of Mercia;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 890s/refounded 909 by Æthelflæd/Æthelflæda and her husband Æthelred, ealdorman of Mercia;
founded before 1153 as a priory by Henry Murdac, Archbishop of York;
granted to John Jennings 1539/40;
subsequently in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Catherine; destroyed 1643 		St Oswald, King and Martyr
Hailes Abbey Cistercian monks — from Beaulieu, Hampshire
founded 17 July 1246 (1245) by Richard, Earl of Cornwall;
dissolved 24 December 1539;
granted to Sir Thomas Seymour 1547;
granted to William, Marquis of Northampton 1550; (NT) 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
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Hayles Abbey;
Tray Abbey
Hatherop Priory Carthusian Monks
founded 1222
transferred to Hinton 1227–32
Hazleton Abbey Cistercian monks
daughter house of Tintern, Monmouthshire;
(community founded at Kingswood earlier site 7 September 1139);
transferred from Kingswood c.1149-50;
dissolved c.1150-4; transferred to Tetbury; (EH) 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
Horsley Priory ^ Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on Troarn;
founded between 1066 and 1087 (during the reign of William the Conqueror) by Roger, Earl of Shrewsbury;
Augustinian Canons Regular
became denizen: cell granted to Bruton 1260;
vicarage 1380;
dissolved; granted to Sir Walter Denys of Dyrham 1553;
a prison late-18th century;
19th century parish church of St Mary now occupies the site or an area to the north;
other monastic buildings possibly currently in use as a hotel 		dedication unknown
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Horkeslegh Priory
Kingswood Abbey, earlier site Cistercian Monks — from Tintern, Monmouthshire
daughter house of Tintern;
founded 7 September 1139 by William de Berkeley;
refounded 1164-70 on new site;
transferred to Hazleton 1149–50; this site retained as a grange;
dissolved 1 February 1538 and demolished; gatehouse remains; (EH) 		Kingswood Grange
Kingswood Abbey Cistercian Monks — from Tintern, Monmouthshire
(community founded at Kingswood earlier site 7 September 1139);
transferred from Tetbury c.1164-70;
dissolved 1 February 1538
Kinley Priory purportedly an ancient priory, lands seized by William the Conqueror Kinline Priory
Lechlade Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 13th century by Richard, Earl of Cornwall 		The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Lechlade
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Lechelade Priory
Leonard Stanley Priory + Benedictine monks
founded c.1130 by Roger de Berkeley II;
Augustinian Canons Regular
confirmed to Gloucester Abbey 1146;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Anthony Kingston
church now in parochial use 		The Priory Church of Saint Leonard of Stanley
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Stanley St Leonard Priory;
Stanley Priory
Llanthony Secunda Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — from Llanthony, Wales
daughter house of Llanthony
founded 1136 at the instance of Robert, Bishop of Gloucester on a site granted by Miles (Milo) of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford; built by the prior and canons at Llanthony Priory;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Arthur Porter 1540/1 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Lantony Priory;
Lanthony Priory
Minchinhampton Priory Benedictine nuns
alien house: dependent on Holy Trinity, Caen;
probably a grange: no evidence of nuns resident;
granted to the nuns (or minchins) of Holy Trinity, Caen 1082 by William the Conqueror;
leased before 1192;
forfeit 14th century;
reverted to the Crown 1414;
granted to Syon Abbey 1424;
granted to Andrews, Lord Windsor 1542/3; 		Minchin Hampton Priory
Minsterworth Saxon minster
Newent Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on Cormeilles Priory, Normandy;
founded before 1086 by William fitz Osbern;
dissolved 1411 by Henry IV; granted to Fotheringay College; granted to Sir Richard Lee 1547;
St Mary's Parish church possibly the Priory Church 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
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Noent Priory;
Newenton Priory
Poulton Priory chantry chapel
founded 1348 by Sir Thomas Seymour;
Gilbertine Canons
founded 1350;
dissolved 1539;
conventual church becoming the parish church
demolished and replaced 1873;
monastic remains incorporated into a wall at Priory Farm on site 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Poulton
Prinknash Abbey * Benedictine monks
founded 1928 at St Peter's Grange;
transferred to new abbey 1972 (see immediately below);
transferred back to St Peter's Grange 29 June 2008; extant
Prinknash Abbey — former site Benedictine monks
(community founded 1928 at St Peter's Grange);
transferred here 1972;
transferred back to St Peter's Grange 29 June 2008 (see immediately above)
Quenington Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
founded between 1144 and 1162 by Walter, the first Prior of the Order in England by the bounty of Agnes de Lacy and her daughter;
dissolved 1540; granted to Sir Richard Morisine and Sir Anthony Kingston 1545/6;
demolished 17th century;
site now occupied by Quenington House 		Queinington Preceptory
St Briavels Chantry hermitage
Cistercian monks
chantry dependent on Grace Dieu;
founded c.1361, granted to Grace Dieu; dissolution unknown
Temple Guiting Preceptory Knights Templar
founded c.1150, lands granted by Gilbert de Lacy and Roger de Waterville; benefactors included Roger, Earl of Hereford, and Roger d'Oilly;
dissolved 1308–1311;
possibly in ownership of Knights Hospitallers after 1338, but neither used as preceptory or camera 		Guiting Preceptory
Temple Guiting Grange possible Knights Templars grange of Temple Guiting Preceptory
Tetbury Monastery Saxon monastery
founded before 680; land granted by King Æthelred of Mercia;
site possibly near current after-medieval parish church of St Mary Magdalene (built on the site of a medieval church) 		Tettan Monastery
Tetbury Abbey Cistercian monks
(community founded at Kingswood earlier site 7 September 1139);
transferred from Hazleton c.1150-4 (1148–54);
site found to be unsuitable;
transferred to Kingswood c.1164-70;
monastic remains apparently incorporated into current residences in Tetbury 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
Tewkesbury Abbey + hermitage of Theokus
Benedictine? monks
cell dependent on Cranborne;
founded c.715 by Dodo, Saxon lord;
destroyed? in raids by the Danes 9th century;
cell refounded c.980;
enlarged by Robert RitzHaimon 1102;
transferred from Cranborne 1102;
raised to abbey status 1102;
dissolved 9 January 1540; granted to Thomas Strowde, Walter Erie and James Paget 1544/5;
now in parochial use 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tewkesbury
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Theokesbury Abbey
Twyinging Monastery Saxon monastery
founded before c.770 (during(?) the tenure of Mildred, Bishop of Worcester);
granted to Worcester c.800 or 814 		Bituinaeum Monastery;
Ad Tuueoneaam
Winchcombe Nunnery nuns
founded 787 by Offa;
Benedictine foundation built on site (see immediately below)
Winchcombe Abbey Benedictine monks
founded 798 by King Ranulph on site of a nunnery (see immediately above);
secular
founded 9th century?;
raised to abbey status c.969;
destroyed by fire 1151; rebuilt and rededicated 1239;
dissolved 1540; granted to Sir Thomas Seymour 1547/8;
abbot's house used as parish workhouse;
demolished 1815 		The Abbey Church of St Mary and St Kenelm, Winchcombe
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Winchcombe Priory
Winchelcombe Abbey
Withington Monastery Saxon monastery
founded between 674 and 704?: site granted to Abbess Dunna and her daughter Bucga for monastery by viceroy Oshere, with the consent of King Æthelred of Mercia
dissolved after early-9th century
Woodchester Monastery religious house purportedly built by Gueta, wife of Earl Godwin
Wotton under Edge Friary Crutched Friars
founded 1349(?) (1347): licence for foundation granted by Edward III 1349;
dissolution unknown, probably after only a few years
Yate Monastery Saxon monastery
founded 777-9?: land granted to St Mary's, Worcester between 777 and 779;
dissolved after early-9th century; absorbed by Worcester c.888?

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Greater London[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in London edit) [23][24][25]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Aldgate Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1107-8 by Queen Maud;
conventual church rebuilt 1339 onwards;
dilapidated since 1532;
dissolved 1534; granted to Sir Thomas Audley, Speaker of the House of Commons 1531/2;
largely demolished thereafter 		Christchurch, Aldgate
Aldgate Abbey Franciscan nuns
founded 1293-4 by Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, confirmed by his brother Edward I;
dissolved March 1539; 		The Abbey Church of the Grace of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Francis, without Aldgate
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The Minories, London;
Holy Trinity, Minories
Barking Abbey Benedictine? nuns and monks — double house
founded c.666 by St Erkenwald son of Anna, King of the East Angles;
destroyed in raids by the Danes 870;
refounded 946-951
Benedictine nuns
refounded 965-75 by King Edgar and St Dunstan
dissolved 14 November 1539; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton 1551/2 		St Mary

St Mary and St Ethelburgha
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Berking Abbey;
Bedenham Abbey
Bentley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1171 by Ranulf de Glanville;
dissolved before 1532;
house named 'The Priory' possibly built on site: formerly in use as a girls' school, then a hotel;
now in ownership of R.A.F. Bentley Priory 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bentley
Bermondsey Minster Saxon monastery
founded not earlier than under Pope Constantine I (708-715)
nothing further known about its history — possibly destroyed in raids by the Danes 9th century and succeeded by a new minster at Southwark
Bermondsey Abbey Cluniac monks
alien house: dependent on La Charité;
priory founded 1082 by Alvin (Aylwin) Child, citizen of London (first monks arrived 1089);
became denizen: independent from 1381;
raised to abbey status 1399 by order of the Pope;
dissolved 1 January 1538; granted to Sir Richard Southwell 1541/2; and demolished soon after 		St Saviour
Brockley Abbey Premonstratensian Canons
daughter house of Sulby, Northamptonshire;
founded before 1182 by Countess Juliana and her seneschal Michael of Thornham;
dissolved 1199–1208;
transferred to Bayham, (East) Sussex c.1180 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Brockley
Bromley-by-Bow Priory Benedictine nuns
founded before 1122;
dissolved 1536 		Bromley Priory;
Stratford-at-Bow Priory;
Stratford-by-Bow Priory
Clerkenwell Priory Knights Hospitaller
founded c.1144 (or c.1100 by Jordan Briset, Baron, and his wife Muriel);
dissolved 1540; the tower was blown up by Protector Somerset, much of the material used to build Somerset House 		St John's Clerkenwell


Clerkenwell Priory (Augustinian) Augustinian Canonesses
founded 1100 by Robert, Priest, or c.1144 by Jordan FitzRalph (Briset);
also given as Benedictine nuns
dissolved c.1539; granted to Walter Hanley and John Williams, Knight 1545/6 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary de Fonte

The Priory Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption
Ealing Abbey * Benedictine monks — from Downside, Somerset
founded 1897;
priory 1916;
raised to abbey status 1955; extant 		The Abbey Church of Saint Benedict, Ealing
Eastminster Abbey Cistercian monks
daughter house of Beaulieu, Hampshire;
founded 20 March 1350 by Edward III;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Arthur Darcy 1542/3 		New Abbey;
The Abbey of St Mary de Graciis;
St Mary Graces Abbey
Elsing Spital Priory secular college
(community founded at London within Cripplegate before 1329)
transferred here: founded 1329 by William Elsing;
nuns
conventual hospital
founded 1331;
chapel for priory and hospital built 1332;
Augustinian Canons Regular
conventual hospital;
founded 1340; granted to John Williams, Master of the King's Jewels 1539/40;
destroyed by fire 24 December 1539/40;
priory church in parochial use from dissolution;
demolished 1923 		Elsing Spittle Priory;
Priory and Hospital of St Mary-within-Cripplegate
Church of St Alphage, London Wall
Feltham Priory Anglican Benedictine nuns
founded 24 June 1868 by Father Ignatius;
transferred to Twickenham 		SS Mary and Scholastica
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Feltham Nunnery
Greenwich Blackfriars Dominican Friars
founded 1376 by Edward III and Sir John Norbury;
dissolved; refounded by Queen Mary;
dissolved by Elizabeth I
Greenwich Greyfriars # Observant Franciscan Friars
founded 1482: permission granted by the Pope to Edward IV, established 1485;
suppressed for rejection of papal authority 1534;
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of London)
refounded 1534;
dissolved 1538;
Observant Franciscan Friars
refounded 1555;
dissolved 1559;
demolished;
north-west wing of hospital currently stands on site
Haliwell Priory Augustinian Canonesses
founded before 1127 (before 1150(?)) by Robert fitz Gelran (Fitzmore), canon of St Paul's; benefacted by Richard Belmeis, Bishop of London;
also given as Benedictine nuns
dissolved c.1539; granted to William Webb 1544/5 		The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Holywell
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Holywell Priory;
Holywell Nunnery, Shorditch
Hampton Cell then, later, Hampton Preceptory Sisters of St John of Jerusalem
founded before 1180;
transferred to Sisters of St John Priory, Buckland, Somerset c.1180
Knights Hospitaller
founded before 1180(?);
manor procured by Hospitallers 1237; referred to as a camera 1338;
later guest house; leased out 1505;
dissolved 1338;
lands were leased to the royal courtier Giles Daubeney 1494, who built private house; demolished 1514;
99-year lease obtained from the Hospitallers by Wolsey June 1514;
Hampton Court built on site

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Harmondsworth Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: cell(?) dependent on St-Catherine-du-Mont, Rouen;
founded between 1066 and 1087 (during the reign of William the Conqueror);
dissolved ?before 1391; granted to Winchester College;
granted to Sir William Paget 1547/8
Hornchurch Priory + Augustinian Canons
alien house: cell dependent on the Hospital of St Nicholas and St Bernard in Montjoux, Savoy;
founded 1158/9 by Henry II;
dissolved November 1390; granted to New College, Oxford 1391; 		Saint Nicholas and Saint Bernard
Hounslow Priory hospital
founded before 1200;
Trinitarians
founded after 1224 (possibly 1252);
dissolved 1538; granted to William, Lord Windsor;
Parish Church of the Holy Trinity built on site 1828 		The Holy Trinity
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Hounslow Friary
Kilburn Priory anchoresses cell
founded before/c.1130;
Benedictine nuns
founded 1139 (during the reign of Henry I) by the Convent of Westminster;
possibly Augustinian Canonesses during existence — but began and ended as Benedictine;
dissolved 1537 (1536); granted to John, Earl of Warwick 1547/8 		Kylburn Nunnery
Lesnes Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular — Arrouasian
founded June 1178 by Richard de Luci, Justiciar of England;
dissolved 1525; granted to Cardinal Wolsey's college at Oxford; granted to Sir Ralph Sadler 1536/7 		The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr, Lesnes
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Westwood Abbey
Lewisham Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on St Peter, Gent;
founded 11 September 918: granted by Elstrudis, Countess of Flanders and her sons Arnulf and Adelulf, confirmed by King Edgar August 964;
confiscated and destroyed;
restored 1044 by Edward the Confessor;
dissolved 1414; granted to the Carthusians at Sheen by Henry V 1415
London Areno Friars Friars of St Mary de Areno
founded 1267 by William Arnand, a knight of Henry III;
ceased 1317 with the death of the last brother, Hugh of York (appears to be the same establishment as the London Pied Friars and Westminster Pied Friars)
London Austin Friars Augustinian Friars
founded 1253 by Humphrey Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex;
dissolved 1538; granted to John a Losco 1550, who founded preaching house for congregation of Walloon refugees;
nave used as church, quire, transepts and tower demolished 1600;
church destroyed by fire 1862; rebuilt 1863;
bombed in 1940 during World War II;
rebuilt 1950-6 as the Dutch Church, Austin Friars
London Charterhouse ^, Charterhouse Square secular college intended 1348; chapel built; founded by Sir Walter de Manny;
Carthusian monks
founded 1371;
dissolved 1537; granted to Sir Thomas Audley 1544/5;
almshouse and Charterhouse School founded by Thomas Sutton on the site 1622; which transferred to Godalming 1872; and that part of the site is now research facilities for the Barts and The London medical school 		House of the Salutation of the Mother of God
London, Cornhill Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of London)
founded 1224: hired a house here after living for a number of days with the Dominicans at Holborn upon arriving in London;
transferred to Newgate 1225
London Crutched Friars Crutched Friars
founded before 1269;
dissolved 1538
London, Friars of the Sack, Aldersgate Friars of the Sack
founded 1257;
transferred to Lothbury (see immediately below) before 1271–2
London, Friars of the Sack, Lothbury Friars of the Sack
(community founded at Aldersgate (see immediately above) 1257);
transferred here before 1271–1;
abandoned 1305; chapel became a chantry
London, Holborn Blackfriars Dominican Friars
founded before 1224 (probably 1221);
transferred to Ludgate (see immediately below) after 1275 		Monumenta Conventus Londinensis
London, Ludgate Blackfriars Dominican Friars
(community founded at Holborn (see immediately above) before 1224 (probably 1221))
transferred here after 1275;
dissolved 12 November 1538;
briefly refounded under Queen Mary at Smithfield
London, Newgate Greyfriars Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of London)
(community founded at Cornhill 1224);
transferred here 1225: John Iwyn, citizen of London, allowed them the use of land and property;
school founded
church completed 1327;
dissolved 12 November 1538;
granted to the City of London 1546/7; reused as Christ Hospital
New Temple, London + Knights Templar
(community founded at earlier site (see immediately below) 1121);
transferred here 1161;
dissolved 1308–12;
Knights Hospitaller
transferred 1324;
part leased to lawyers for use as a hostel;
dissolved after 1540;
leased to the Benches of the Inner and Middle Temple by James I 1609;
restorations 19th century;
church severely damaged in World War II in 1941;
restored 1947–57
London, Old Temple Knights Templar
founded 1121;
transferred to new site (see immediately above) 1161 		Camden Preceptory
London Pied Friars Pied Friars
(appears to be the same as London Areno Friars, and Westminster Pied Friars)
London — St Dominic's Priory Dominican Friars
opened 1867, church completed 1882 		The Priory of Our Holy Father St Dominic
Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Dominic
London — St Helen's, Bishopsgate + Benedictine nuns
founded before 1216 by William fitz William(s), goldsmith;
dissolved 25 November 1538; granted to Sir Richard Cromwell 1541/2;
conventual buildings were acquired by the Leathersellers' Company 1543;
conventual church now in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Helen, Bishopsgate;
church restored 18th, 19th, 20th century;
damaged by IRA bomb 10 April 1992; restored 1995–7 		St Helen
London — St James Monkswell Chantry Carthusian monks
house or cell of the Abbot of Garendon;
chantry(?), daughter house of Garendon, Leicestershire;
founded 1341
London, St Mary Spital Augustinian Canons Regular
conventual hospital or priory
founded 1197 by Walter Fitz Ealdred land granted by Walter Brunus, citizen of London, and his wife Roisia;
granted to Stephen Vaughan who made his home in the precinct 		St Mary the Virgin
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St Mary Spittle, without Bishopsgate;
Domus Dei
London, St Mary of Bethlehem Friary Augustinian Canons Regular — Order of Bethlehem
conventual hospital;
St Mary of Bethlehem Sisters
founded 1247, land granted by Simon Fitz Mary to Godfrey, bishop of Bethlehem to founded a house of canons, brothers and sisters;
hospital became attached to the founded before 1329;
dissolved; hospital but was moved to Moorfields 1675-6 and then to the South side of the Thames in 1814 (see Bethlem Royal Hospital) 		The Bethlehem Hospital;
Bedlam
London, St Thomas of Acon Hospital Augustinian Canons Regular
conventual hospital
London, Smithfield Blackfriars Dominican Friars
briefly founded under Queen Mary
London Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
founded 1247 by Sir Richard Grey;
church built 1253; rebuilt mid-14th century
dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Moresyne and William Butts 1540/1; frater, library and kitchen granted to the King's Armourer; Michael Drayton and Thomas Woodford, nephew of the playwright Thomas Lodge, converted the former refectory for use as The Whitefriars Theatre 1608 (or possibly 1606); theatre closed 1629
London within Cripplegate (?)Priory nuns(?)/conventual hospital
founded before 1329;
became dilapidated;
abandoned 1329; transferred to Elsing
Merton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1114 (1117) by Gilbert Norman, Sheriff of Surrey;
dissolved 1538;
Merton Abbey Station built on site 19th century;
site now occupied by shopping centre with purpose-built basement from which remains are visible 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Merton

The Priory Church of Saint Mary of Merton
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Merton Abbey St Mary's Priory;
St Mary of Merton
Moor Hall Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
founded apparently c.1176, granted by Beatrice de Bollers, widdow;
apparently became a camera by 1338;
dissolved 1338;
chapel demolished 1960 		Harefield Preceptory;
Harefield Camera;
Moor Hall Camera
Richmond Greyfriars # Observant Franciscan Friars
founded 1499 or 1500;
dissolved 1534; probably passed to the Austin Friars;
probably Augustinian Friars
refounded 1534;
dissolved 1536? 		Richmond Austin Friars (1534-6)
Sheen Friary
Ruislip Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent Bec-Hellouin;
founded (during the reign of William the Conqueror) land granted by Ernulph de Heding;
conventual until after? c.1250;
parcel of Ogbourne, Wiltshire 1291;
dissolved 1404;
granted to Ralph Sadler 1540/1;
Manor Farm House built 16th century 		Riselipp Priory
St Bartholomew's Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1123, land obtained from Henry I by Roahere, formerly a minstrel at court;
became a priory with a separate hospital;
dissolved October 1539; granted to Lord Rich 1558/9;
now St Bartholomew's Hospital, and priory church in parochial use 		The Priory Church of St Bartholomew-the-Great, Smithfield
Sheen Priory Carthusian monks
founded c.1414 by Henry V;
dissolved 1539; granted to Edward, Earl of Hertford 1540/1;
restored 26 January 1557 by Queen Mary, under Maurice Chauncy of London (who became prior)
dissolved by Elizabeth I 		The Priory Church of Jesus of Bethlehem
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Richmond Priory;
Shene Priory
Sheen Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
founded c.1315;
dissolved c.1318; community transferred by Edward II to his manor called the 'Palace of Beaufort' at Oxford 1317–8
Southwark Cathedral Priory + Saxon minster church pre-1066, allegedly built on the remains of an earlier nunnery; probably founded as a burghal minster either late in the reign of Alfred or earlier in the reign of Edward the Elder; probably succeeded the minster at Bermondsey;
Augustinian Canons Regular
(re)founded 1106;
largely destroyed by fire 1212; subsequently rebuilt;
dissolved 27 October 1539; granted to Sir Antony Brown 1544/5;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 1 May 1905: see created for new diocese separated from Rochester; extant 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Overie, Southwark
Stratford Langthorne Abbey Savignac monks
founded 25 July 1135;
Cistercian monks
orders merged 17 September 1147;
dissolved 1538 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Stratford Langthorne
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West Ham Abbey
Stratford Friary * Franciscan Friars Minor
extant
Syon Abbey Bridgetine nuns
founded 1431;
dissolved 1539;
18th century house acquired 		Charterhouse at Sheen
Tooting Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on Bec-Hellouin;
manor held by Bec-Hellouin at the Domesday Survey;
founded before 1086: granted by Richard de Tonbridge, Lord of Clare;
dissolved before 1315(?); parcel of Ogbourne 1315;
dissolved by Henry V 1414 and granted to his brother John, Duke of Bedford; on his death 14 September 1436, it passed to Henry VI who granted to John Ardern for ten years;
granted to Eton College 1440 		Tooting Bec Priory
Twickenham Abbey Bridgetine nuns
founded 1415 by Henry V (who laid the first stone 22 February and signed charter 3 March);
transferred to Syon 1431
Twickenham Priory Anglican Benedictine nuns
transferred from Feltham;
transferred to West Malling, Kent
Upminster Saxon 'minster';
possibly on site now occupied by the Parish Church of St Laurence
Westminster Abbey + legendary very early foundation;
possibly monastery founded c.616 (probably just a chapel or church) by Sebert on instruction by Bishop Mellitus;
some evidence of monastery, possibly secular, founded before 785, destroyed? in raids by the Danes 871-2?, restored
Benedictine monks
founded c.960 (959);
dissolved 16 January 1540;
episcopal cathedral 1540–1550;
restored 1556;
dissolved 1559;
collegiate church 1560;
now in use as a royal peculiar 		The Abbey Church of Saint Peter in Westminster
Westminster Pied Friars Pied Friars
(appears to be the same establishment as the London Areno Friars and London Pied Friars)
Woodford Green Friary * Franciscan Friars Minor
extant 		Friary and Parish of St Thomas of Canterbury

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Greater Manchester[edit]

For references or to add or amend any details or images, please refer to the individual article for each monastic house.


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Gorton Monastery * Franciscan Friars;
extant 		The Church and Friary of St Francis
Kersal Priory hermitage
Cluniac monks
alien house: cell, dependent on Lenton, Nottinghamshire;
founded 1145-53: granted after 1143 by Ranulph 'de Gernon', Earl of Chester;
became denizen: independent from 1392;
dissolved 1538 		St Leonard
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Kershall Priory
Marland Grange ~ Cistercian monks
grange of Stanlow, Cheshire, then of Whalley;
founded before 1212
Warburton Priory # Premonstratensian Canons
cell, daughter house of Cockersand, Lancashire;
founded c.1200
church of St Mary and St Werburgh granted to Cockersand by Adam of Dutton;
abandoned before 1271 		Warburton Cell

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Hampshire[edit]

Main article: Abbeys and priories in Hampshire

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Hampshire edit) [19]


Foundation Image Communities and provenance Formal name or dedication
and alternative names
Alton Abbey * Anglican Benedictine monks
founded 1895; extant 		The Abbey of Our Lady and Saint John
Andover Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on St-Florent-de-Saumur;
founded before 1087, church of St Mary granted to St-Florent by William the Conqueror, confirmed by the Pope 1146;
dissolved c.1414;
alienated to Winchester College 		St Peter

Blessed Virgin Mary
Andwell Priory Tironensian monks
alien house: daughter of Tiron
founded between 1100 and 1135 (during the reign of Henry I) by Adam de Port of Maplederwell;
dedicated 1215/38 by John, Bishop of Ardfert (officiating for Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester);
dissolved 1391; granted to Winchester College 		The Blessed Virgin Mary (or St John the Baptist?)
Baddesley Preceptory # Knights Hospitaller
transferred from Godsfield Preceptory;
Hospitallers manor and estate of Godsfield here before 1167; transferred here before/c.1355;
dissolved 1540; granted to Sir Nicolas Trockmorton 1539/40;
house named 'Baddesley Manor' built on site 		North Baddesley Preceptory;
South Badeisley Preceptory
Beaulieu Abbey ^ Cistercian monks
transferred from Faringdon Abbey, Berkshire
daughter of Citeaux;
founded 2 November 1203 (1204) by John;
dissolved 1538; granted to Thomas Wriothesley Esq. 1538/9;
now part of Beaulieu Palace House, in private ownership with public access 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Beaulieu
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Bellus Locus Regis;
De Bello Loco Regis;
(Royal Beaulieu);
abbatia quae vocitatur Bellus Locus
Breamore Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1128-33 by Baldwin de Reveriis and his uncle Hugh;
dissolved 1536; granted to Henry, Marquis of Exeter 1536/7;
Elizabethan manor house (1536) on site 		The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Mary and Saint Michael, Breamore
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Bromere Priory
Breamore Minster ? large pre-Conquest church suggested to have been a minster 10th century — evidence lacking St Mary
Damerham Monastery Saxon monastery
founded before 880–5; community mentioned in Alfred the Great's will;
land granted to Glastonbury, Wessex (Somerset) after 944–6
Eling Monastery ? possible site of ancient monastery under Abbot Cimberth (Cynebert), (alternatively at Redbridge);
founded c.680; strong evidence that the current Parish Church of St Mary, substantially restored 1863, was the pre-conquest minster, possibly Reodford/Redbridge 		possibly Reodford Monastery;
possibly Nursling Monastery
Ellingham Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: cell, dependent on St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
founded 1160, church of St Mary and land granted by William de Solariis to build a cell;
dissolved 1414; granted to Eton College 1462 		Church of Saint Mary

Church of All Saints
Farnborough Abbey * Premonstratensian Canons
cell founded 1887;
French Benedictine 1895;
raised to abbey status 1903;
English Benedictine
cell of Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire 1947;
priory 1969;
independent community 1980;
extant 		The Abbey Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, Farnborough
Fordingbridge Preceptory ? Knights Templar
built 12th century on site of Saxon church;
church owned by Templars, possible preceptory — lacking positive identification;
transferred to Knights Hospitallers 1308–12;
intact non-parochial chapel incorporated into present parochial church
Godsfield Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
founded before/c.1171;
transferred to North Baddesley 1355; chapel on site c.1360-70
Hamble Priory Tironensian monks
alien house: daughter of Tiron
founded between 1109 and 1140 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester;
dissolved 1391; granted to Winchester College 		Priory of St Andrew, Hamble
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Hamble-en-le-rys;
Hamblerice;
Hamble-le-Rice
Hayling Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter of Jumièges
founded after/c.1067 ("by King William, and afterwards by King Henry I"), land granted by William the Conqueror;
part of estate (possibly including church and conventual buildings) inundated by the sea 1324-5 and 1340;
dissolved 1413; granted to Arundel College 1541/2; granted to the Carthusians at Sheen, Surrey (Greater London);
site is now beneath the sea — a number of locations suggested as being the main site 		Halling Priory;
Hailing Priory
Marwell 'Priory' Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 13th century by Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester;
secular college for four priests, of whom one was titled 'prior';
dissolved after 1540; granted to Sir Henry Seymore 1551 		SS Stephen, Laurence, Vincent and Quintin, Martyrs
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Merewell Priory;
Merewelle Priory
Mottisfont Abbey ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1201 (13th century) by William Brimere
dissolved 1536; granted to William, Lord Sandys 1536/7;
remains now incorporated into a mansion named 'Mottisfont Abbey' built 1538–40 		The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Mottisfont
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Mottisfont Priory;
Motisfont Priory
Netley Abbey Cistercian monks
daughter of Beaulieu
founded 25 July 1239, projected by Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester on land granted by him before 1238; co-founder with Henry III;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir William Paulet 1536/7;
(EH) 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Edward the Confessor, Netley
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Locus Sancti Edwardi
(Lieu-Saint-Edward);
Nettely Abbey
Nursling Monastery ? Benedictine monks
founded 8th century by St Boniface;
destroyed in raids by the Danes c.878;
'The Walls' reputedly the site of monastery;
although argued that the monastery was at Romsey;
inconclusive evidence of pre-Conquest foundation from excavations during 1982 		possibly Redford Monastery;
Reodford Monastery
Pamber Priory + Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter of St Vigor, Cerisy (Cerisy-le-Forêt);
founded 1100 (c.1120-30);
dissolved 1135;
dissolved 1414; granted to St Julian's Hospital, Southampton;
granted to Queen's College, Oxford 1446 and continues in that ownership;
priory church extant 		St Mary and St John the Baptist
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Monk Sherborne Priory;
Sherborne Priory
Portchester Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1128-9(1133), by William de Pont de l'Arche(d'Arch), chamberlain and sheriff of Hampshire, with the assistance of Henry I within the walls of the castle;
site soon proved unsuitable;
transferred to Southwick c.1145;
dissolved 7 April 1538; granted to John White 1538/9;
priory church in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Mary 		St Mary
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Porchester Priory
Portsmouth Blackfriars projected house for Dominican Friars (1225) establishment never implemented
Redbridge Monastery founded c.680; possible site of ancient monastery under Abbot Cimberth (Cynebert), though more likely at Eling Reodford Monastery
Romsey Abbey + nuns
probably founded c.907 by Edward the Elder or by Ethelwold, Saxon nobleman
Benedictine nuns
refounded 967 by King Edgar;
dissolved 1539; granted to John Bellow and R. Pigot 1546/7;
church now in parochial use 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Elfleda, Romsey
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Rumesey Abbey
Sapalanda Monastery possible monastery, possibly from Winchester Cathedral Priory
Selborne Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1233–34 by Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester (charter dated 20 January 1233/4, confirmed by Pope Gregory IX September 1235);
dissolved 1484: house financially and physically dilapidated;
annexed by Magdalen College, Oxford 11 September 1484 (confirmed 1485) 		Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Southampton — Greyfriars Franciscan Friars
founded before 1235;
Observant Franciscan Friars
refounded 1498;
dissolved 1534;
Augustinian Friars
founded 1534;
dissolved 1538; granted to John Pollard 1544/5; granted to Arthur Darcy 1551 		Southampton Austin Friars
Southampton — St Denys's Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1127 (1124) by Henry I;
dissolved 1536; granted to Francis Dawtrey 1538/9 		St Denis Priory;
St Denys by Southampton Priory
St Leonard's Grange Cistercian monks
grange and chapel dependent on Beaulieu;
founded 13th century
Southwick Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
(community founded at Portchester c.1128-9 (or 1133));
transferred here 1145, built 1145-53 (indulgences granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to establish the canons at Southwick);
dissolved 7 April 1538 		Our Lady of Southwick
Temple Southington Preceptory Knights Templar
founded before 1240;
dissolved before 1308 		Temple Preceptory;
Sotherington Preceptory
Titchfield Abbey Premonstratensian Canons — from Halesowen, Worcestershire (West Midlands)
daughter of Halesowen;
founded 1232-3 by Peter des Roches (Peter de Rupibis), Bishop of Winchester;
dissolved December 1537; granted to Thomas Wriothesley 1537;
converted into a mansion named 'Palace House' by 1542, much of which demolished 1781; (EH) 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist, Titchfield
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Tychfield Abbey
Ventnor Priory Historical county location. See entry under Isle of Wight
Wherwell Abbey # Benedictine nuns
founded c.986 by Elfrida, widow of King Edgar, probably on site of Saxon minster;
dissolved 21 November 1539;
country house named 'The Priory' built on site mid-18th century, immediately to the south-east of the abbey church 		The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross and Saint Peter, Wherwell
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Whrewell Abbey
Winchester — St Augustine's Friary, possible earlier site ~ Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford)
founded before 1300 possibly on a site outside the city wall; in 1342 the Pope instructed the Bishop of Winchester to allow the friars to move from their premises to a site they had procured within the city wall 1341; the Pope sanctioned the move in 1346 (see immediately below)
Austin Friary, Winchester ~ Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford)
(community founded before 1300 possibly on a site outside the city wall (see immediately above))
transfer sanctioned by the Pope 1346;
dissolved 1538;
house named 'The Friary' built in the vicinity of the site
Winchester Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London)
founded c.1231 (before 1235);
dissolved 1538
Winchester Greyfriars Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of London)
founded 1237;
dissolved 1538; granted 1543/4 		St Francis
Carmelite Friary, Winchester Carmelite Friars
founded before 1268 (1278) by Peter, rector of St Helen's, Winchester;
dissolved 1538
Hyde Abbey Benedictine monks
(community founded at New Minster 901);
transferred from New Minster, (see immediately below), 1110 (1109);
dissolved 30 April 1539; granted to Richard Bethel 1545/6 		New Minster
New Minster, Winchester secular canons
founded 901 by Edward the Elder, site granted by Alfred the Great;
Benedictine monks
refounded 964;
transferred to new site at Hyde (see immediately above) 1110 (1109) 		The New Minster
St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester # Benedictine nuns
founded c.902 (c.900 / 9th century) by Alfred the Great and his queen Ealhswith; completed before 908 by Edward the Elder
refounded and rededicated 963 by Bishop Ethelwold;
rededicated 1108;
destroyed in the siege of Winchester;
rebuilt 1141;
dissolved 15 November 1539; granted to John Bello and John Broxholme 1546/7 		St Mary
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Nunnaminster Abbey;
St Mary's Abbey
Priory of Saint Swithun fictitious accounts of very early foundation;
Saxon monastery
built before 642-3 by King Cenwealh;
Benedictine monks
founded 648;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded c.662/3: see split from Dorchester;
damaged in raids by the Danes 860 and 879;
repaired;
demolished 1093-4 when the East end of the new cathedral church was completed (see immediately below) 		The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Winchester

The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun in Winchester
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Old Minster
Winchester Cathedral Priory + secular canons
founded c.942–1064: built 1079-1094 by Wakelin, Bishop of Winchester;
Benedictine monks
founded 964;
dissolved 1539;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 8 April 1093; extant 		The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun in Winchester
Wintney Priory Cistercian nuns
founded before 1200 (during the reign of William the Conqueror) by the son of Peter Jeffrey;
dissolved 1536; granted to Richard Hill, Esq., Sergeant of the King's Cellar 1538/9;
18th-century Wintney Farmhouse on site 		Priory of the Blessed Virgin and St Mary Magdalene, Wintney
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Winteney Priory

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Herefordshire[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Herefordshire edit)


Foundation Image Communities & provenance Formal name or dedication
& Alternative names
Aconbury Priory Sisters of St John of Jerusalem with brethren
founded 13th century (c.1200) by Margery (Margaret), wife of Walter de Lacy on a site granted by King John;
with a hospital, and attached to the preceptory of Dinmore;
Augustinian Canonesses
refounded 1237 with Papal permission;
dissolved 1539 (?); granted to Hugh de Harry 1541/2;
priory church (restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott 1863) in parochial use as the Parish Church of Saint John until 1967 		The Priory Church of the Holy Cross, Aconbury

St John the Baptist
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Acornbury Priory
Acton Beauchamp Monastery grant of land 718 (727?) as "perpetual dwelling of servants of God", otherwise unknown
Archenfield Monastery founded before 914–917, when Cyfeiliog, 'Bishop of Archenfield' was captured by Norsemen
Aymestrey Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine
transferred from Shobdon;
founded c.1150(?);
dissolution unknown: transferred to Wigmore
Barton Priory? Benedictine monks
founded before 1199 (recorded by Gervase of Canterbury — possibly Brockbury (Colwall))
Belmont Abbey * Benedictine monks
founded 1859; extant
Roman Catholic priory-cathedral
founded 1859
status raised to abbey-cathedral 1917;
dissolved 1920;
see transferred to St David's Cathedral, Cardiff 		The Abbey Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, Belmont
Beodune Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine
transferred from Wigmore c.1155;
founded c.1155(?);
dissolution unknown; transferred to Shobdon after 1155? 		Byton Priory?
Bosbury Preceptory Knights Templar
founded c.1217–1219 by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke;
dissolved 1308–12;
Knights Hospitaller
founded 1312;
dissolved 1410; merged with Dinmore and Garway 1410;
house named 'Temple Court' possibly built on site 18th century 		Upleadon Preceptory
Cheleburne Priory? Augustinian Canons Regular
(possibly Chirbury Priory, Shropshire) 		Chalborn Priory;
possibly Pynkney Priory
possibly Chirbury Priory
Clifford Priory ^ Cluniac monks
alien house: dependent on Lewes, Sussex
founded 1129-30 by Simon fitz Richard;
became denizen: independent from sometime between 1351 and 1374;
dissolved 1536; granted to William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke 1553;
site occupied by Priory Farm, which probably incorporates monastic remains 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
Colwall Priory Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Great Malvern, Worcestershire;
founded before 1199;
dissolved ? 		Brockbury Priory
Craswall Priory Grandmontine monks
alien house: dependent on Grandmont;
founded c.1225 by Walter de Lacy;
dissolved 1462; granted to God's House College, Cambridge 1462 		St Mary's Priory
Dinmore Monastery (?) order and foundation unknown; small monastic community apparently existed prior to the arrival of the Knights (see immediately below)
Dinmore Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
founded before 1189;
chapel 14th century;
dissolved before 1535: privately leased; granted to Sir Thomas Palmer in 1548;
chapel restored 1886 by H F St John 		Chapel of St John of Jerusalem;
Dynmore Preceptory
Dore Abbey +,
Abbey Dore 		Cistercian monks — from Morimond
founded 26 April 1147 by Robert Ewyas;
dissolved 1537; granted to John Scudamore 1539/40;
church restored 1633 and now in parochial use 		Abbey Dore
Dulas Monastery Benedictine monks
purportedly founded here;
transferred to Ewyas Harold
Ewyas Harold Priory Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Gloucester;
founded after 1100 by Harold son of Ralph of the Vexin: church of St Michael granted by Harold, Lord of Ewyas, purportedly first established at Dulas;
dissolved 1358
monks withdrawn due to lack of revenue 		St James and St Bartholomew
Flanesford Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1346/47 by Richard Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot;
dissolved 1537; granted to George, Earl of Shrewsbury 1538/39;
converted into a farm;
remains now incorporated into a private house 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the Baptist, Flanesford
Garway Preceptory Knights Templar
founded 1185-88: grant made by Henry II;
dissolved 1308–12;
Knights Hospitaller
refounded after 1312;
merged with Dinmore before 1489;
dissolved before 1535 with Dinmore
Garway Clas Celtic monks — clas to 11th century?
Hentland Monastery Celtic monks
purportedly founded 6th century by St Dubricius
Hereford Cathedral Priory secular episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 669 (680); extant;
Benedictine monks — abbey?
founded c.1025
built early 11th century;
destroyed 1055; dissolved before 1066;
rebuilt 12th century by Bishop Renhelm 		The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Ethelbert in Hereford
Saint Guthlac's Priory, Hereford probable Saxon minster
secular collegiate: St Guthlac's Collegiate Church
founded before 1066;
Benedictine monks — monastic church or chapel
founded c.1101;
united with Hereford priory;
badly damaged in the Baron's War c.1143; and amalgamated with Hereford Priory 1143;
transferred to new site outside the town (see immediately below) 		St Guthlac's in the Castle
Hereford Priory secular collegiate: St Peter's Collegiate Church
founded before 1084;
Benedictine monks
transferred from earlier site (see immediately above);
dependent on Gloucester;
granted to Gloucester Abbey by Hugh de Lacy 1100;
dissolved 1538; granted to John ap Rice 1542/43 		St Guthlac

St Peter, St Paul and St Guthlac
Hereford Blackfriars — earlier site Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford)
founded 1246 by Sir John Daniel;
transferred to new site 1322 (see immediately below)
Hereford Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford)
founded 1246 at earlier site (see immediately above); transferred to new site 1322;
dissolved; granted to Elizabeth Wynne 1562/63
Hereford Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor (under the Custody of Bristol)
founded before 1228;
dissolved 1538
Hereford Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Holme Lacy projected house of Premonstratensian Canons c.1235; daughter house of Lavendon; establishment never implemented St Mary and St Thomas Martyr
Kilpeck Priory # Benedictine monks
founded c.1134 by Hugh, son of William the Norman who granted the church to Gloucester;
dissolved 1428 when the cell was united to Gloucester; granted to the Bishop of Gloucester 		Kilpecke Priory
Kinsham Grange Benedictine monks
alien house;
Leominster nunnery
Leominster Priory + Saxon nuns (possibly also monks)
purportedly built c.660 by Merwald, King of West Mercia;
destroyed in raids by the Danes 9th century;
secular canons collegiate
refounded 9th century;
nuns 9th century;
destroyed 1046;
Benedictine monks
founded after 1123: ruined monastery granted to Reading by Henry I, confirmed by Richard, Bishop of Hereford;
rebuilt 12th century, fully conventual by 1139;
dissolved 1539and granted to the bailiffs and burgesses of Leominster 		St Peter (660);
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Leominster (12th century)
Leominster Priory Cluniac monks
Limebrook Priory Augustinian Canonesses (or Benedictine nuns?)
founded c.1189 (during or before the reign of Richard I) by Robert de Lingen or a member of the Mortimer family;
Augustinian Canonesses 1516 (in the time of Bishop Booth);
dissolved 28 December 1539; granted to John West and Robert Gratwick 1553 		St Mary
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Lymbroke Priory
Moccas Clas Celtic monks
reputedly founded 6th century by St Dubricius from Hennland on Wye;
dissolved before 1066? 		Mochros
Monkland Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on Conches
founded before 1100;
dissolved c.1414
Much Dewchurch Clas monks of St David
founded 6th century;
parochial? before 1066
Ocle Priory Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on Lyre;
founded c.1100 by the ancestors of Robert Chandos;
granted to the Carthusians at Sheen, Surrey c.1414;
granted to Sir Philip Hobby 1541/42;
site now occupied by Livers Ocle farmhouse 		Acley Priory;
Livers Ocle Priory
Shobdon Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine
dependent on Bristol;
founded between 1131 and 1135 (during the reign of Henry I and tenure of Robert de Bethune, Bishop of Hereford) by Oliver de Merlimound, steward for (and on behalf of) Hugh Mortimer;
transferred to [Eye, nr.] Aymestrey c.1150;
transferred from Beodune (?Byton) after 1155;
transferred to north of Wigmore
Sutton Camera Knights Hospitaller
under Dinmore
Titley Priory # Tironensian monks
apparent alien house: cell dependent on Tiron;
founded 1120–21;
dissolved 1391;
granted to Winchester College c.1535;
church rebuilt 1865;
house named "Priory Cottage" built on site 16th century 		St Peter
Welsh Bicknor Clas dissolved before 1100
Wigmore Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine
(community founded at Shobdon 1131-35);
transferred from [Eye, nr.] Aymestry; transferred to Beodune (? Byton)
Wigmore Abbey ^ Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine — from Shobdon;
(community founded at Shobdon between 1131 and 1135);
transferred here 1172-79 by Hugh Mortimer, Baron Wigmore;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Thomas Palmer 1548/49;
remains now incorporated into farm and buildings 		St James
Wormsley Priory possibly originally a hermitage;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine
founded after 1200 (13th century) (late in the reign of John or early in the reign of Henry III) by Gilbert Talbot;
dissolved 1539; granted to Edward Lord Clinton 1545/46 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Leonard, Wormsley
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Priory of St Leonard de Pyon;
Wormeley Abbey

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Hertfordshire[edit]

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Hertfordshire edit) [1][27]


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Ashridge Priory monastery or college
of the Precious Blood;
Bonshommes monks
founded 1283 by Edmund, Earl of Cornwall;
dissolved 16 November 1539 		the Precious Blood
Barden Priory? Augustinian Canons Regular
possibly Berden, Essex or the hospital at Bigging (Berdene in Anstey) 		St Mary
Cathale Priory Benedictine nuns
founded before 1189(?) (c.1200) probably by William de Mandeville;
dissolved before 1240; granted to the nuns of Cheshunt by Henry de Bohun; canons removed;
chapel survived to 1613 when land acquired by James I;
chapel remains extant 1830s
Cheshunt Priory Benedictine nuns
founded before 1183;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Anthony Deny 1536/7 		Cestrehunt Priory;
Chesthunt Priory
Flamstead Priory Benedictine nuns
founded c.1150 (during the reign of Stephen) by Roger de Toney;
dissolved 1537; granted to Sir Richard Page 1539/40;
site now occupied by Beechwood Park School 		Flamsted Priory
Hertford Priory # Benedictine monks
founded before 1093 (during the incumbency of Abbot Paul and during the reign of William the Conqueror[note 1]) by Ralph de Limesy and granted to St Albans, Hertfordshire after 1077;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Antony Denny and his wife 1537/8; conventual church demolished after 1540; passed to Sir Thomas Wiley who built the private chapel of St John, demolished 1680 on the orders of the Bishop of Lincoln;
site now occupied by parish church 		St Mary
Hertford Trinitarian Priory lepers' hospital of St Mary Magdelene (founded before 1199) taken over by Trinitarians;
Trinitarian monks
founded c.1261; apparently under Easton, Wiltshire until 1448 as a hospital; later under Moatenden;
apparently abandoned before 1535(?) 		St Mary Magdalene (before 1199)

Holy Trinity and St Thomas Martyr c.1261
Hitchin Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
founded c.1317;
dissolved 17 October 1538;
granted to Edward Watson and H. Henderson 1546/7;
site now occupied by Hitchin Priory Hotel, part of cloister arches still visible;
17th/18th century country house built on site 		St Mary
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Hitchin 'Priory'
Hitchin Priory Gilbertine Canons[note 2]
founded 1361-2 by Edward de Kendale;
dissolved 1538 		St Saviour
Hitchin Minster Saxon minster
founded before 11th century (references 10th & 11th century);
parochial church before 1086
Muresley Priory,
nr Ivinghoe 		Benedictine nuns
founded between 1107 and 1129, reputedly by Walter Giffard, bishop of Winchester (who died 1129), (or c.1160 or 1133);
community evicted; granted to Sir John Dance c.1537 		St Margaret
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Meursley Priory;
Mursley Nunnery;
St Margaret's Priory;
St Margaret's in the Wood, Meuresley;
St Margaret's de Bosco;
Ivinghoe Nunnery;
Ivinghoe Priory;
Ivanhoe Monastery
King's Langley Priory Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Cambridge)
founded before 1308;
dissolved 1538;
Dominican nuns — from Dartford
refounded 1557;
dissolved 1558: nuns transferred to Dartford 		King's Langley Blackfriars
Lannock Knights Templar
founded before 1148 (manor granted to Templars but no preceptory founded);
Knights Hospitaller
let privately 1338
Markyate Priory # hermitage
before 1145;
Benedictine nuns
founded 1145 by Ralph de Langford, Dean and Chapter of St Paul's, through the influence of Geoffrey, Abbot of St Albans;
apparently soon destroyed by fire;
dissolved 1537; granted to George Ferrers;
site now occupied by a manor house named 'Markyate Cell' built on priory remains;
parochial church of St John the Baptist built at the south corner of the site 		Holy Trinity
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Mergate Priory;
Market-Street Priory
Mirdial Priory? purported Augustinian Canons Regular (evidence lacking) St Mary
New Biggin Priory # Gilbertine Priory
priory cell
founded 1361-2 by Sir Edward de Kendale;
dissolved 1538; granted to John Cokke 1544/5;
residence built on site 1585; converted to almshouses c.1812 		St Saviour
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Hitchin Nunnery
Redbourn Priory Benedictine monks
cell dependent on St Albans;
founded 1178 by Abbot Simon or Abbot Warin built by John, Bishop of Ardfert;
plundered by the French 1217;
apparently abandoned before 1535; granted to John Cock 1539/40 		St Amphibalus
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St Amphibalus Priory;
Redburn Priory
Rowney Priory ^(?) Benedictine nuns
founded c.1164 by Conan, Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond;
plundered early 15th century;
dissolved 11 September 1457; granted to the patron, John Fray, chief baron of the Exchequer, who established a chantry; confiscated by the Crown 1548;
19th century house built on site, said to incorporate fabric from the priory 		St John the Baptist
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Rowheing Priory;
Rownay Priory
Royston Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1173-9 by Ralph de Rochester (on the site of a chapel built by his uncle Eustace de Merk) built in the time of Walter Walensis, Abbot of Colchester;
dissolved 9 April 1537; granted to Robert Slete, Esq. 1540/1
priory church converted for parochial use as the Parish Church of St John the Baptist; a Georgian House also built on the site 		The Priory Church of St John the Baptist and St Thomas the Martyr
St Albans Abbey + Benedictine? monks
founded c.793;
lax? c.820;
secular collegiate and nuns from before 940;
Benedictine monks and nuns c.970 (976) to 1140;
Benedictine monks
from 1140;
dissolved 5 December 1539;
parochial thereafter;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 1877; extant 		The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban, St Albans
St Albans Nunnery Benedictine nuns — with regular priests or brethren;
attached to the abbey, living near the almonry;
founded before 940; transferred to Sopwell 1140
St Mary de Pre Priory leper hospital
founded 1194 by Warin (Garinus), Abbot of St Albans;
Benedictine nuns with regular priests or brethren
c.1328;
Benedictine nuns
founded after 1352;
abandoned 1528; annexed to St Albans; granted to Ralph Rawlet, Esq. 1540/1 		St Mary de Pré Priory;
St Mary de Pre Nunnery;
De La Praye Nunnery
St Margaret's Priory Benedictine nuns
founded before 1129, possibly by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester, grants confirmed after his death 1129;
dissolved 1536 		Ivinghoe Priory
Sawbridgeworth Priory Benedictine monks
probable cell dependent on Westminster Abbey
founded c.1135 (late in the reign of Henry I or during that of Stephen);
conventual church now in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Mary the Great
Sopwell Priory purportedly a hermitage prior to Benedictine foundation;
Benedictine nuns
founded 1140 by Geoffrey, Abbott of St Albans;
subject to the abbess of St Albans c.1330;
dissolved 1537 		St Mary
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Sopewell Priory
Standon Cell Sisters of the Order of St John of Jerusalem
dissolved c.1180: transferred to Sisters of St John Priory, Buckland, Somerset
Standon Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
founded 1147 (before 1154) (during the reign of Stephen) by Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Hereford;
dissolved before 1443–4;
leased out 1330;
revived; under a preceptor 1360;
leased out before 1443–4
Standon Priory hermitage built by William the Anchorite
Benedictine monks
alien house: cell dependent on Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
founded 1173 and 1178 when Richard de Clare Earl of Hertford granted to his monks of Stoke the hermitage;
dissolved c.1306; apparently reverted to a hermitage or chapel 1306;
granted to Stoke College 1415 		The Priory Church of St Michael of Salburn in Standon
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Salburn Priory in Standon;
Salburn Priory
Temple Dinsley Preceptory # Knights Templar
founded 1147 (during the reign of Stephen): granted by Bernard de Balliol, preceptory established later;
dissolved 1308–12;
Knights Hospitaller
refounded 1324; let privately 1338;
preceptory
founded after 1338;
leased to the preceptor of Ribstone and Mount St John 1498;
let out privately 1507; granted by Henry VIII to Sir Ralph Sadler
demolished 1712;
site now occupied by The Princess Helena College built 1714 		Temple Dynnesley Preceptory
Ware Priory #+ Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on St-Evroul;
founded before 1081, with endowment by Hugo de Grentemaisnil;
dissolved 1414; granted to the Carthusians at Sheen, Surrey (Greater London);
granted by Henry VIII;
The old rectory or manor house built on the site early-17th century, altered 18th and 19th century;
conventual church much altered, now in parochial use as parish church of St Mary the Virgin;— little, if any, remaining monastic fabric
Ware Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor (under the Custody of Cambridge)
founded 1338 by Thomas second Lord Wake of Liddell, who received the king's permission in February 1338 to give to the Friars Minors property and land;
dissolved 1538;;
private residence 1544;
incorporated into a house named 'The Priory'
Wormley Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
cell, dependent on Waltham, Essex;
founded after 1177 (when church and manor granted to Waltham) and before c.1260;
dissolved c.1510(?): alienated from Waltham;
church restored 19th century; now in use of parish church of St Laurence 		St Lawrence
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Prior Sancti Laurentii de Worem
Wymondley Priory,
Little Wymondley 		hospital
founded before 1218 by Richard [de] Argentein;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded soon after; hospital continued until 1290;
dissolved 6 April 1537; granted to James Nedeham, surveyor of the king's works, 1541/2;
site now occupied by a Tudor Tithe barn 		St Mary
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Little Wymondley Priory;
Wymondesley Parva Priory

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Isle of Wight[edit]

Main article: List of monastic houses on the Isle of Wight


Foundation Image Communities and provenance Formal name or dedication and alternative names
Appuldurcombe House,
Wroxall 		Benedictine monks
alien house dependent on Montebourg;
founded c.1100: manor granted by Richard de Redvers to Montebourg Abbey before 1090; dissolved 1414; 16th century Elizabethan house built on site; hotel 1859; leased for use as a college for young gentlemen 1867-1890s; Benedictine monks founded 1901–1908; virtually abandoned 1909; used to accommodate troops in the two World Wars; damaged by a mine 1943; currently a shell internally in ruins; (EH) 		St Mary
Barton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — from Cambridge
priory(?)
founded 1275 by John Insula, Rector of Shalfleet and Thomas de Winton, Rector of Godshill; dissolved 1439; granted to Winchester College 		The Holy Trinity
Barton Oratory;
Burton College
St Mary's Priory, Carisbrooke# Cistercian monks
alien house: priory cell dependent on Lire Abbey;
founded c.1156 by Baldwin de Redvers: granted to Lire by William fitz Osbern, Marshall of William the Conqueror;
granted to Mount Grace, Yorkshire, by Richard II;
Benedictine monks
restored by Henry IV;
dissolved 1414; granted to the Carthusians at Sheen, Surrey by Henry V 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Carisbrooke
Carisbrooke Priory * Dominican nuns
currently owned by the Carisbrooke Priory Trust, a registered charity;[28]
extant 		The Open Door
Newport Whitefriars? Carmelite Friars
Quarr Abbey Savignac monks
founded 27 April 1132 by Baldwin de Redvers (Redveriis);
Cistercian monks
orders merged 17 September 1147; dissolved 1536; granted to John and George Mills 1544/5 		The Abbey Church of Our Lady of the Quarry
Quarrer Abbey
Quarr Abbey *,
Binsted 		Benedictine monks
founded 24 May 1907 from Appuldurcombe House
current house constructed from the ruined masonry of the former abbey; extant
St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde *
Appley House, Ryde 		Solesmes nuns
returned to France from exile
Benedictine nuns daughter of Liege Abbey; founded at Ventnor 1882; transferred to Appley House 1922; priory attained abbey status 1926; aggregated into the Solesmes Community 1950; extant 		Priory of the Peace of the Heart of Jesus
Abbey of the Peace of the Heart of Jesus (1926)
St Cross Priory Tironensian monks
alien house: cell dependent Tiron; founded before 1132 (c.1120): church founded (in the tenure of Gervase, Abbot de Insula (Quarr)) by Robert Colaws; dissolved 1391; granted to Winchester College; site apparently occupied by a viaduct and railway
St Helen's Priory Cluniac monks
alien house: dependent on Wenlock, Shropshire;
founded c.1090 (before 1155);
dissolved 1414
Ventnor Priory,
Steephill View 		Benedictine nuns
daughter of Liege Abbey, Belgium, founded 1882; transferred to Appley House, Ryde 1922;
Steephill View house now demolished;
Priory Lodge, built 1970, now occupies the site 		Pax Cordis Jesu

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Kent[edit]

Main article: List of monastic houses in Kent


Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
Aylesford Priory * Carmelite Friars
founded 1242 by Richard de Grey, Lord of Cudnor (Richard, Lord Grey);
conventual church built 1242–1248;
rebuilt 1348–1417;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Thomas Wyat 1541/2; church demolished, conventual buildings converted for private residence; rebuilt after fire 1930;
Carmelite Friars from 1949 		'The Friars'
Badlesmere Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 8th century
Badmonden Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
(?)alien house: cell dependent on Beaulieu, Normandy
dissolved 1414;
granted to St Andrew's Priory, Rochester;
dissolved 1540; granted to the dean and chapter of Rochester
Bilsington Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1253 by John Mansell (Maunsel), Lord Chief Justice of England;
dissolved 28 February 1536; granted to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1538/9;
used as a farmhouse through post-medieval period;
remains now incorporated into a house
Blakwose Priory Premonstratensian Canons
cell of Lavendon, Buckinghamshire
founded before 1158;
transferred to St Radegund's after 1203–4; retained as a grange of the abbey;
dissolved c.1377 		Blackwose Priory
Boxley Abbey ^ Cistercian monks
daughter house of Clairvaux;
founded 23 October 1143 (1143/46) by William de Ipre, Earl of Kent;
dissolved 21 January 1538; granted to Sir Thomas Wyat 1540/1;
part of remains now incorporated into a private house 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bilsington
Brockley Abbey Historical county location. See entry under London
Canterbury Austin Friars, earlier site Augustinian Friars
founded 1318 by Richard French, baker (licence granted to Walter Reynolds, Archbishop of Canterbury by Edward II to alienate part of the former Friars of the Sack site to the Austin Friars);
transferred to new site (see immediately below) 1324
Canterbury Austin Friars Augustinian Friars
(community founded at earlier site (see immediately above) 1318);
transferred here 1324;
rebuilt 1408;
dissolved December 1538; granted to G. Harper 1541/2
Canterbury Blackfriars ^ Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London)
founded c.1236 (c.1221) by Henry III; church built 1237 to after 1244;
dissolved 1538; granted to Thomas Wiseman 1559/60;
frater currently in use as a church of the Church of the First Church of Christ Scientist
Canterbury Cathedral Priory + secular canons possibly collegiate
founded c.600 (598): Roman church restored by St Augustine with the aid of Æthelberht, King of Kent;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded c.600; extant;
Benedictine monks
founded 997;
rebuilt 1070 under Archbishop Lanfranc;
dissolved 1539; 		The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Christ, Canterbury,

The Cathedral Church of Christ, Canterbury

Canterbury Friars of the Sack Friars of the Sack
founded before 1274;
some friars apparently transferred to new site at Cambridge before 1289;
dissolved after 1314
Canterbury Greyfriars, earlier site Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of London)
founded 1224;
transferred to new site (see immediately below) c.1268
Canterbury Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of London)
(community founded apparently on a site north of the hospital (see immediately above) 1224);
transferred here c.1268:
founded 1270 by John Diggs, an Alderman of the city;
Observant Franciscan Friars
transferred 1489;
dissolved 1534;
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual
transferred from Observants 1534;
dissolved 1538; granted to Thomas Spilman 1539/40
Canterbury — St Augustine's Abbey Benedictine monks (assumed)
founded (598-605) 598 by Æthelberht, King of Kent on the advice of St Augustine;
Benedictine monks
(re)founded c.960;
dissolved 30 July 1538; (EH) 		St Peter and St Paul

St Peter, St Paul and St Augustine (978)

The Abbey Church of Saint Augustine, Canterbury
Canterbury — St Gregory's Priory secular monastery
founded by 1087 (before 1086) by Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury;
Augustinian Canons Regular
refounded c.1123;
church destroyed by fire 1145, rebuilt;
dissolved 1536 (1537); granted to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1536/7 		St Gregory's Hospital
Canterbury — St Mildred's Monastery purported early Saxon monastery;
probable minster 8th century
Canterbury — Priory of St Sepulchre Benedictine nuns
founded c.1100 by Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury;
dissolved 1536; granted to James Hale 1546/7 		St Sepulchre's Nunnery
Canterbury — St Mary of the Angels Friary * Franciscan Friars Minor involved in running the Franciscan International Study Centre; extant Friary of St Mary of the Angels
Cliffe Cell Cluniac monks
Combwell Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
abbey founded c.1220 by Robert de Turneham;
reduced to priory status c.1220 due to endowment shortfall;
disputed between Augustinian and Premonstratensian — found in favour of Augustinians c.1230;
dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Culpepper 1537/8; granted to Sir John Gage 1542/3 		Cumbwell Priory;
Combwell Abbey
Darenth Priory Benedictine monks
cell, apparently dependent on Rochester
founded after 971: Archbishop Hubert granted the manor of Darent;
dissolution unknown
Dartford Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the visitation of London)
founded 1356; attached to the nunnery (see immediately below);
prior and friars recorded 1373;
dissolved 1539
Dartford Priory Dominican nuns (or Augustinian Canonesses) subject to King's Langley, Hertfordshire
founded 1346 by Edward III in the buildings of a former royal palace;
dissolved after Elizabeth Cressener[29] died and after 1 April 1539; Henry VIII built a manor house on the site; granted to Edmund Mervyn 1540/1, afterwards becoming the property of the Earl of Salisbury;
Dominican nuns — from King's Langley
refounded 1558;
dissolved after 1559; granted to Anne of Cleves by Edward VI; later used by Queen Elizabeth;
alienated by James I;
J & E Hall's engineering works built on part of site 		St Mary and St Margaret
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Dertford Priory;
Dartford Nunnery
Davington Priory +^ Benedictine nuns
founded 1153 by Fulk de Newenham;
dissolved 1535; granted to Sir Thomas Cheney 1546/7;
church in now parochial use — priory buildings in private ownership;
restored as a private residence 19th century; since 1982 owned by Bob Geldof 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalen, Davington;

(parochially also dedicated to St Lawrence)
Dover Priory, earlier site Saxon minster, secular canons
founded 640 by Eadbald, King of Kent;
transferred to St Martin's c.696 (see immediately below) by King Wihtred;
church apparently rebuilt 10th century;
repaired 1582, but practically unused thereafter and in ruins by 1724;
in use as a Fives' Court early-1790s;
in use as a garrison coal store during Napoleonic Wars (1793–1815);
restored 1862 by Sir George Gilbert Scott and 1888 by William Butterfield 		St Mary in Castro
(St Mary in the Castle)
Dover Priory ^ secular canons
transferred to from site within the castle (see immediately above) c.696 by King Wihtred;
(?abbey 697);
Augustinian Canons Regular
refounded 1131 by Henry I and William de Corbeil, Archbishop of Canterbury;
Benedictine monks — from Canterbury (who forced withdrawal of Augustinians) 1136;
monks apparently withdrawn;
Benedictine monks — sent from Canterbury by Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury 1139;
cell dependent on Canterbury;
dissolved 1535;
remains now incorporated into a private school: Dover College 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Martin of the New Work, Dover
Dover Minster Saxon minster
founded 691;
rebuilt 1070s;
in parochial use as the Church of St Martin-le-Grand, from 16th century;
demolished 18th-19th century; remains destroyed during World War II
Dover Preceptory (?) Knights Templar
founded c.1128(?)
apparently transferred to Temple Ewell before c.1185; (EH)
Eastry Monastery (?) a monastery purportedly founded before 673 by King Egbert — existence doubtful
Elfleet Monastery (?) founded by Domneva  — probably Ebbsfleet possible duplication of Minster in Thanet Nunnery
Erith Franciscan Friary * Capuchin Franciscan Friars
founded 1902;
present church opened 1963;
extant
Faversham Abbey

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