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Abbeys and priories in England lists abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in England.

Overview

In this article alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as monastic granges and cells, and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and Hospitallers). The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundations listed functioned as such. Over 1000 establishments in England are listed.

Article layout

The list is presented alphabetically by 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.

Alt. Name: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.

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

References: presents links to online references to the particular establishment in addition to the general printed and online references given at the foot of this article. Establishments for which online references have not been specified are referred to within the printed references listed.

Location: provides a link to the geographical position of the site of the foundation where established. Where the location has been established the location is pinpointed (dependent on the available resolution of the map data), otherwise the general location is given in italic.

Monastic Glossary: following the listing, provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.

In this article alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as monastic granges and cells, and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and Hospitallers). The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had the status of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptory/commandery.

A Monastic Glossary follow the listing, which provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.

Abbreviations and Key

The sites listed are ruins unless indicated thus:-
* indicates current monastic function
+ indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^ indicates current non-ecclesiastic function
$ indicates remains limited to earthworks etc.
# indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~ indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown
Trusteeship denoted as follows:-
NT National Trust
EH English Heritage
LT Landmark Trust
Other abbreviations
trns transferred
rmv removed
c. circa (about)
ante before
post after
fd. founded
dis. dissolved
rfd. refounded
blt. built
rblt. rebuilt

Alphabetical listing of establishments

List of Houses by County

Bedfordshire

(edit Bedfordshire list)

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Beadlow Priory Benedictine monks from Milbrook
cell of St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire
fd. 1140/6 by Henry d'Albini
abandoned 1435
reverted to the Crown, the buildings falling into decay thereafter
Saint Mary Magdalen
Beaulieu Priory
[1] [2] & [3] [4]
52°02′01″N 0°23′23″W / 52.033479°N 0.389822°W / 52.033479; -0.389822 (Beadlow Priory)
Greyfriars, Bedford # Franciscan Friars
fd. 1238 by Mabilea de Plateshull;
dis. c.1539; granted to John Gostwyke
Saint Francis [5] [6]
52°08′20″N 0°28′29″W / 52.1388484°N 0.4748422°W / 52.1388484; -0.4748422 (Greyfriars, Bedford)
Bushmead Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1195 by Hugh Beauchamp;
dis. 1536; granted to Sir William Gascoign
refectory incorporated into mansion built on site (EH)
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Bushmead
Bissemede Priory
[7] [8], [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
52°14′01″N 0°22′03″W / 52.233480°N 0.367530°W / 52.233480; -0.367530 (Bushmead Priory)
Caldwell Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1153 by Robert of Houghton;
dis. 1536; granted to Thomas Leigh c.1562
The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist at Caldwell
Cauldwell Priory
[17]
52°07′46″N 0°28′36″W / 52.1294575°N 0.4767251°W / 52.1294575; -0.4767251 (Caldwell Priory)
Chicksands Priory ^ Gilbertine monks and nuns
fd. 1147 by Pain de Beauchamp and his wife, Rose;
dis. 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
Chicksand Priory
[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
52°02′27″N 0°21′59″W / 52.040896°N 0.366417°W / 52.040896; -0.366417 (Chicksands Priory)
Dunstable Priory + DunstablePriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1131 (or ante1125?) by Henry I;
dis. 1540; granted to Sir Leonard Chamberlayne
nave of church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Peter, Dunstable
Dunstaple Priory
[23] [24] [25]
51°53′10″N 0°31′04″W / 51.886026°N 0.517653°W / 51.886026; -0.517653 (Dunstable Priory)
Dunstable Friary # Dominican Friars
fd. 1259;
dis. 1539
[26] [27] [28]
51°52′59″N 0°31′17″W / 51.8831074°N 0.5214858°W / 51.8831074; -0.5214858 (Dunstable Friary)
Elstow Abbey + Benedictine nuns
fd. 1078 by Judith, niece of William the Conqueror;
dis. 1539; granted c.1553 to Sir Humphrey Radcliff
nave now in use as parish church
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Helena, Elstow [29] [30]
52°06′54″N 0°28′10″W / 52.114947°N 0.469502°W / 52.114947; -0.469502 (Elstow Abbey)
Grovebury Priory,
Leighton Buzzard
Benedictine monks
alien house, cell of Fontévrault
fd. post1189;
dis. 1414
farmhouse built on site
La Grave Priory;
Leighton Buzzard Priory;
Grovesbury Priory
[31] [32]
51°54′14″N 0°39′35″W / 51.9037717°N 0.6598234°W / 51.9037717; -0.6598234 (Grovebury Priory)
Hardwick Preceptory # Knights Hospitaller
fd. ante?1279
dis. ante?1489
[33]
52°05′05″N 0°29′53″W / 52.0847015°N 0.498054°W / 52.0847015; -0.498054 (Hardwick Preceptory)
Harrold Priory # Augustinian nuns
alien priory, daughter house of Arrouaise, Normandy
fd. 1138 by Sampson le Forte;
ceded to Great Missenden Abbey 1177
independent house 1188
dis. 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
Harwood Priory
[34] [35] [36]
52°11′58″N 0°36′20″W / 52.1994534°N 0.6054738°W / 52.1994534; -0.6054738 (Harrold Priory)
Markyate Priory # Benedictine nuns
fd. 1145 by Ralph de Langford, Dean and Chapter of St Paul's;
dis. 1537; granted to George Ferrers;
site now occupied by a manor house named 'Markyate Cell' built on priory remains
Holy Trinity
Mergate Priory;
Market-Street Priory
[37]
51°50′38″N 0°27′52″W / 51.8438715°N 0.4644084°W / 51.8438715; -0.4644084 (Markyate Priory)
Melchbourne Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
fd. 12thC by Lady Alice de Claremonte, Countess of Pembroke;
dis. c.1550; granted to John, Earl of Bedford
Melchbourne Priory;
Melchburn Preceptory;
Mechelburn Preceptory
[38]
52°16′17″N 0°29′33″W / 52.2712563°N 0.4924536°W / 52.2712563; -0.4924536 (Melchbourne Preceptory)
Millbrook Priory # Benedictine monks
fd. 1097 by Nigel de Waste;
trns to Beadlow 1143

52°02′10″N 0°31′26″W / 52.0359803°N 0.5239105°W / 52.0359803; -0.5239105 (Millbrook Priory)
Newnham Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular from the collegiate church of St. Paul, Bedford
fd. 1247 by Simon Beauchamp;
dis. 1539/41; granted to Urian Brereton
Saint Paul
Newenham Priory
[39]
52°08′27″N 0°26′42″W / 52.140758°N 0.445118°W / 52.140758; -0.445118 (Newnham Priory (approx. loc.))
Pulloxhill Grange Augustinian Canons Regular;
grange of Dunstable Priory
51°59′40″N 0°27′12″W / 51.994315°N 0.453444°W / 51.994315; -0.453444 (Pulloxhill Grange)
Ruxox Cell Augustinian Canons Regular
cell for retired brothers from Dunstable
chapel dedicated to St Nicholas
52°00′45″N 0°28′32″W / 52.012428°N 0.475647°W / 52.012428; -0.475647 (Ruxox Cell)
Turvey Abbey * Benedictine nuns As of 2005 in use
adjacent to Benedictine monastery (see immediately below)
The Priory of Our Lady of Peace [40]
52°09′42″N 0°37′06″W / 52.161705°N 0.618389°W / 52.161705; -0.618389 (Turvey Abbey)
Turvey monastery * Benedictine monks
fd. 1980 in use As of 2005
adjacent to Benedictine Abbey (see immediately above)
The Monastery of Christ our Saviour [41]
52°09′41″N 0°37′09″W / 52.161251°N 0.619199°W / 52.161251; -0.619199 (Turvey monastery)
Warden Abbey # Cistercian monks
fd. 1136 by Walter Espec;
dis. (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
Old Warden Abbey
[42] [43] [44]
52°04′54″N 0°22′00″W / 52.081749°N 0.366583°W / 52.081749; -0.366583 (Warden Abbey)
Woburn Abbey # WoburnAbbey02.JPG Cistercian monks from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire
fd. 1145 by Hugh de Bolebec;
dis. 1538; granted to John Lord Russell
site now occupied by a mansion, estate and safari park
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Woburn [45] [46]
51°58′58″N 0°35′43″W / 51.982858°N 0.595365°W / 51.982858; -0.595365 (Woburn Abbey)

Berkshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names Online References & Location
Ascot Priory,
Winkfield
Anglican nuns
fd. 1861-present
[47] [48]
51°25′01″N 0°42′21″W / 51.416954°N 0.705700°W / 51.416954; -0.705700 (Ascot Priory)
Bisham Abbey # Knights Templar preceptory
fd. 1260 by Hugh de Spencer jr;
dis. 1307
Augustinian Canons Regular priory
fd. 1337 by William Montacute;
dis. 1536
Benedictine monks' abbey
fd. 1537 by Henry VIII;
dis. 1538; granted to Sir Edward Hoby c.1554
Extant preceptory & demolished priory/abbey site now headquarters of the National Sports Council
The Abbey Church of the Holy Trinity, Bisham
Bustlesham Priory
[49] [50]
51°33′25″N 0°46′45″W / 51.557016°N 0.779225°W / 51.557016; -0.779225 (Bisham Abbey)
Bradfield Abbey ~ Documented 1066, included monks, status and site otherwise unknown
Brimpton Preceptory Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Brimpton Commandery [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57]
51°22′41″N 1°11′54″W / 51.3781561°N 1.1983681°W / 51.3781561; -1.1983681 (Brimpton Preceptory (approx. loc.))
Bromhall Priory #,
Sunningdale
Benedictine nuns
daughter house of Chertsey
fd. ante1200 by Edward, the Black Prince;
dis. 1522 and given to Saint John's College Cambridge
remains destroyed or incorporated into farm buildings
The Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Bromhall
Broomhall Priory
[58] [59] [60]
51°23′23″N 0°37′42″W / 51.3896194°N 0.6282806°W / 51.3896194; -0.6282806 (Bromhall Priory (approx. loc.))
Cookham Abbey ~ probable double monastery fd. ante 726;
site now occupied by parochial church
[61] [62]
51°33′40″N 0°42′27″W / 51.5611263°N 0.7075506°W / 51.5611263; -0.7075506 (Cookham Abbey (supp. loc.))
Donnington Friary ^ Crouched Friars
fd. ante1404;
dis. 1538
site now occupied by country house of named The Priory
Donington Friary [63] [64]
51°24′53″N 1°19′52″W / 51.414588°N 1.331057°W / 51.414588; -1.331057 (Donnington Friary)
Douai Abbey *,
Woolhampton
Douai Abbey, geograph.jpg Benedictine monks
rmv from Douai, 1903-present
The Abbey Church of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr, Upper Woolhampton [65]
51°24′31″N 1°10′17″W / 51.408715°N 1.171454°W / 51.408715; -1.171454 (Douai Abbey)
Greenham Preceptory ~ Knights Hospitaller
fd. 1199;
dis. 1540
[66]
51°22′44″N 1°16′51″W / 51.3787989°N 1.2807656°W / 51.3787989; -1.2807656 (Greenham Preceptory (approx. loc.))
Hurley Priory + Benedictine monks
fd. 1065 by Godfrey de Magna Villa;
dis. 1536; granted to Leonard Chamberleyn c.1544
nave of church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hurley [67]
51°33′03″N 0°48′31″W / 51.550922°N 0.808549°W / 51.550922; -0.808549 (Hurley Priory)
Kintbury Priory # Benedictine nuns/double house
fd. 1147 by Richard Bossu;
dis. 1155;
trns to Nuneaton
Saint Mary
51°23′30″N 1°27′19″W / 51.391735°N 1.4552164°W / 51.391735; -1.4552164 (Kintbury Priory (approx. loc.))
Poughley Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1160 by Ralph de Chaddleworth;
dis. 1524
remains (cellar range) now incorporated into post-dissolution farmhouse without public access
The Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Poughley [68]
51°28′44″N 1°24′06″W / 51.4788839°N 1.4016581°W / 51.4788839; -1.4016581 (Poughley Priory (approx. loc.))
Reading Abbey ReadingAbbey.JPG Cluniac monks
fd. 1121 by Henry I
Benedictine monks c.1210;
dis. 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 [69] [70] [71]
51°27′23″N 0°57′55″W / 51.456367°N 0.965263°W / 51.456367; -0.965263 (Reading Abbey)
Reading Nunnery 979-1016
apparently on the site now occupied by St. Mary's Minster Church
[72]
51°27′16″N 0°58′25″W / 51.454500°N 0.973690°W / 51.454500; -0.973690 (Reading Nunnery)
Reading - Greyfriars + Franciscan Friars
fd. 1233;
dis. 1538
re-used as a Town Hall
converted back to a parish church
Saint Francis [73]
51°27′24″N 0°58′36″W / 51.4567346°N 0.9766352°W / 51.4567346; -0.9766352 (Greyfriars, Reading)
Sandleford Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1200 by Jeffrey, Earl of Perch and his wife Maud;
dis. 1478
remains converted to a country house
now an Anglican Convent School
The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Sandleford [74]
51°22′39″N 1°18′59″W / 51.3774596°N 1.3163853°W / 51.3774596; -1.3163853 (Sandleford Priory)
Stratfield Saye Priory Benedictine monks
alien priory, cell of Valmont Abbey
fd. 1170 by Nicholas de Stoteville;
dis. 1399
site now occupied by 17thC house named The Priory at Beech Hill in the Berkshire part of Stratfield Saye
[75]
51°22′28″N 0°59′03″W / 51.374315°N 0.984226°W / 51.374315; -0.984226 (Stratfield Saye Priory)
Templeton Camera Knights Templar
51°23′40″N 1°28′56″W / 51.3944931°N 1.4823389°W / 51.3944931; -1.4823389 (Templeton Camera (approx. loc.))

Bristol

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names Online References & Location
Austin Friary, Bristol # Augustinian Friars
fd. 1313 by Sir Simon and Sir William Montacute;
dis. 1538; granted to Maurice Dennis c.1543
[76][77]
51°27′01″N 2°35′03″W / 51.450283°N 2.584094°W / 51.450283; -2.584094 (Austin Friary, Bristol (site))
Black Friary, Bristol ^ Dominican Friars
fd. 1227/8 by Sir Maurice Gaunt;
dis. 1538; granted to William Chester
subsequently The Friars Quaker meeting house
now Bristol Register Office
[76][78]
51°27′26″N 2°35′16″W / 51.457296°N 2.58772°W / 51.457296; -2.58772 (Black Friary, Bristol (site))
Eremites Friary, Bristol # Friars Eremites
51°26′52″N 2°35′10″W / 51.4478424°N 2.5861323°W / 51.4478424; -2.5861323 (Eremites Friary, Bristol (site))
Grey Friary, Bristol # Franciscan Friars
fd. 1234;
dis. 1538; granted to Mayor and citizens c.1541
Saint Francis [76][79] [80]
51°27′29″N 2°35′44″W / 51.4580983°N 2.5956488°W / 51.4580983; -2.5956488 (Grey Friary, Bristol (site))
White Friary, Bristol # Carmelite Friars
fd. 1256 by Edward I;
dis. 1538; site successively occupied by a mansion and a boys' school;
site now occupied by Colston Hall
The Blessed Virgin Mary [76][81]
51°27′17″N 2°35′54″W / 51.454655°N 2.598261°W / 51.454655; -2.598261 (White Friary, Bristol (site))
Sack Friary, Bristol # Friars of the Sack
fd. by 1266
dis. post1286; church continued in use 1322
[82] [76]
St James's Priory, Bristol + Stjameschurch.jpg Benedictine monks
fd. 1120s, built by Robert, son of Henry I;
dis. ; granted to Henry Brayne c.1543
nave was parish church 1374
fell into disuse 1980s
in custodianship of the Little Brothers of Nazareth since 1996
The Priory Church of Saint James, Bristol [83] [84] [85]
51°27′31″N 2°35′35″W / 51.458596°N 2.593036°W / 51.458596; -2.593036 (St James's Priory, Bristol)
St Philip's Priory, Bristol Saxon priory fd. c.900 The Church of Saint Philip and Saint Jacob, Bristol
51°27′18″N 2°35′06″W / 51.454969°N 2.584987°W / 51.454969; -2.584987 (St Philip's Priory, Bristol)
St Mary Magdelene Nunnery, Bristol # Augustinian canonesses
fd. 1173 by Eva, wife of Robert FitzHarding;
dis. 1536; granted to Henry Brayne and John Marsh
St Mary Magdalene
51°27′32″N 2°36′13″W / 51.4589807°N 2.6035452°W / 51.4589807; -2.6035452 (St Mary Magdalene Nunnery, Bristol (site))
Bristol Cathedral Abbey: St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol + Bristol.cathedral.west.front.arp.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1140 by Robert FitzHarding;
dis. 1538/9
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1542-present
The Abbey Church of Saint Augustine, Bristol;
Bristol
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol
[86] [87] [84][88] [89]
51°27′06″N 2°36′02″W / 51.45161°N 2.600536°W / 51.45161; -2.600536 (Bristol Cathedral Abbey)
Bristol Preceptory Knights Templar
church built on site of templar church, now in ruins
51°27′08″N 2°35′12″W / 51.4520948°N 2.5867438°W / 51.4520948; -2.5867438 (Bristol Preceptory)

Buckinghamshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names Online References & Location
Ankerwycke Priory,
Wraysbury
Benedictine nuns
fd. 1160 by Gilbert de Mountfitchet, kt. and his son;
dis. 1536; granted to Lord Windsor 1538/9 then to Sir Thomas Smith 1550/1
ruins in grounds of Ankerwycke House
Saint Mary Magdalene
Ankerwick Priory;
Ankerwyke Priory
[90] [91]
51°26′37″N 0°33′26″W / 51.443643°N 0.557191°W / 51.443643; -0.557191 (Ankerwycke Priory)
Aylesbury Friary # Franciscan Friars
fd. 1387 by James Butler, earl of Ormond;
dis. 1538
[92]
51°48′54″N 0°48′47″W / 51.814956°N 0.813117°W / 51.814956; -0.813117 (Aylesbury Friary)
Biddlesden Abbey # Cistercian monks from Garendon
fd. 1147 by Ernals de Bosco;
dis.1538; granted to Thomas Wriothesley 1540/1;
remains demolished c.1727;
site now occupied by private house named Biddlesden Park
Saint Mary
Biddlesdon Abbey;
Bittlesden Abbey
[93] [94]
52°02′52″N 1°04′43″W / 52.047704°N 1.078473°W / 52.047704; -1.078473 (Biddlesden Abbey)
Bradwell Priory Benedictine monks
fd. c.1155 by Meinfelin, lord of Wolverton;
dis. 1526 by Cardinal Wolsey for Christ Church, Oxford; granted to Arthur Longfield 1542/3;
now in private ownership
Saint Mary
Bradewell Priory
[95] [96] [97] [98]
52°02′54″N 0°47′42″W / 52.048215°N 0.795074°W / 52.048215; -0.795074 (Bradwell Priory)
Bulstrode Preceptory Knights Templar
fd. ante1276
land passed to and leased on behalf of the Knights Hospitaller, though they had no commandery here
[99]
51°35′08″N 0°34′40″W / 51.5854432°N 0.5777264°W / 51.5854432; -0.5777264 (Bulstrode Preceptory (approx. loc.))
Burnham Abbey * Burnham Abbey.JPG Augustinian canonesses
fd. 1265/66 by Richard, King of the Romans;
dis. 1539; granted to William Tyldesly 1544/5
Anglican Augustinian Society of the Precious Blood, trns from Birmingham 1916
Saint Mary [100] [101]
51°30′56″N 0°39′37″W / 51.515523°N 0.66036°W / 51.515523; -0.66036 (Burnham Abbey)
Chetwode Priory + ChurchAndPrioryChetwode(AndrewSmith)Mar2006.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1244 or 1245 by Ralph de Norwich; 1460
annexed to Notley;
dis. 1535;
priory church continues in parochial use
Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas [102] [103] [104]
51°57′47″N 1°04′10″W / 51.963091°N 1.069469°W / 51.963091; -1.069469 (Chetwode Priory)
Gare Nunnery 'Destroyed' Gore Nunnery;
Gorefields Nunnery
[105] [106] [107]
Hogshaw Nunnery # Sisters of St John nuns
trns. to Buckland c.1180;
site occupied by Knights Hospitaller commandery (see immediately below)
[108]
51°53′45″N 0°55′44″W / 51.8958077°N 0.9287632°W / 51.8958077; -0.9287632 (Hogshaw Nunnery)
Hogshaw Commandery # Knights Hospitaller
fd. c.1180 on site of earlier nunnery (see immediately above);
dis. 1470; granted to Matilda Lane c.1543;
church in use until 1650; ruined by 1700
[109] [110] [111]
51°53′45″N 0°55′44″W / 51.8958077°N 0.9287632°W / 51.8958077; -0.9287632 (Hogshaw Commandery)
Lavendon Abbey $ Premonstratensian Canons
fd. c.1154-1158 by John de Bidun;
dis. 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
Lavinden Abbey
[112] [113]
52°10′21″N 0°40′51″W / 52.1726355°N 0.6807178°W / 52.1726355; -0.6807178 (Lavendon Abbey)
Little Marlow Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. ante1218 (or 1244 by Jeffrey, Lord Spensar);
dis. in, or ante1536; granted to John Tiltey and E. Restwold 1540
Saint Mary
Little Merlow Priory;
Minchin Marlow Priory
[114] [115]
51°34′53″N 0°43′05″W / 51.5814299°N 0.7180971°W / 51.5814299; -0.7180971 (Little Marlow Priory)
Luffield Abbey Benedictine monks [116]
52°04′16″N 1°01′34″W / 52.071°N 1.026°W / 52.071; -1.026 (Luffield Abbey)
Medmenham Abbey Cistercian monks from Woburn Abbey
fd. 1201/4 by Hugh de Bolbec;
dis. 1547; granted to Robert Mone and others;
converted into a manor house
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Medmenham
Mendham Abbey
[117]
51°32′52″N 0°50′17″W / 51.547696°N 0.838104°W / 51.547696; -0.838104 (Medmenham Abbey)
Missenden Abbey ^ Augustinian/Arroasian Canons
daughter house of St Mary de Bosco, Ruisseauville, France;
fd. 1133 by William of Missenden;
dis. 1538; granted to the Duke of Northumberland
now a residential college rarely open to general public
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Great Missenden
Great Missenden Abbey
[118] [119]
51°42′02″N 0°42′10″W / 51.700571°N 0.702674°W / 51.700571; -0.702674 (Missenden Abbey)
Muresley Priory,
nr. Ivinghoe
Benedictine nuns
fd. ante1135 (or c.1160, or 1107-1129 or 1133);
community evicted; granted to Sir John Dance c.1537
St Margaret;
Meursley Priory;
Mursley Nunnery;
St Margaret's Priory;
S. Margaret's in the Wood, Meuresley;
St. Margaret's de Bosco;
Ivinghoe Nunnery;
Ivinghoe Priory;
Ivanhoe Monastery
[120] [121] [122] [123]
51°47′30″N 0°31′10″W / 51.7915385°N 0.5193266°W / 51.7915385; -0.5193266 (Ivinghoe (Muresley) Priory)
Newton Longville Priory Cluniac monks
alien house, daughter of Longville Abbey
fd. c.1150;
dis. 1442;
granted to New College, Oxford, 1442;
manor house built on site from priory remains 1550
Newington-Longaville [124]
51°58′28″N 0°46′03″W / 51.9743464°N 0.7675999°W / 51.9743464; -0.7675999 (Newton Longville Priory)
Notley Abbey ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1162 by Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham, and Lady Ermgard;
dis. 1542; 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
abbey de parco Crendon;
abbey de parco super Thamam;
Nuctele Abbey;
Noctele Abbey;
Nuttley Abbey
[125] [126]
51°46′37″N 0°57′51″W / 51.7770148°N 0.9642112°W / 51.7770148; -0.9642112 (Notley Abbey)
Ravenstone Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1255 by Peter de Chaseport, Keeper of the Royal Wardrobe;
dis. 1544 (1525); granted to Sir Francis Byran 1548;
site occupied by 19thC Abbey Farm
Ravinston Priory [127] [128] [129] [130]
52°09′01″N 0°45′32″W / 52.1501893°N 0.7590249°W / 52.1501893; -0.7590249 (Ravenstone Priory)
Risborough Priory Benedictine monks - doubtful establishment Monks Risborough Priory [131]
51°43′57″N 0°49′30″W / 51.7323924°N 0.8249214°W / 51.7323924; -0.8249214 (Risborough Priory)
Snelshall Priory Benedictine monks
fd. 12thC (or c.1225 by Ralph Mortel);
dis. 1535; granted to Francis Piggot 1538
Snellshall Priory [132]
52°00′10″N 0°48′46″W / 52.0027665°N 0.8127737°W / 52.0027665; -0.8127737 (Snelshall Priory)
Snelshall Gilbertine Priory Gilbertine Canons
Tickford Priory Benedictine-Cluniac monks
alien house, cell of Marmoutier
fd. 1140 by Fulk Paynell;
dis. 1524; sold by James I to Henry Atkins, MD
Newport Pagnel Priory;
Tyxford Priory
[133]
52°05′10″N 0°42′54″W / 52.0861617°N 0.7148677°W / 52.0861617; -0.7148677 (Tickford Priory)
Widmere Camera Knights
51°35′43″N 0°48′03″W / 51.595315°N 0.8007789°W / 51.595315; -0.8007789 (Widmere Camera)
Wing Priory # 7thC
Benedictine monks
alien house, daughter of St Nicholas's Monastery,
bestowed by Empress Matilda;
fd. 13thC;
dis.; granted to Sir Robert Dormer
Wenge Priory [134] [135] [136]
51°53′21″N 0°43′14″W / 51.889107°N 0.7204628°W / 51.889107; -0.7204628 (Wing Priory)

The following location in Buckinghamshire lacks known monastic connection:-

Cambridgeshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names Online References & Location
Anglesey Priory,
Lode
Anglesey Abbey - 4.9.05.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1135 by Henry I;
dis. 1535; granted to John Hynde c.1538;
remains incorporated into private house named Anglesey Abbey 1591 (NT)
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin and Saint Nicholas [137] [138] [139]
52°14′14″N 0°14′20″E / 52.237244°N 0.238784°E / 52.237244; 0.238784 (Anglesey Priory)
Barham Friary Crutched Friars
fd. ante1272;
dis.; granted to Philip Paris c.1539, and later to John Millecent, Esq.
Barkham Priory;
Bercham Priory
[140]
52°21′45″N 0°20′00″W / 52.3625763°N 0.3334093°W / 52.3625763; -0.3334093 (Barham Friary)
Barnwell Priory,
Cambridge
Augustinian Canons Regular from St. Giles, Castle Hill, Lode
fd. 1092 or c.1112 by Picot, a Norman lord, and his wife;
dis. 1538; granted to Anthony Brown c.1546; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton c.1552;
ruins underwent thorough destruction 1810
[141] [142]
52°12′32″N 0°08′19″E / 52.209027°N 0.13852°E / 52.209027; 0.13852 (Barnwell Priory)
Cambridge - Austin Friary Augustinian Friars
fd. 1092;
trns to Barnwell 1112
[143] [144]
52°12′13″N 0°07′11″E / 52.2034842°N 0.1197445°E / 52.2034842; 0.1197445 (Austin Friary, Cambridge)
Cambridge Blackfriars Dominican Friars
fd. c.1258;
dis.; granted to Edward Erlington and Humphrey Metcalf c.1543;
Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge
[145] [146]
52°12′14″N 0°07′26″E / 52.2038064°N 0.1237598°E / 52.2038064; 0.1237598 (Cambridge Blackfriars)
Blackfriars, Cambridge * Dominican Friars
fd. 1938; -present
[147]
52°12′50″N 0°06′33″E / 52.21375°N 0.109201°E / 52.21375; 0.109201 (Blackfriars, Cambridge)
Cambridge Grey Friars Franciscan Friars [148] [149]
52°12′28″N 0°07′12″E / 52.2077908°N 0.1199323°E / 52.2077908; 0.1199323 (Greyfriars, Cambridge (site))
Cambridge Pied Friars Pied Friars
fd. between 1273 and 1279
[150]
52°12′44″N 0°06′49″E / 52.2120953°N 0.1135352°E / 52.2120953; 0.1135352 (Cambridge Pied Friars)
Cambridge White Friars Carmelite Friars
fd. by Edward I and other nobles;
dis.; granted to John Eyer c.1544
[151]
52°12′11″N 0°06′53″E / 52.2031094°N 0.1145947°E / 52.2031094; 0.1145947 (Whitefriars, Cambridge)
Cambridge - Friary of the Sack Friars of the Sack [152] [153]
52°12′02″N 0°07′05″E / 52.2004331°N 0.1181781°E / 52.2004331; 0.1181781 (Friars of the Sack, Cambridge)
Cambridge - St Mary's Friars Friars of St Mary 13thC [154]
Cambridge - St Edmund's Priory Gilbertine Canons
fd. ante1291 by 'the bounty or gift of' B. fil. Walteri;originally intended by the Pope to be located at the friary of the Sack, but it was still occupied;
dis. 1539; granted to Edward Ebrington (Erlington?) and Humphrey Metcalf c.1543
The Priory Church of Saint Edmund, Cambridge [155] [156]
52°11′58″N 0°07′12″E / 52.1993876°N 0.1201093°E / 52.1993876; 0.1201093 (St Edmund's Priory, Cambridge)
Cambridge - St Radegund's Priory Cambridge Jesus.jpg Benedictine nuns' cell
fd. by John de Cranden, Prior of Ely;
site now occupied by Jesus College, Cambridge
The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Radegund [157] [158] [159]
52°12′33″N 0°07′29″E / 52.209086°N 0.124712°E / 52.209086; 0.124712 (St Radegund's Priory, Cambridge)
Chatteris Abbey Benedictine nuns
fd. 1016 (or 980 by Alfwen, wife of Ethelstan, Earl of the East Angles);
dis. 1536; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton c.1551
Chateris Abbey [160] [161]
52°27′11″N 0°02′56″E / 52.453057°N 0.048851°E / 52.453057; 0.048851 (Chatteris Abbey)
Chippenham Preceptory Knights Hospitaller under Clerkenwell
fd. 1184 by William de Mandevill;
dis.; granted to Sir Edward North 1540/1
[162] [163] [164]
52°17′38″N 0°26′05″E / 52.2937824°N 0.4348183°E / 52.2937824; 0.4348183 (Chippenham Preceptory)
Denny Abbey Denny Abbey, geograph.jpg Benedictine monks, cell of Ely
fd.1159 by Robert, Chamberlain of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany;
Knights Templar preceptory
fd. 1169;
dis. 1308;
Franciscan (Minor) nuns
fd. 1308 by Mary de St Pol, Countess of Pembroke (Mary de St. Paulo, widow of Adomare, Earl of Pembroke);
dis. 1536; granted to Edward Erlington 1540;
currently part of the Farmland Museum (EH)
The Abbey Church of Saint James and Saint Leonard, Denny (1159-69);
The Nunnery of Saint Mary and Saint Clare (1342-1539);
Denney Abbey;
Denney Preceptory
[165]
52°17′40″N 0°11′13″E / 52.294491°N 0.186982°E / 52.294491; 0.186982 (Denny Abbey)
Duxford Preceptory Knights Templar
fd. 1273
Duxford Temple [166] [167]
52°05′37″N 0°09′38″E / 52.0936701°N 0.1605141°E / 52.0936701; 0.1605141 (Duxford Preceptory)
Ely Cathedral Priory + Ely Cathedral 3.jpg ?nuns/double monastery
fd. c.673;
secular canons 9thC
Benedictine monks
fd. 970;
dis. 1540
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1109-present
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Etheldreda

The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity and Saint Etheldreda

[168]
52°23′55″N 0°15′48″E / 52.398568°N 0.263447°E / 52.398568; 0.263447 (Ely Cathedral Priory)
Fordham Priory # Gilbertine Canons
fd. ante1227 by the Dean of Fordham;
dis.; 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 [169]
52°18′03″N 0°23′22″E / 52.300918°N 0.389535°E / 52.300918; 0.389535 (Fordham Priory)
Great Wilbraham Preceptory Knights Templar
fd. 13thC
Wilbraham Temple [170]
52°11′51″N 0°16′15″E / 52.197638°N 0.270925°E / 52.197638; 0.270925 (Great Wilbraham Preceptory)
Hinchinbrook Priory Benedictine nuns
site now occupied by Hinchinbrooke House
[171]
52°19′40″N 0°12′01″W / 52.3276584°N 0.2002805°W / 52.3276584; -0.2002805 (Hinchingbrook Priory (site))
Huntingdon Priory Benedictine monks - ante1086;
poss. secular college 1087 - 1106;
Augustinian Canons Regular
rfd. 1108;
dis. 1538
St Mary [172] [173] [174]
52°20′01″N 0°10′44″W / 52.333487°N 0.1787907°W / 52.333487; -0.1787907 (Huntingdon Priory)
Ickleton Abbey Cistercian monks
remains now part of Abbey Farm
[175]
52°04′13″N 0°10′23″E / 52.0703202°N 0.1730293°E / 52.0703202; 0.1730293 (Ickleton Priory)
Ickleton Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. 1190 by Aubrey de Vere, Earl of Oxford;dis.; granted to the Thomas Goodrich, Bishop of Ely 1538/9
now on site of Abbey Farm
Ikelington Priory [176] [177]
52°04′13″N 0°10′23″E / 52.0703202°N 0.1730293°E / 52.0703202; 0.1730293 (Ickleton Priory)
Isleham Priory Isleham Priory Church - geograph.org.uk - 271168.jpg Benedictine monks
alien priory
fd. 1086;
dis. 1414;
granted to Pembroke College, Cambridge which converted the church into a barn and demolished monastery (EH)
The Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Isleham
Linton Priory
[178] & [179] [180] [181]
52°20′34″N 0°24′34″E / 52.342758°N 0.409412°E / 52.342758; 0.409412 (Isleham Priory)
Marmont Priory Gilbertine Canons
fd. 12thC by Ralph de Hauvill;
dis.; granted to Percival Bowes and John Mosyer 1567/8;
Mirmaud Priory;
Marmonde Priory;Welle Priory
[182] [183]
52°35′19″N 0°12′14″E / 52.5885536°N 0.2040195°E / 52.5885536; 0.2040195 (Marmont Priory)
Newnham Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
trns from Chesterton 1249;
occupied until 1292;
trns to a new site in Milne Street
[184]
52°11′33″N 0°06′19″E / 52.1924298°N 0.1052713°E / 52.1924298; 0.1052713 (Newnham Whitefriars)
Peterborough Abbey + Peterborough Front.JPG c.655
Benedictine monks
fd. c.966;
dis. 1539;
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1540-present
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, Peterborough
Medeshamstede Abbey
[185] [186] [187]
52°34′21″N 0°14′22″W / 52.572581°N 0.239484°W / 52.572581; -0.239484 (Peterborough Cathedral Abbey)
Ramsey Abbey Ramsey Abbey Gatehouse Front.JPG Benedictine monks
fd. 969;
dis. 1539; (NT)
[188] [189] [190]
52°26′56″N 0°06′08″W / 52.449013°N 0.102278°W / 52.449013; -0.102278 (Ramsey Abbey)
St Ives Priory St Ives Priory Wall 2004 05 31.jpg Benedictine monks from Ramsey Abbey
fd. 1017;
dis.;
house built on site
[191] [192] [193] [194] [195]
52°19′19″N 0°04′18″W / 52.3220699°N 0.0717115°W / 52.3220699; -0.0717115 (St Ives Priory)
St Neots Priory Benedictine monks, cell of Ely 974
cell of Bec 1113-dissolution
The Priory Church of Saint Neot, St Neots [196] [197]
52°13′40″N 0°16′12″W / 52.2277896°N 0.2698678°W / 52.2277896; -0.2698678 (St Neots Priory)
Sawtry Abbey Cistercian monks
from Warden Abbey 1147;
dis. 1536
Sawtrey Abbey [198] [199]
52°25′38″N 0°14′24″W / 52.427328°N 0.239999°W / 52.427328; -0.239999 (Sawtry Abbey)
Shingay Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
fd. 1144 by Sibylla de Raynes, daughter of the Earl of Montgomery;
Sisters of St John nuns' cell rmv to Buckland Priory c.1180;
dis.; granted to Richard Longe 1540/1
Shengay Preceptory [200] [201]
52°06′30″N 0°05′19″W / 52.1083898°N 0.0885129°W / 52.1083898; -0.0885129 (Shingay Preceptory)
Spinney Abbey Spinneyabbey1.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. between 1216 and 1228 by Hugh de Malebisse and Beatrix his wife;
absorbed into Ely 1449;
dis.; granted to Sir Edward North 1544/5;
site now occupied by a house and farm
Priory of St Mary and the Holy Cross
Spinney Priory
[202]
52°19′20″N 0°16′47″E / 52.322181°N 0.279701°E / 52.322181; 0.279701 (Spinney Abbey)
Stonely Priory $ Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1180;dis. 1536
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Stonely [203] [204]
52°17′40″N 0°22′05″W / 52.294496°N 0.3680018°W / 52.294496; -0.3680018 (Stonley Priory (site))
Swaffham Bulbeck Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. prob. late 12thC by Isabel the Bolebec;
dis.; granted to the Thomas Goodrich, Bishop of Ely 1538/9
The Nunnery of Saint Mary, Swaffham
Swaffham Nunnery;
Swafam Nunnery
[205] [206] [207] [208]
52°14′31″N 0°16′51″E / 52.2420609°N 0.2808782°E / 52.2420609; 0.2808782 (Swaffham Bulbeck Priory)
Swavesey Priory Benedictine monks
Alien house;
a private residence named 'The Priory' is supposedly situated on or near the site
[209] [210]
52°18′21″N 0°00′12″W / 52.3058022°N 0.003444°W / 52.3058022; -0.003444 (Swavesey Priory)
Thorney Abbey + Thorney Abbey, central door.JPG anchorites or hermits ante972;
Benedictine monks
fd. 972;
dis. 1539;
church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Botulph, Thorney [211] [212] [213] [214] [215] [216]
52°37′14″N 0°06′26″W / 52.6204873°N 0.1070899°W / 52.6204873; -0.1070899 (Thorney Abbey)
Waterbeach Abbey Minoresses
fd. 1294 by Denise Munchensey;
gradually rmv to Denny 1351 due to flooding;
dis. 1351
The Nunnery of the Piety of Our Lady and Saint Clare
The Nunnery of Our Lady of Pity and Saint Clare
[217] [218]
52°15′46″N 0°11′38″E / 52.2627108°N 0.1937574°E / 52.2627108; 0.1937574 (Waterbeach Abbey (site))

The following locations in Cambridgeshire lack known monastic connections:-

  • Barnwell Priory Abbey: (The Church of Saint Andrew-the-Less, Barnwell), built adjacent to former Priory Church, called 'The Abbey Church'
  • Buckden Abbey: Elizabethan mansion

Cheshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names Online References & Location
Chester Abbey + Chester-cathedral.jpg ?nuns -875
secular canons post907
Benedictine monks 1092;
dis. 1540;
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1541-present
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)

[219] [220] [221] [222]
53°11′31″N 2°53′25″W / 53.191832°N 2.890193°W / 53.191832; -2.890193 (Chester Cathedral Priory)
Chester Abbey c.906?
secular canons;
dis. 1547
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1072/5-1102
The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Chester

The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist, Chester 1072/5-1102

53°11′20″N 2°53′08″W / 53.189023°N 2.885461°W / 53.189023; -2.885461 (Chester Abbey)
Chester Carmelite Friary Carmelite Friars
fd. 1279 (or ante1277) by Thomas Stadham;
dis. 15 August 1538; granted to John Coke
[223] [224]
53°11′18″N 2°53′39″W / 53.1883126°N 2.8940392°W / 53.1883126; -2.8940392 (Chester Carmelite Friary)
Chester Dominican Friary Dominican Friars [225]
53°11′17″N 2°53′43″W / 53.1880394°N 2.8953427°W / 53.1880394; -2.8953427 (Chester Dominican Friary)
Chester Franciscan Friary * Capuchin Franciscan Friars [226]
53°11′16″N 2°53′35″W / 53.187771°N 2.8930199°W / 53.187771; -2.8930199 (Chester Franciscan Friary)
Chester Grey Friary Franciscan Friars
fd. 1237/8 by Albert of Pisa;
dis. 1537; granted to John Coke
[227]
53°11′25″N 2°53′48″W / 53.19037°N 2.896625°W / 53.19037; -2.896625 (Chester Grey Friary)
Chester Friary of the Sack Friars of the Sack
fd. ante1274;
community probably died out
ante1300
[228]
Chester Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. ante12thC by Randal, Earl of Chester;
dis. 1537; granted to Urian Brereton and Son;
Site excavated prior to County Police Headquarters built on site 1964
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Chester [229] [230] [231]
53°11′46″N 2°53′38″W / 53.1960921°N 2.894015°W / 53.1960921; -2.894015 (Chester Priory (site))
Combermere Abbey Combermere Abbey.jpg Savignac monks from Savigny
fd. 1133 by Hugh de Malbane, Lord of Nantwich
Cistercian monks 1147;
dis. 1538; granted to William Cotton, Esq
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Michael, Combermere [232]
52°59′38″N 2°36′46″W / 52.993906°N 2.612742°W / 52.993906; -2.612742 (Combermere Abbey)
Curzon Park Abbey *,
Chester
Benedictine nuns trns from Talacre 1988 The Abbey Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, Curzon Park, Chester [233] [234]
52°59′38″N 2°36′46″W / 52.993927°N 2.612756°W / 52.993927; -2.612756 (Curzon Park Abbey)
Darnhall Abbey Cistercian monks from Abbey Dore
fd. January 1271 to February 1274 by Edward I of England
trns to Vale Royal
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Darnhall [235] [236]
53°09′57″N 2°32′54″W / 53.1658614°N 2.5483292°W / 53.1658614; -2.5483292 (Darnhall Abbey)
Hilbre Island Benedictine monks' cell [237]
53°22′52″N 3°13′23″W / 53.381025°N 3.222942°W / 53.381025; -3.222942 (Hilbre Island)
Mobberley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Wilfrid [238]
53°19′06″N 2°19′00″W / 53.318291°N 2.316683°W / 53.318291; -2.316683 (Mobberley Priory)
Norton Priory Norton Priory.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular trns from Runcorn 1134 by William FitzWilliam third rowspan=2|Baron of Halton
raised to abbey status 1391,
dis. 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
Norton Abbey
[239] [240]
Greene, pp. 2–3, 65–72.
Starkey, pp. 9, 35–40.
53°20′33″N 2°40′46″W / 53.342537°N 2.679403°W / 53.342537; -2.679403 (Norton Priory)
Poulton Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 1153 by Robert, butler to the Earl of Chester;
trns to Dieulacres Abbey 1214 due to incursions by the Welsh;
subsequently re-used as a monastic grange;
dis.; granted to William Cotton, Esq. c.1544
Pulton Priory;
Pulton Abbey
[241] [242] [243]
53°07′16″N 2°54′14″W / 53.1210749°N 2.9038239°W / 53.1210749; -2.9038239 (Poulton Abbey (approx. loc.))
Runcorn Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1115 by William FitzNigel second Baron of Halton
trns to Norton Priory 1134
poss. on site now occupied by rowspan=2|All Saints parish church
[244]
Greene, p. 1.
Starkey, p. 9.
53°20′37″N 2°44′12″W / 53.3435°N 2.73656°W / 53.3435; -2.73656 (Runcorn Priory)
Stanlow Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 1178 by John FitzRichard, Constable and sixth Baron of Halton
trns to Whalley Abbey 1296; continued to be maintained until 1442 as a grange under Whalley;
dis.; granted to Sir Robert Cotton, Kt c.1553
no substantial remains, site inaccessible
Stanlaw Abbey [245]
Greene, p. 7.
Starkey, p.31
53°17′24″N 2°51′36″W / 53.290°N 2.860°W / 53.290; -2.860 (Stanlow Abbey)
Vale Royal Abbey Cistercian monks trns from Darnhall
fd. ?1277;
Never completed; a project of King Edward I;
dis. 1545; granted to Thomas Holcroft c.1543
Valeroyal Abbey [246]
53°13′29″N 2°32′33″W / 53.22476°N 2.5424981°W / 53.22476; -2.5424981 (Vale Royal Abbey)

Cornwall

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names Online References & Location
Abbey of St Mary and St Petroc, Bodmin* Canons Regular of the Lateran[247]
Bodmin Friary # Franciscan Friars
fd. ante1260;
dis. 1538
[248]
50°28′47″N 4°43′11″W / 50.4797424°N 4.7196311°W / 50.4797424; -4.7196311 (Bodmin Friary (site))
Bodmin Priory ~ Celtic
purportedly fd. 6thC;
Benedictine (nuns?)
rfd 936
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1124;
dis. 1539;
church usd for secular and industrial purposes post-dissolution
Bodmin Monastery [249] [250]
50°28′14″N 4°42′56″W / 50.4706783°N 4.7156829°W / 50.4706783; -4.7156829 (Bodmin Friary (site))
Cardinham Grange # purported medieval monastery [251]
50°28′17″N 4°39′05″W / 50.4714772°N 4.651401°W / 50.4714772; -4.651401 (Cardinham Grange (poss.))
Crantock Monastery Celtic
50°24′16″N 5°07′47″W / 50.4044422°N 5.129714°W / 50.4044422; -5.129714 (Crantock Monastery (approx. loc.))
Kea Monastery, Old Kea Celtic
50°14′14″N 5°01′55″W / 50.2371596°N 5.0318241°W / 50.2371596; -5.0318241 (Kea Monastery (approx. loc.))
Lammana Priory, Looe Island Benedictine monks
fd. 6thC
Benedictine monks cell of Glastonbury and chapel ante1114;
disposed of by Glastonbury between 1239 and 1329;
chantry chapel of the Dawnay family ante1329;
dis. 1549
The Priory Church of St Michael, Lammana
Lammana Chapel
[252]
50°20′37″N 4°27′34″W / 50.3436665°N 4.4594246°W / 50.3436665; -4.4594246 (Lammana Priory (site))
Lanwethinoc Monastery, Padstow~ Celtic
fd. by Bishop Wethinoc
site poss. occupied by the medieval Church of St Petrock at Padstow
Lanuthinoc Monastery;
St Petroc's Church;
Petroc-stow Monastery;
Padstow Monastery
[253]
50°32′28″N 4°56′35″W / 50.5412334°N 4.9429464°W / 50.5412334; -4.9429464 (Lanwethinoc Priory (poss. site))
Leigh Grange #
Madron Monastery Celtic
50°07′55″N 5°33′56″W / 50.1320235°N 5.5654335°W / 50.1320235; -5.5654335 (Madron Monastery (approx. loc.))
Manaccan Monastery Celtic
50°04′57″N 5°07′35″W / 50.0824805°N 5.1264954°W / 50.0824805; -5.1264954 (Manaccan Monastery (approx. loc.))
Minster Priory + Celtic
Benedictine monks
fd. ante1190 by William de Bottreaux; dis. ante1407;
slight remains of priory near the medieval parochial church
The Priory Church of St Mertherian, Minster
Talcarne Priory'
[254]
50°40′59″N 4°40′33″W / 50.6831697°N 4.6757019°W / 50.6831697; -4.6757019 (Minster Priory)
Mawgan in Pydar Franciscan Monastery * Franciscan monks The Franciscan Monastery of St Joseph and St Anne, St Mawgan in Pydar [255]
Probus Monastery Celtic
fd. 10thC;
dis. 1549
[256]
50°17′45″N 4°56′39″W / 50.2957206°N 4.9442554°W / 50.2957206; -4.9442554 (Probus Monastery site))
Rialton Grange #
50°25′18″N 5°03′39″W / 50.4217533°N 5.0607491°W / 50.4217533; -5.0607491 (Rialton Grange (approx. loc.))
St Anthony's Monastery, St Anthony Celtic
50°04′58″N 5°06′32″W / 50.0827008°N 5.1089859°W / 50.0827008; -5.1089859 (St Anthony's Monastery (approx. loc.))
St Anthony-in-Roseland Priory Augustinian Canons Regular, under Plympton
remains incorporated into a house called Place House
[356]
50°08′53″N 5°00′49″W / 50.1480864°N 5.0135422°W / 50.1480864; -5.0135422 (St Anthony-in-Roseland Priory (approx. loc.))
St Buryan's Monastery, St Buryan Celtic
50°03′43″N 5°38′54″W / 50.0619878°N 5.6483459°W / 50.0619878; -5.6483459 (St Buryan's Monastery (approx. loc.))
St Carrok's Monastery, St Winnow # Celtic St Carroc Monastery
50°22′58″N 4°39′10″W / 50.3829107°N 4.6527529°W / 50.3829107; -4.6527529 (St Carrok's Monastery (approx. loc.))
St Carrok's Priory, St Winnow # Cluniac monks
50°22′58″N 4°39′10″W / 50.3829°N 4.6527°W / 50.3829; -4.6527 (St Carrok's Monastery (approx. loc.))
St German's Priory + St Germans Church 1.jpg secular canons
Augustinian Canons Regular 1184-1539
episcopal diocesan cathedral c.936-1042
now in use as parish church
The Priory Church of Saint German, Saint Germans [357]
50°23′48″N 4°18′35″W / 50.396686°N 4.309699°W / 50.396686; -4.309699 (St German's Priory)
St Goran's Monastery, St Goran Celtic
50°14′35″N 4°48′04″W / 50.2430333°N 4.8010254°W / 50.2430333; -4.8010254 (St Goran's Monastery)
St Keverne's Monastery, St Keverne Celtic
50°03′19″N 5°05′21″W / 50.0551549°N 5.0890732°W / 50.0551549; -5.0890732 (St Keverne's Monastery)
St Keverne Grange#
St Kew Cell ~ purported Augustinian cell
minster status confirmed by King Edgar 961-3;
secular college -1283;
church reblt. 1496 and restored 1883
St Daw (or St Docco)
Saint Kew (from 1440)
[257]
50°33′29″N 4°47′40″W / 50.5581469°N 4.7943735°W / 50.5581469; -4.7943735 (St Kew Monastery)
St Mawgan Monastery + Celtic
Cluniac monks
50°27′45″N 5°01′31″W / 50.4625583°N 5.0253868°W / 50.4625583; -5.0253868 (St Mawgan Monastery (approx. loc.))
St Michael's Mount Priory+ England-Saint-Michaels-Mount-1900-1.jpg Benedictine monks 1135
used alternately as fortress and monastery and private residence with public access (NT)
[358] [359] [360] [361]
50°06′59″N 5°28′42″W / 50.116387°N 5.478329°W / 50.116387; -5.478329 (St Michael's Mount Priory)
St Neot's Monastery, St Neot Celtic Saint Aniet [258]
50°28′28″N 4°33′58″W / 50.4744424°N 4.5662114°W / 50.4744424; -4.5662114 (St Neot's Monastery)
St Piran's Monastery, Perranzabuloe Celtic
50°21′54″N 5°08′49″W / 50.3650105°N 5.1469231°W / 50.3650105; -5.1469231 (St Piran's Monastery (approx. loc.))
Scilly Priory Celtic
Benedictine monks, cell of Tavistock
fd. 12thC;
Tresco Abbey Gardens created by Augustus Smith around the priory remains in 1834
The Priory Church of St Nicholas, Scilly [259]
49°56′51″N 6°19′44″W / 49.9474643°N 6.328758°W / 49.9474643; -6.328758 (Scilly Priory)
Sclerder Abbey + Dames de la Retraite
fd. c.1843; dis. 1852
Franciscan Recollects
fd. 1858; dis. 1864
Carmelite 1864;
dis. 1871;
Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
fd. 1904;
dis. 1910
Minoresses from Rennes 1914-1920;
Minoresses from Bullingham 1922-1981;
Franciscan
c.1925;
Carmelite from Quidenham 1981;
now no longer an abbey
[260] [261] [262]
50°20′53″N 4°30′18″W / 50.347987°N 4.505089°W / 50.347987; -4.505089 (Sclerder Abbey)
Temple property + Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
50°31′49″N 4°37′07″W / 50.5301658°N 4.6185708°W / 50.5301658; -4.6185708 (Temple property (approx. loc.))
Temple Templars Preceptory # Knights Templar
dis. 1308-12
[263]
50°28′41″N 4°23′50″W / 50.4780253°N 4.3971598°W / 50.4780253; -4.3971598 (Temple Templars' Preceptory (approx. loc.))
Tintagel Monastery [264] remains interpreted as Celtic monastic
fd. c.350
Norman castle built on site; current academic consensus regards earlier settlement as secular
[265] [266]
50°40′07″N 4°45′39″W / 50.6685911°N 4.7608405°W / 50.6685911; -4.7608405 (Tintagel Monastery)
Trebeigh Preceptory # Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller ante1199;
united with Ansty ante1432
[267]
50°28′46″N 4°23′30″W / 50.4793361°N 4.3917525°W / 50.4793361; -4.3917525 (Trebeigh Preceptory (site))
Tregonan Grange 'Cistercian monks grange of Beaulieu Abbey
fd. ante1263;
dis. ante1527;
"considerable remains" existing 1755 have since disappeared
[268]
50°03′08″N 5°05′25″W / 50.0521825°N 5.0901407°W / 50.0521825; -5.0901407 (Tregonan Grange (site))
Tregony Priory ~ Augustinian Canons Regular The Priory Church of St James, Tregony
Tregoney Priory
50°15′59″N 4°55′03″W / 50.2663016°N 4.9174118°W / 50.2663016; -4.9174118 (Tregony Priory (approx. loc.))
Convent of the Epiphany, Truro^ Community of the Epiphany, Anglican[269]
Dominican Friary, Truro Dominican Friars [270]
50°15′48″N 5°03′18″W / 50.263296°N 5.0550118°W / 50.263296; -5.0550118 (Truro Dominican Friary (site))
Tywardreath Priory Benedictine monks
alien priory, daughter house of the monastery of St Serge at Angers
fd. c.1088 or 1135;
dis. 1536
[271] [272]
50°21′24″N 4°41′38″W / 50.3565371°N 4.6939087°W / 50.3565371; -4.6939087 (Tywardreath Priory)

Cumbria

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Appleby Friary Carmelite Friars Appleby Whitefriars [273] [274]
54°34′52″N 2°29′23″W / 54.5812325°N 2.4897417°W / 54.5812325; -2.4897417 (Appleby Whitefriars)
Armathwaite Nunnery Benedictine nuns
fd. 6 January 1089 (dubiously purported)
(church dedicated to Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary)
Armethwaite Nunnery
[275] [276]
54°46′43″N 2°43′17″W / 54.7787245°N 2.721439°W / 54.7787245; -2.721439 (Armathwaite Nunnery)
Calder Abbey CalderAbbey.JPG Savignac monks from Furness
fd. 1135-1137
trns to Hood
Savignac monks from Furness
rfd. c.1143
Cistercian monks 1147;
dis. 1536
now in private ownership without public access
Caldre Abbey [277] [278] [279]
54°26′39″N 3°27′55″W / 54.444053°N 3.465173°W / 54.444053; -3.465173 (Calder Abbey)
Carlisle Cathedral Priory + CarlisleCathedral.JPG secular canons -1092
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1122;
dis. 1540
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1133-present
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Carlisle

The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity, Carlisle (1133)
Carlilse Priory

[280] [281]
54°53′41″N 2°56′19″W / 54.894713°N 2.938607°W / 54.894713; -2.938607 (Carlisle Cathedral Priory)
Carlisle Dominican Friary Dominican Friars
fd. 1233 outside the city walls, but ordered to be demolished for a highway; moved 1237;
dis. 1539
[282] [283]
54°53′34″N 2°56′10″W / 54.8928253°N 2.9360694°W / 54.8928253; -2.9360694 (Carlisle Dominican Friary)
Carlisle Franciscan Friary Franciscan Friars
fd. 1233
church destroyed by fire in 1292 and rebuilt
dis. 1539
[284]
54°53′35″N 2°56′02″W / 54.8931153°N 2.9338163°W / 54.8931153; -2.9338163 (Carlisle Franciscan Friary)
Cartmel Priory + CartmelPriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1189/94;
dis. 1536/7
church now in parochial use
[285]
54°12′04″N 2°57′08″W / 54.201157°N 2.952321°W / 54.201157; -2.952321 (Cartmel Priory)
Conishead Priory ^,
Ulverston
ConisheadPriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular 1188
originally a hospital 1160
site now occupied by country house named 'Conishead Priory' and presently the home of the Buddhist Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre
The Priory Church of the Virgin Mary, Conishead [286]
54°10′23″N 3°04′05″W / 54.1731427°N 3.0679321°W / 54.1731427; -3.0679321 (Conishead Priory)
Furness Abbey FurnessAbbey.jpg Savignac monks -1147/8
Cistercian monks -1124/7;
dis. 1537 (EH)
[287] [288] [289] [290] [291] [292]
54°08′08″N 3°11′53″W / 54.135513°N 3.198145°W / 54.135513; -3.198145 (Furness Abbey)
Holmcultram Abbey +,
Abbeytown
HolmCultramAbbey.jpg Cistercian monks from Melrose
fd. 1150;
dis. 1538
church in parochial use until destroyed in an arson attack 9 June 2006; roofless boarded-up shell remains;
restoration awaited
Holm Cultram Abbey;
Holme Cultram Abbey
[293]
54°50′43″N 3°16′59″W / 54.8453699°N 3.2830641°W / 54.8453699; -3.2830641 (Holmcultram Abbey)
Holme Eden Abbey Benedictine nuns
rmv from Fort Augustus 1921;
dis. 1983
formerly Holme Eden Hall
altered for use as a nursing home
Priory of Saint Scholastica
54°54′18″N 2°49′31″W / 54.904928°N 2.825383°W / 54.904928; -2.825383 (Holme Eden Abbey)
Lanercost Priory + LanercostPriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular poss. from Pentney Priory
fd. c.1166;
dis. 1537
part converted into private house named 'Dacre Hall'
church now in parochial use (EH)
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Lanercost [294]
54°57′57″N 2°41′44″W / 54.96587°N 2.695513°W / 54.96587; -2.695513 (Lanercost Priory)
Nunnery near Kirkoswald Benedictine nuns
house named 'Nunnery House' built on site
54°46′44″N 2°43′17″W / 54.778828°N 2.721401°W / 54.778828; -2.721401 (Nunnery near Kirkoswald)
Penrith Friary Augustinian Friars
fd. c.1291;
dis. 1539house named The Friarage built on site 1717
[295]
54°39′51″N 2°44′55″W / 54.6640465°N 2.7485991°W / 54.6640465; -2.7485991 (Penrith Friary(site))
Ravenstonedale Priory Gilbertine Canons [296] [297] [298]
54°25′59″N 2°25′46″W / 54.43312°N 2.429481°W / 54.43312; -2.429481 (Ravenstonedale Priory)
St Bees Priory + StBeesPriory.JPG Benedictine monks
fd. c.1120;
dis. 1539, on site of earlier church c.900?
church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of SS Mary and Bega, Saint Bees, Saint Bees
St Bee's Priory
[299] [300] [301]
54°29′38″N 3°35′37″W / 54.493913°N 3.593634°W / 54.493913; -3.593634 (St Bees Priory)
Seaton Priory SeatonPriory.JPG Benedictine nuns
fd. early 13thC
site now occupied by farmhouse named 'Seaton Hall'
Nunnery of Leakly, in Seaton;
Seton Priory;
Lekeley Priory
[302]
54°17′50″N 3°22′23″W / 54.297187°N 3.372929°W / 54.297187; -3.372929 (Seaton Priory)
Shap Abbey Shap abbey.jpg Premonstratensian Canons
fd. 1199;
dis. 1540 (EH)
[303]
54°31′49″N 2°42′00″W / 54.530233°N 2.699901°W / 54.530233; -2.699901 (Shap Abbey)
Wetheral Priory WetheralPrioryGatehouse.jpg Benedictine monks from St. Mary's Abbey, York
fd. 1106;
dis. 1542
Wetherall Priory [304]
54°52′46″N 2°49′48″W / 54.879306°N 2.829993°W / 54.879306; -2.829993 (Wetheral Priory)

Derbyshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Barrow Camera Knights
Beauchief Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Welbeck 1183
Administratively now located in South Yorkshire
Beauchief Priory;
De Bello Capite Abbey
[362]
53°19′59″N 1°30′03″W / 53.333154°N 1.500861°W / 53.333154; -1.500861 (Beauchief Abbey)
Bradbourne Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Breadsall Priory Breadsall Priory.jpg Friars Eremites' friary ante1266
later Augustinian Canons Regular
mansion built on site
now the Marriott Breadsall Priory Hotel
Brisoll Priory [363]
52°58′08″N 1°26′02″W / 52.968844°N 1.433944°W / 52.968844; -1.433944 (Breadsall Priory)
Calke Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular cell ante1161
trns to Deepdale
mansion named 'Calke Abbey' built on site
[364] [365] & [366]
Dale Abbey,
Deepdale
IMGP1366.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular, Premonstratensian Canons from Newhouse fd. 1162/c.1200; dis. 1536
trns to Stanley
Stanley Park Abbey
(De Parco Stanley)
Le Dale Abbey
[367]
52°56′39″N 1°21′02″W / 52.9441772°N 1.3505244°W / 52.9441772; -1.3505244 (Dale Abbey)
Darley Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular from Derby fd. c.1146 dis. 1538
a monastic building (probably the priory guest house) is now Darley Abbey public house
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Darley
Darley Abbey
Little Derby Friary
[368]
52°56′28″N 1°28′42″W / 52.940987°N 1.478267°W / 52.940987; -1.478267 (Darley Priory)
Derby Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular -1146
trns to Darley
[369]
Derby Benedictine Priory Benedictine nuns
Derby Cluniac Priory Cluniac monks' cell fd. 1140 The Priory Church of Saint James, Derby [370]
Derby Black Friary Dominican Friars [371]
Gresley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular The Priory Church of Saint George, Gresley
Greisley Priory
[372] [373]
King's Mead Priory Benedictine nuns fd. c.1160 [374]
Locko Preceptory St. Lazarus Hospitallers Lockhay Preceptory [375]
Repton Priory ^ double monastery
later Augustinian Canons Regular
now incorporated into Repton School buildings
[376]
Stydd Preceptory + Knights Hospitaller fd. c.1136
now the Church of St. Saviour
Waingroves Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Yeaveley Preceptory,
Stydd
Knights Hospitaller 1190
incorporated into farmhouse
Yeaveley and Barrow Preceptory [377]

Devon

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Axminster Monastery Saxon monastic community
fd. ante757;
secular college fd. c.936 by Athelstan;
dependent on Yourk 1060 by King Edward until 1535;
collegiate and parochial church poss. blt on site
[305]
50°46′54″N 2°59′58″W / 50.7817388°N 2.9993668°W / 50.7817388; -2.9993668 (Axminster Monastery (poss. site))
Axmouth Priory Benedictine monks
alien priory, poss. monastic grange
fd. ante1387 by Richard de Rivers, Earl of Devonshire;
dis. 1414;
granted to Walter Erle 1552
[306] [307]
50°42′50″N 3°02′58″W / 50.7138945°N 3.0494463°W / 50.7138945; -3.0494463 (Axmouth Priory (site))
Barnstaple Priory Cluniac monks
fd. ante1199 by Johel of Totness;
dis. 1535; granted to William, Lord Howard 1537/8
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Barnstaple

The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
[308]
51°05′19″N 4°03′45″W / 51.0884729°N 4.0624362°W / 51.0884729; -4.0624362 (Barnstaple Priory)
Bodmiscombe Preceptory Knights Templar
poss. fd. 13thC;
dis. ante15thC;
apparently absorbed by Buckland Abbey 14th/15thC
[309]
50°52′50″N 3°16′06″W / 50.8804798°N 3.2683682°W / 50.8804798; -3.2683682 (Bodmiscombe Preceptory)
Brightley Priory Cistercian monks
50°45′24″N 3°59′05″W / 50.756604°N 3.9846468°W / 50.756604; -3.9846468 (Brightley Priory (approx. loc.))
Buckfast monastery Abadia buckfast.jpg Benedictine monks
Buckfast Abbey (see immediately below) built on site
[310]
50°29′35″N 3°46′32″W / 50.49295°N 3.775609°W / 50.49295; -3.775609 (Buckfast monastery)
Buckfast Abbey * Savignac monks from Savigny
fd. 1136 by by Ethelwerd, son of William Pomerei
built on site of Benedictine monastery (see immediately above)
merged with Cistercian order 1148
Cistercian monks 1148;
dis. 1539; granted to to Sir Thomas Dennys 1539/40;
Benedictine monks 1882-present
The Abbey Church of Our Lady, Buckfast
Buckfastre Abbey
[311]
50°29′35″N 3°46′32″W / 50.49295°N 3.775609°W / 50.49295; -3.775609 (Buckfast Abbey)
Buckland Abbey Buckland Abbey.jpg Cistercian monks from Quarr
fd. 1278 by Amicia Countess of Devonshire;
dis. 1539; granted to to Richard Greynfeld 1541/2; (NT)
50°28′52″N 4°08′01″W / 50.481188°N 4.133569°W / 50.481188; -4.133569 (Buckland Abbey)
Canonsleigh Abbey ^ Augustinian Canons Regular priory 12thC
Augustinian nuns' abbey
fd. c.1161 by William de Clarville, lord of Burlescombe;
Augustinian nuns
rfd. 1285, by Maud, Countess of Devon
dis. 1539;
remains now incorporated into farm buildings
Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist, Leigh

Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Etheldreda, Leigh
Leigh Abbey
[378] [379]
50°56′53″N 3°19′46″W / 50.948056°N 3.329444°W / 50.948056; -3.329444 (Canonsleigh Abbey)
Careswell Cell Cluniac monks
dis.; granted to John Etherege (Atherege) 1546/7
Chudleigh Abbey * Brigittine nuns The Abbey Church of Saint Bridget of Syon, Chudleigh
Churchill Monastery uncertain order and foundation
51°09′11″N 4°00′03″W / 51.1529705°N 4.0007401°W / 51.1529705; -4.0007401 (Churchill Monastery)
Cornworthy Priory Augustinian nuns
fd. 1205/1238 by the Edgecomb family;
dis.; granted to Edward Harris and John Williams 1560
Court Prior [380][381] [382]
50°23′19″N 3°39′31″W / 50.3884826°N 3.6586618°W / 50.3884826; -3.6586618 (Cornworthy Priory)
Cowick Priory # Benedictine monks,
alien priory, cell of Bec 1144;
granted to Eton College 1451;
granted to Tavistock Abbey 1464;
dis. 1538
The Priory Church of Saint Andrew
Colwick Priory
[312]
50°43′15″N 3°32′30″W / 50.7208284°N 3.541562°W / 50.7208284; -3.541562 (Cowick Priory (site))
Dartmouth Friary Augustinian Friars
poss. site of medieval monastic cell, church of St Petrox blt. on site 16thC
[313]
50°20′32″N 3°33′58″W / 50.3422629°N 3.5660881°W / 50.3422629; -3.5660881 (Dartmouth Friary)
Denbury Grange
50°30′55″N 3°45′52″W / 50.5153504°N 3.7645125°W / 50.5153504; -3.7645125 (Denbury Grange (approx. loc.))
Dunkeswell Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 1201 by William de Briwere;
dis. 1539; granted to John, Lord Russell 1534/5;
site in multiple ownership, with the Holy Trinity parish chapel blt. on site 1842
[314] [315]
50°51′48″N 3°13′17″W / 50.8633606°N 3.2213974°W / 50.8633606; -3.2213974 (Dunkeswell Abbey)
Exeter Priory + Exteter Cathedral 2923rw.jpg fd. ?ante c.690;
'Benedictine' monks 932
secular canons 1050
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1050-present
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Peter

The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter
[383]
50°43′21″N 3°31′47″W / 50.722476°N 3.529796°W / 50.722476; -3.529796 (Exeter Cathedral Priory)
Exeter Black Friary # Dominican Friars
fd. ante1232;
dis. 1538;
Bedford House built on site demolished 1773
Exeter Blackfriars [316]
50°43′26″N 3°31′42″W / 50.7237626°N 3.5282314°W / 50.7237626; -3.5282314 (Exeter Black Friary (site))
Exeter Grey Friary Franciscan Friars
fd. ante1240; moved by Bishop Bytten to site south of the South City Gate c.1292-1303 (see below);
dis. 1538
Exeter Greyfriars [317]
50°43′17″N 3°32′14″W / 50.7212954°N 3.5370934°W / 50.7212954; -3.5370934 (Exeter Grey Friary (site I))
Franciscan Friars
moved by Bishop Bytten from behind the North and West Gates c.1292-1303 (see above)
Exeter Greyfriars [318]
50°43′19″N 3°32′08″W / 50.7219627°N 3.5356557°W / 50.7219627; -3.5356557 (Exeter Grey Friary (site II))
Exeter monastery fd. 868 by King Etheldred [319]
Exeter monastery fd. 932 by Athelstan;
monks repeatedly fled through Danish raids but recalled by Canute 1019
[320]
Exeter - Polsloe Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. c.1160;
dis. 1536;
largely demolished, remaining range converted into country house
The Priory Church of Saint Katherine, Polsloe, Exeter
Polleshoo Priory
[321]
50°44′03″N 3°30′07″W / 50.7342466°N 3.5018894°W / 50.7342466; -3.5018894 (Polslow Priory)
Exeter Nunnery # Augustinian nuns
prob rebuilt as the Deanery 15thC
[322]
50°43′20″N 3°31′52″W / 50.7221851°N 3.5310262°W / 50.7221851; -3.5310262 (Exeter Nunnery (site))
Exeter - St James Priory # Cluniac monks daughter house of the abbey of St Martin-in-the-fields, Paris;
fd. ante1143 by Baldwin De Redverus (Rivers), Earl of Devon;
dis.; house built on site called 'The Old Abbey'
St James [323]
50°42′31″N 3°30′56″W / 50.7086582°N 3.5155714°W / 50.7086582; -3.5155714 (Exeter - St James Priory (site))
Exeter - St Nicholas Priory ^ St Nicholas Priory, Exeter Benedictine monks
fd. 1087 from Battle by William the Conqueror;
dis. 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
Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas
[384] [385] [386] [387] [388]
50°43′19″N 3°32′06″W / 50.721847°N 3.53505°W / 50.721847; -3.53505 (Exeter - St Nicholas Priory)
Frithelstock Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1220 by Sir Robert Beauchamp, Kt;
dis. 1536; granted to Arthur Viscount Lisle 1537/8
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Gregory
Frethelstoke Priory;
Fristoke Priory
[324]
50°57′18″N 4°11′19″W / 50.955019°N 4.188575°W / 50.955019; -4.188575 (Frithelstock Priory)
Hartland Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1161-9 by Gytha, wife of Earl Godwin, on the site of a secular collegiate foundation;
dis. 1539; granted to William Abbot 1545/6;
remains incorporated into Hartland Abbey house built on site
Hertland Abbey [325]
50°59′46″N 4°30′27″W / 50.9960801°N 4.5076132°W / 50.9960801; -4.5076132 (Hartland Abbey)
Indio monastery uncertain order and foundation
Ipplepen Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Ivybridge Priory * Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary from St. Quay 1910
Augustinian (Augustinian Recollect) 1932-present, originally 'Cadleigh House'
Kerswell Priory Cluniac monks
Leigh Cell
50°18′34″N 3°48′39″W / 50.309351°N 3.8108826°W / 50.309351; -3.8108826 (Leigh Cell (approx. loc.))
Marsh Barton Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
became a cell of Plympton 1142;
diss. 1539
St Mary
St Mary de Marsh
[326]
50°42′28″N 3°31′36″W / 50.7077681°N 3.5266435°W / 50.7077681; -3.5266435 (Marsh Barton Priory (site))
Modbury Priory Benedictine monks alien priory
fd. c.1140;
extant 1430;
granted to Eton College by Edward VI;
nominally reverted to Tavistock Abbey c.1461-7
St George [327]
50°20′55″N 3°53′25″W / 50.3484848°N 3.8903457°W / 50.3484848; -3.8903457 (Modbury Priory)
Newenham Abbey Cistercian monks daughter house of Beaulieu
fd. 1246 or 1247 by Reginald de Mohun, Earl of Somerset;
dis. 1539; leased to the Duke of Suffolk
Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
50°46′13″N 3°00′42″W / 50.7702986°N 3.0116272°W / 50.7702986; -3.0116272 (Newenham Priory)
Otterton Priory Benedictine monks alien priory, cell of Mont St. Michael, Normandy
fd. ante1087;
dis. 1414; subsequently granted to Syon Abbey; granted to Richard Duke at the dis. of Syon 1539;
part of claustral building converted into mansion
[328] [329]
50°39′32″N 3°18′10″W / 50.6588593°N 3.3029044°W / 50.6588593; -3.3029044 (Otterton Priory)
Pilton Priory Benedictine monks
51°04′57″N 4°04′12″W / 51.0825523°N 4.0700912°W / 51.0825523; -4.0700912 (Pilton Priory (approx. loc.))
Plymouth - St Dunstan's Abbey fd. 19thC TThe Abbey Church of Saint Dunstan, Plymouth [330]
50°22′29″N 4°09′14″W / 50.3747894°N 4.1537869°W / 50.3747894; -4.1537869 (Plymouth Abbey)
Plymouth Black Friary purported foundation of Dominican Friars 1431;
site now occupied by the Black Friars Distillery;
poss. confusion with Greyfriars
[331]
50°22′04″N 4°08′16″W / 50.3677942°N 4.1378143°W / 50.3677942; -4.1378143 (Plymouth Blackfriars (purported))
Plymouth Grey Friary Carmelite Friars
fd. 1383;
in private ownership 1513;
dis. 1538
[332]
50°22′07″N 4°08′09″W / 50.3686137°N 4.1358268°W / 50.3686137; -4.1358268 (Plymouth Greyfriars)
Plymouth White Friary # Carmelite Friars
fd. ante1296-7;
dis. 1538
Plymouth Whitefriars [333]
50°22′18″N 4°07′50″W / 50.3716007°N 4.1305268°W / 50.3716007; -4.1305268 (Plymouth Whitefriars (site))
Plympton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular ecclesiastical college
fd. 904;
Augustinian Canons Regular church blt on site 1121 by William Warlewas (Bishop of Exeter 1150-9);
dis. 1539
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Plympton [334] [335] [336] [337]
50°23′14″N 4°03′29″W / 50.3871692°N 4.0581608°W / 50.3871692; -4.0581608 (Plympton Priory)
Sidmouth Priory purported site of foundation of Augustinian Canons Regular - probably a confusion of Benedictine foundation (see immediately below) [338]
50°40′34″N 3°14′49″W / 50.6760381°N 3.2468221°W / 50.6760381; -3.2468221 (Sidmouth Augustinian Priory (purported))
Sidmouth Priory Benedictine monks alien priory or grange, daughter house of Mont St Michel
fd. 11thC;
dis. 1414;Bridgettine monks grange of Syon Abbey c.1431;
dis.
remains incorporated in Marlborough Hotel
[339]
50°40′42″N 3°14′17″W / 50.6784092°N 3.2380807°W / 50.6784092; -3.2380807 (Sidmouth Priory)
Tavistock Abbey TavistockAbbey.jpg Benedictine monks
fd. 961/974 by Ordgar, Earl of Devonshire and his son;
dis. 1539; granted to John, Lord Russell 1539/40;
mansion built on site, now 'The Bedford Hotel'
Tavestock Abbey [389] [390] [391] [392]
50°32′58″N 4°08′40″W / 50.549396°N 4.144501°W / 50.549396; -4.144501 (Tavistock Abbey)
Teignmouth Abbey * Benedictine nuns
(fd. at Dunkirk, Flanders 1662, daughter house of Ghent) moved from Hammersmith 1862
The Abbey Church of Saint Scholastica, Teignmouth
50°33′25″N 3°29′25″W / 50.556879°N 3.4903°W / 50.556879; -3.4903 (Teignmouth Abbey)
Torre Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Welbeck
fd. 1196 by William de Briwere;
dis. 1539; granted to Sir John St.Leger 1543/4;
country house built on site, now in ownership of Torbay Corporation
Torr Abbey [340] [341]
50°27′48″N 3°32′28″W / 50.4633028°N 3.5409772°W / 50.4633028; -3.5409772 (Torre Abbey)
Totnes Priory Benedictine monks alien priory
fd. 11thC by John Aluredi;
dis.; granted to Catherine Champernoun and others 1543/4
Totnes Priory Cluniac monks

Dorset

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Abbotsbury Abbey + AbbotsburyAbbey.JPG Benedictine monks
fd. c.1026;
dis. 1539;
much in private ownership, partly in parochial use
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter [393] [394] [395]
Bindon Abbey Cistercian monks (from Little Bindon)
fd. 1172;
dis. 1539;
now in private ownership
[396] [397]
50°40′50″N 2°12′29″W / 50.6805524°N 2.208142°W / 50.6805524; -2.208142 (Bindon Abbey)50°39′50″N 2°35′52″W / 50.6637832°N 2.5978374°W / 50.6637832; -2.5978374 (Abbotsbury Abbey)
Blackmoor Priory Hermitage [398]
Bridport Friary Carmelite Friars
Bridport Priory order uncertain 13thC [399]
Cerne Abbey ^,
Cerne Abbas
CerneAbbeyGatehouse.JPG Benedictine monks
fd. 987
remains now incorporated into private house
[400]
50°48′34″N 2°28′32″W / 50.8095043°N 2.4754858°W / 50.8095043; -2.4754858 (Cerne Abbey)
Christchurch Priory + ChristchurchPriory.jpg secular canons -1150
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1150
dis. 1539
on site of earlier church demolished 1094
priory church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Christ, Christchurch
50°43′57″N 1°46′28″W / 50.7323673°N 1.7745562°W / 50.7323673; -1.7745562 (Christchurch Priory)
Cranborne Priory CranbornePriory.JPG Benedictine monks, fd. 980 by Aylward Sneaw (Snow); initially mother house of Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire, becoming dependent on Tewkesbury in 11thC; Abbot and 57 monks rmv to Tewkesbury 1102, Cranborne becoming a cell of that the abbey;
dis. and surrendered to Henry VIII 31 January 1540
[401] [402] [403]
50°55′07″N 1°55′26″W / 50.9186529°N 1.9237849°W / 50.9186529; -1.9237849 (Cranborne Priory)
Dorchester Friary Franciscan Friars [404]
Forde Abbey ^ FordeAbbey.JPG Cistercian monks 1146/8?, 1136-1539
claustral remains now incorporated a mansion with public access
50°50′33″N 2°54′41″W / 50.842587°N 2.911457°W / 50.842587; -2.911457 (Forde Abbey)
Frampton Priory Benedictine monks, alien priory, daughter house of Caen, Normandy;
fd. ante1077
[405] [406] [407] [408] [409]
50°45′11″N 2°31′49″W / 50.7531186°N 2.5302109°W / 50.7531186; -2.5302109 (Frampton Priory)
Friar Mayne Preceptory Knights Hospitaller Freyer Mayne Preceptory
Gillingham Friary Dominican Friars [410]
Holme Priory Cluniac monks
fd. 1142
parish church -1746
mansion built on site of remains
East Holme Priory;
Holne Priory
[411] [412] [413]
50°40′24″N 2°08′39″W / 50.6732505°N 2.1440305°W / 50.6732505; -2.1440305 (Holme Priory)
Horton Priory Benedictine monks' abbey, fd. 961
reduced to priory status under Henry I, dependent on Sherborne Abbey
18thC church built on site of ruins of previous parochial church on the site of the priory
St Wolfrida
Horton Abbey
[414][415] [416]
50°52′00″N 1°57′31″W / 50.8665449°N 1.9585222°W / 50.8665449; -1.9585222 (Horton Priory)
Little Bindon Abbey Cistercian monks (from Forde)
fd. 1171-1172
trns to Bindon 1172
Loders Priory LodersPriory.JPG Benedictine monks, alien priory (under St Mary de Montebourg Abbey, Normandy)
Carthusian monks under the monastery of St Anne at Coventry 1399-1414
Brigetine nuns (under Syon, Isleworth) 1414
[417] [418] [419]
50°44′45″N 2°43′21″W / 50.7458653°N 2.7225387°W / 50.7458653; -2.7225387 (Loders Priory)
Lulworth Abbey Trappist monks (from Val Sainte, Switzerland) 1795, Abbey 1813-1817
returned to Melleray 1817
[420]
Milton Abbey ^,
Milton Abbas
Benedictine monks
fd. 938/964;
dis. 1539;
remains incorporated into a mansion 1771
now in use as a school without public access
The Priory Church of Saint Michael and Saint Mary, Milton Abbas [421]
50°49′11″N 2°17′15″W / 50.8198488°N 2.2876132°W / 50.8198488; -2.2876132 (Milton Abbey)
Muckleford Grange Possible cell on estate granted to Tiron Abbey, Normandy, though estate was controlled by Andwell in Hampshire
Piddletrenthide Priory Benedictine monks
Povington Priory Alien house [422] [423]
Shaftesbury Abbey Benedictine nuns
fd. c.888;
dis. 1539;
remains now within a walled garden
[424] [425] [426] [427] [428]
51°00′19″N 2°11′55″W / 51.0053132°N 2.1986201°W / 51.0053132; -2.1986201 (Shaftesbury Abbey)
Sherborne Abbey ^ SherborneAbbey.JPG Benedictine monks
fd. 998;
dis. 1536;
church now in parochial use
monastic buildings now incorporated into a public school
50°56′48″N 2°31′00″W / 50.9467121°N 2.5166363°W / 50.9467121; -2.5166363 (Sherborne Abbey)
Shapwick Grange
Spettisbury Priory Augustinian Canons Regular [429]
Spetisbury Priory Benedictine nuns, alien cell of abbey of St. Peter of Préaux in Normandy
Spettisbury Priory [430] [431]
Stour Provost Grange
Tarrant Abbey Cistercian nuns
fd. c.1100;
dis. 1540s
site now occupied by Abbey Farm, Abbey Hall may incorporate abbey remains
Tarrant Crawford Abbey;
Tarrant Kains Abbey;
poss. 'Camesterne'
[432] [433]
50°49′53″N 2°07′20″W / 50.831431°N 2.1222764°W / 50.831431; -2.1222764 (Tarrant Abbey)
Wareham Nunnery WarehamPriory.JPG Benedictine nuns, reputedly fd. late7th/early8thC;
said to have been destroyed by the Danes 876 and 1015
50°41′03″N 2°06′28″W / 50.6842894°N 2.1077391°W / 50.6842894; -2.1077391 (Wareham Nunnery)
Wareham Priory Benedictine monks, alien priory, cell of Tire Abbey, Normandy
fd. 11thC;
built on site of earlier nunnery (see immediately above);
ownership passed to Mount Grace, Yorkshire 1398;
dis. 1536
Lady St. Mary Priory [434] [435] [436]
50°41′03″N 2°06′28″W / 50.6842896°N 2.1077389°W / 50.6842896; -2.1077389 (Wareham Priory)
West Lulworth Priory Cistercian monks
trns to Bindon
[437]
Wilcheswood monastery order and foundation uncertain Wilkswood
Wimborne Minster Dorset wimborne minster.jpg Benedictine nuns
converted into a college of secular canons
Saint Cuthburga [438] [439]
50°47′56″N 1°59′17″W / 50.798978°N 1.9880909°W / 50.798978; -1.9880909 (Wimborne Minster)
Winterborn Monkton Grange Winterborn Grange;
Winterborn Monckton
[440] [441]

County Durham

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Baxterwood Priory Augustinian Canons Regular (from Gisborough)
54°46′23″N 1°34′36″W / 54.773093°N 1.576667°W / 54.773093; -1.576667 (Durham Cathedral Priory)
Durham Cathedral Priory + Southx.jpg secular canons 997
Benedictine monks 1093-1540;
episcopal diocesan cathedral 997-present
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Cuthbert, Durham

The Cathedral Church of Christ and Blessed Mary the Virgin, Durham

[442]
Durham Abbey * Poor Clares nuns
Egglestone Abbey Premonstratensian Canons (from Easby) c.1195, 1198-1540
converted into a house 1548
then labourers cottages (rowspan=2|EH)
Finchale Priory Fichale.jpg Benedictine monks 1115 (EH)
Jarrow Priory Benedictine monks 681/2 The Priory Church of Saint Paul, Jarrow
St. Paul's Monastery
Neasham Priory Benedictine nuns ante1156
a 19thC house named Neasham Abbey now stands near the site
Wearmouth Abbey,
Monkswearmouth
Benedictine monks 674 The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Wearmouth

East Riding of Yorkshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Beverley Minster + Beverley minster.jpg built on site of secular canons' monastery, secular canons fd. c.700;
dis. 1547, collegiate
The Parish Church of Saint John and Saint Martin, Beverley [443] [444] [445] [446]
Blackfriars, Beverley Dominican Friars 1267
53°50′21″N 0°25′29″W / 53.839167°N 0.424722°W / 53.839167; -0.424722 (Beverley Minster)
Greyfriars, Beverley Franciscan Friars 1230s
Bridlington Priory + BridlingtonPriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1114;
dis. 1537
church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Bridlington [447] [448]
54°05′40″N 0°12′06″W / 54.0943418°N 0.2017772°W / 54.0943418; -0.2017772 (Bridlington Priory)
Faxfleet Preceptory Knights Templar 1185-1308/12
site now occupied by a fortified manor house
[449]
53°38′06″N 1°15′40″W / 53.634995°N 1.2610003°W / 53.634995; -1.2610003 (Faxfleet Preceptory)
Haltemprice Priory Haltpriside.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1327;
dis. 1536
53°45′53″N 0°25′15″W / 53.7646128°N 0.4208171°W / 53.7646128; -0.4208171 (Haltemprice Priory)
Hemingbrough Minster
Howden Minster Howden Minster.jpg secular canons
fd. 1267;
dis. 1550, collegiate
The Collegiate and Minster Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Howden [450] [451] [452] [453]
53°44′43″N 0°52′02″W / 53.7453149°N 0.8672923°W / 53.7453149; -0.8672923 (Howden Minster)
Meaux Abbey Meaux Abbey.jpg Cistercian monks
fd. 1150;
dis. 1539
site now occupied at Crown Farm, in private ownership
53°50′23″N 0°20′30″W / 53.8397283°N 0.341531°W / 53.8397283; -0.341531 (Meaux Abbey)
North Ferriby Priory # Knights Templar preceptory
fd. by Eustace fitz John c.1140;
Augustinian Canons Regular priory;
dis. 1536-7; granted to Thomas Culpeper c.1540
The Priory Church of St Marie
North Ferriby Preceptory;
North Ferry Priory
[454] [455] [456]
53°43′06″N 0°30′21″W / 53.7183362°N 0.50587°W / 53.7183362; -0.50587 (North Ferriby Priory)
Nunburnholme Priory Benedictine nuns 12th/13thC The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Nunburnholme [457]
Nunkeeling Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. 1152 by Agnes de Arches (Agnes de Catfoss)
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Keeling
Nonnekelyng Priory
[458]
Swine Priory + Cistercian nuns
fd. 12thC by Robert de Verli;
dis.; granted to Sir Richard Gresham c.1540
now in parochial use
Swinhey Priory [459] [460] [461]
53°48′23″N 0°16′45″W / 53.806268°N 0.279070°W / 53.806268; -0.279070 (Swine Priory)
Thicket Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. 12thC by Roger Fitz Roger;
dis.; granted to John Aske c.1541
Thickhed Priory
53°53′00″N 0°56′28″W / 53.8832121°N 0.9411603°W / 53.8832121; -0.9411603 (Thicket Priory)
Warter Priory Augustinian Canons Regular abbey
alien house, daughter of Arrouaise;
independent 1162;
fd. 1132 by Jeffery (Geffrey) Fitz Pain;priory 1181/92 to dissolution;
dis. 1536; granted to Thomas, Earl of Rutland c.1540
priory church remained in parochial use until demolition in 1864; the present village parochial church of St James was built on site
[462] [463]
53°56′34″N 0°40′34″W / 53.9428563°N 0.6761903°W / 53.9428563; -0.6761903 (Warter Priory)
Watton Priory Gilbertine double monastery
fd. 1150;
dis. 1539
on the site of an earlier priory (686)
house named Watton Abbey on site which is now in private ownership
[464] [465]
53°56′05″N 0°26′34″W / 53.9348214°N 0.4427683°W / 53.9348214; -0.4427683 (Watton Priory)
Wilberfoss Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. c.1154 by Alan de Cotton;
dis. 1539; granted to George Gale c.1543
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wilberfoss
Wilburfosse Priory

East Sussex

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Battle Abbey Benedictine monks
fd. 1094;
dis. 1538 (EH)
The Abbey Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Mary and Saint Martin
50°54′52″N 0°29′15″E / 50.9145167°N 0.4874861°E / 50.9145167; 0.4874861 (Battle Abbey)
Bayham Abbey BayhamOldAbbeyC.jpg Premonstratensian Canons from Otham 1208;
dis. 1525 (EH)
[466] [467]
51°06′14″N 0°21′19″E / 51.103846°N 0.355232°E / 51.103846; 0.355232 (Bayham Abbey)
Hastings Priory Augustinian Canons Regular fd.1189-99;
dis. 1413;
structure physically moved inland to Warbleton due to encroachment of the sea;
masonry from the establishment was excavated during the construction of the Ritz Cinema
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Hastings [342]
50°51′22″N 0°34′37″E / 50.8561464°N 0.5768815°E / 50.8561464; 0.5768815 (Hastings Priory)
Langney Priory Cluniac monks
Lewes Priory Cluniac monks
fd. 1077
50°52′05″N 0°00′31″E / 50.8681479°N 0.0084758°E / 50.8681479; 0.0084758 (Lewes Priory)
Michelham Priory Michelham-mh1.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1229;
dis. 1536;
remains incorporated into a mansion;
now in ownership of Sussex Archaeological Society
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Michelham [343] [344] [345] [346]

[347] [348] [349] [350]

50°51′46″N 0°12′51″E / 50.8626495°N 0.2140376°E / 50.8626495; 0.2140376 (Michelham Priory)
Otham Abbey,
Polegate
Premonstratensian Canons
fd. 1175 by Ralph de Dene;
(united with Bayham) 1208, becoming a grange;
dis. 1526
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Laurence [351]
50°49′47″N 0°15′07″E / 50.8296793°N 0.252015°E / 50.8296793; 0.252015 (Otham Abbey)
Robertsbridge Abbey Cistercian monks
trns from Salehurst c.1250;
dis. 1538;
site now occupied by a private house without public access
[352]
50°59′26″N 0°29′27″E / 50.9905867°N 0.4907906°E / 50.9905867; 0.4907906 (Robertsbridge Abbey)
Friary of the Sack, Rye Friars of the Sack
Friary of St Anthony, Rye Franciscan Friars The Friary Church of Saint Anthony of Padua
Salehurst Abbey Cistercian monks from Boxley 1176-c.1250
trns to Robertsbrige c.1250
Warbleton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1413;
dis. 1536;
moved from Hastings
now in private ownership without public access
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Hastings
New Hastings Priory;
Rushlake Priory
[353] [354] [355]
50°56′21″N 0°20′04″E / 50.9392979°N 0.3343213°E / 50.9392979; 0.3343213 (Warbleton Priory (aka Rushlake Priory / New Hastings Priory))
Wilmington Priory + Benedictine monks, alien house of Grestein Priory
fd. c.1243 by Herluin;
dis. 1414; granted to Dean and Chapter of Chichester;
granted to Sir Richard Sackville 1565;
site now occupied by parochial church
[356] [357] [358]
50°49′02″N 0°11′25″E / 50.817212°N 0.190174°E / 50.817212; 0.190174 (Wilmington Priory))
Black Friars, Winchelsea Dominican Friars
fd. 1358;
dis. 1538
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Winchelsea [359] [360]
50°55′37″N 0°42′24″E / 50.9268362°N 0.7067379°E / 50.9268362; 0.7067379 (Black Friars, Winchelsea)
Greyfriars, Winchelsea Franciscan Friars
fd. ante1253;
dis. 1538
[361]
50°55′19″N 0°42′37″E / 50.9218554°N 0.7104099°E / 50.9218554; 0.7104099 (Greyfriars, Winchelsea)
Withyham Priory Benedictine monks, alien house of Mortain Priory
fd. 1249;
dis. 1413
[362]

Essex

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Beeleigh Abbey ^ BeeleighAbbey.jpg Premonstratensian Canons, trns from Parndon
fd. 1180;
dis. 1536
remains now incorporated into private house without public access
Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, Beeleigh
Bileigh Abbey
(originally Maldon Abbey)
[468] [469]
51°44′16″N 0°39′49″E / 51.7379°N 0.6635°E / 51.7379; 0.6635 (Beeleigh Abbey)
Bedemans Berg Priory Benedictine monks
51°41′38″N 0°21′59″E / 51.6939479°N 0.3663254°E / 51.6939479; 0.3663254 (Bedmans Berg Priory (approx. loc.))
Berden Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
site now occupied by mansion also called Berden Priory
The Priory Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Berden [470] [471]
51°56′47″N 0°08′07″E / 51.946487°N 0.1351833°E / 51.946487; 0.1351833 (Berden Priory (approx. loc.))
Bicknacre Priory BicknacrePriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular Woodham Ferrers Priory [472]
51°41′40″N 0°34′57″E / 51.694523°N 0.582427°E / 51.694523; 0.582427 (Bicknacre Priory)
Blackmore Priory BlackmorePriory.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. late12thC;
dis. 1525
The Priory Church of Saint Lawrence, Blackmore
Jericho Priory
[473] [474]
51°41′25″N 0°19′04″E / 51.690355°N 0.317834°E / 51.690355; 0.317834 (Blackmore Priory)
Burstead Grange
51°36′09″N 0°26′41″E / 51.6026124°N 0.4446888°E / 51.6026124; 0.4446888 (Burstead Grange)
Cannons Priory
Castle Hedingham Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. ?ante1190
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint James and the Holy Cross [475] [476]
Coggeshall Abbey CoggeshallAbbey CapellaAntePortas.JPG Savignac monks from Savigny
fd. 1140
Cistercian monks 1147;
dis. 1538
site now occupied by a private house with limited public access (NT)
Little Coggeshall Abbey called 'Grange Barn' [477] [478]
51°52′03″N 0°41′34″E / 51.8675284°N 0.6927878°E / 51.8675284; 0.6927878 (Coggeshall Abbey)
St. Botolph's Priory, Colchester StBotolph'sPriory Colchester.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1093;
dis. 1536 (EH)
The Priory Church of Saint Botolph, Colchester [479]
51°53′15″N 0°54′16″E / 51.887458°N 0.904334°E / 51.887458; 0.904334 (St Botolph's Priory, Colchester)
St. John's Abbey, Colchester StJohn'sAbbeyGatehouse Colchester.jpg Benedictine monks
fd. 11thC;
dis. 1539 (EH)
The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Colchester
Colchester Abbey or Colchester Priory
[480] [481]
51°53′06″N 0°54′05″E / 51.884991°N 0.901305°E / 51.884991; 0.901305 (St John's Abbey, Colchester)
Colchester Grey Friary Franciscan Friars
Colchester Crutched Friary Crutched Friars
Cressing Preceptory CressingTemple.JPG Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Cressing Temple [482]
Earl's Colne Priory EarlsColnePriory.JPG Benedictine monks Earls Colne or Monks Colne [483]
51°55′36″N 0°42′36″E / 51.926732°N 0.710029°E / 51.926732; 0.710029 (Earl's Colne Priory)
Frating Abbey
Hatfield Broad Oak Priory HatfieldBroadOakPriory.jpg Benedictine monks
fd. c.1135;
dis. 1534
alien priory, cell of Abbey of St. Melaine at Rennes in Brittany
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Hatfield Broad Oak
Hatfield Regis Priory;
Hatfield Broadoak Priory
[484]
51°49′37″N 0°14′35″E / 51.826876°N 0.242963°E / 51.826876; 0.242963 (Hatfield Broad Oak Priory)
Hatfield Peverel Priory Benedictine monks [485] [486]
Latton Priory + LattonPriory.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 12thC; abandoned 1534
remains now incorporated into farm buildings
[487] [488]
51°44′20″N 0°07′15″E / 51.738794°N 0.120935°E / 51.738794; 0.120935 (Latton Priory)
Leez Priory # LeezPriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
site now occupied by a mansion
Leighs Priory;
Leigh Priory;
Little Leighs Priory
[489]
Little Dunmow Priory + LittleDunmowPriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
part of church now in use as parish church
[490] [491]
Little Horkesley Priory Cluniac monks The Priory Church of Saint Peter, Horkesley
Horkesley Priory
[492]
Little Maplestead Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
?ante1186-1436
Maplestead Preceptory [493]
Panfield Priory PanfieldPriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular, alien priory, cell of St Stephen's Abbey, Caen [494]
51°54′16″N 0°31′20″E / 51.904364°N 0.522325°E / 51.904364; 0.522325 (Panfield Priory)
Parndon Abbey Premonstratensian Canons Regular from Newhouse
fd. 1172
trns to Beeleigh 1180
Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, Great Parndon
Great Parndon Abbey
Prittlewell Priory ^,
Southend-on-Sea
PrittlewellPriory.JPG Cluniac monks
site now within public Priory Park
now in ownership of Southend Corporation
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Prittlewell [495]
51°33′14″N 0°42′21″E / 51.5540156°N 0.7058582°E / 51.5540156; 0.7058582 (Prittlewell Priory)
St. Osyth's Abbey ^ StOsyth'sPrioryGatehouse.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular
on the site of an earlier Saxon nunnery, established as Priory
raised to Abbey status;
after reformation incorporated into a mansion
now in private ownership with public access
The Abbey Church of Saint Osyth, Saint Osyths
St Osyth's Priory;
Chich Abbey
[496] [497]
51°47′59″N 1°04′31″E / 51.799655°N 1.075193°E / 51.799655; 1.075193 (St Osyth's Abbey)
Standon Preceptory Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Stanton Priory Benedictine monks
Standon Priory St John of Jerusalem nuns or canonesses
Stansgate Priory Cluniac monks' cell
fd. 1122;
dis. 1525; granted to Cardinal's College Oxford;
granted to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem 1531;
sold to Edmund Mordaut 1544
Stanesgate Priory [498] [499]
51°43′03″N 0°47′37″E / 51.7175307°N 0.7934833°E / 51.7175307; 0.7934833 (Stansgate Priory)
Takeley Priory Benedictine monks
fd. 1066 or c.1391
alien priory
now in grounds of Warish Hall
The Priory Church of Saint Valery, Takeley [500]
51°52′11″N 0°16′01″E / 51.869602°N 0.2669334°E / 51.869602; 0.2669334 (Takeley Priory (approx. loc.))
Thoby Priory ThobyPriory.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular [501]
[502]
51°39′48″N 0°21′02″E / 51.663381°N 0.3506°E / 51.663381; 0.3506 (Thoby Priory)
Thremhall Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. mid12thC
dis. 1536
site now occupied by a modern house
[503]
51°52′24″N 0°12′32″E / 51.8734705°N 0.2089977°E / 51.8734705; 0.2089977 (Thremhall Priory (approx. loc.))
Tilty Abbey + Cistercian monks
fd. 1153;
dis. 1536
church now in parochial use
[504]
51°54′51″N 0°19′29″E / 51.914183°N 0.3246331°E / 51.914183; 0.3246331 (Tilty Abbey (approx. loc.))
Tiptree Priory TiptreePriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 12thC
dis.
16thC house built on site
The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, Tiptree [505]
51°47′54″N 0°43′07″E / 51.7984079°N 0.7185128°E / 51.7984079; 0.7185128 (Tiptree Priory)
Tolleshunt Major Grange
Walden Abbey ^ Benedictine monks
site now occupied by Audley End House and St. Mark's College
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint James the Apostle, Walden
Saffron Walden Abbey
[506]
52°01′21″N 0°14′28″E / 52.0223954°N 0.2411842°E / 52.0223954; 0.2411842 (Walden Abbey (approx. loc.))
Waltham Abbey + Waltham Abbey, geograph.jpg ?1016-1035s secular canons c.1060
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1117;
dis. 1540
part of church now in use as parish church
[507]
51°41′15″N 0°18′32″E / 51.687588°N 0.3090°E / 51.687588; 0.3090 (Waltham Abbey)
West Mersea Priory Benedictine monks
51°46′33″N 0°54′49″E / 51.7757004°N 0.9135818°E / 51.7757004; 0.9135818 (West Mersea Priory (approx. loc.))
Wix Priory WixPrioryArches.JPG Benedictine nuns
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
Wickes Priory;
Sopwick Priory
[508]
[509]
51°55′04″N 1°08′41″E / 51.917768°N 1.144635°E / 51.917768; 1.144635 (Wix Priory)

Gloucestershire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Beckford Priory Augustinian Canons Regular, then secular
known as 'The Manor'
Brimpsfield Priory
Cirencester Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
site now within a public park
Deerhurst Abbey + Benedictine monks
church now in use as parochial church
Flaxley Abbey + Cistercian monks fd. 1151
dis. 1536
remains now incorporated into a private house without public access
Blackfriars, Gloucester Dominican Friars
Greyfriars, Gloucester Franciscan Friars
fd. 1231;
dis. 1538;
church became a brewery
Gloucester Cathedral Abbey + Gloucester Cathedral - 2004-11-02.jpg Double monastery c.681
secular canons 823
Benedictine monks 1022-1539
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1541-present
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Gloucester [510]
51°52′03″N 2°14′48″W / 51.867549°N 2.246590°W / 51.867549; -2.246590 (Gloucester Cathedral Abbey)
St. Oswald's Priory, Gloucester Gloucester StOswaldsPriory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
after the Reformation in parochial use as St. Catharine's Church
51°52′09″N 2°14′52″W / 51.8692815°N 2.2476844°W / 51.8692815; -2.2476844 (St. Oswald's Priory, Gloucester)
Hailes Abbey Hailes Abbey.jpg Cistercian monks from Beaulieu fd. 1246
dis. 1539 (NT)
Hayles Abbey
51°58′06″N 1°55′41″W / 51.968333°N 1.928056°W / 51.968333; -1.928056 (Hailes Abbey)
Horsley Priory a prison late18thC
parish church now occupies area north of site
Kingswood Abbey Cistercian monks, from Tintern
fd. 1139
dis. 1538 (EH)
Lechlade Priory Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Lechlade
Leonard Stanley Priory Benedictine monks or Augustinian Canons Regular
church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Leonard, Leonard Stanley
Stanley St. Leonard Priory
Llanthony Secunda Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1136
Newent Priory
Prinknash Abbey Benedictine monks
51°49′21″N 2°10′34″W / 51.822492°N 2.176181°W / 51.822492; -2.176181 (Prinknash Abbey)
Quenington Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Temple Guiting Preceptory Knights Templar
Tewkesbury Abbey + TewkesburyAbbey.JPG Benedictine monks (a cell of Cranborne) fd. c.980, trns from Cranborne 1102-1540
now in parochial use
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tewkesbury Abbey
51°59′25″N 2°09′38″W / 51.990338°N 2.160594°W / 51.990338; -2.160594 (Tewkesbury Abbey)
Winchcombe Abbey Benedictine monks
51°57′11″N 1°58′00″W / 51.95292°N 1.966612°W / 51.95292; -1.966612 (Winchcombe Abbey)

Hampshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Alton Abbey * Anglican Benedictine monks 1895–present The Abbey of Our Lady and Saint John
Andover Priory Benedictine monks, alien priory, daughter house of St. Florent, Saumur;
fd. 12th century
[511]
51°12′36″N 1°28′42″W / 51.210102°N 1.478321°W / 51.210102; -1.478321 (Andover Priory)
Andwell Priory Tironensian monks, alien priory, daughter house of Tiron [512]
51°16′06″N 1°00′51″W / 51.268333°N 1.014175°W / 51.268333; -1.014175 (Andwell Priory)
Baddesley Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
fd. c.1355;
dis. 1540
trns from Godsfield
Godsfield [513]
North Baddesley, Southampton
Beaulieu Abbey ^ Beaulieu abbey5.JPG Cistercian monks
fd. 1204;
dis. 1538
trns from Faringdon, Berkshire
now part of Beaulieu Palace, in private ownership with public access
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Beauliey
Bellus Locus Regis
(Royal Beaulieu)
;
abbatia quae vocitatur Bellus Locus
50°49′19″N 1°27′00″W / 50.821919°N 1.449895°W / 50.821919; -1.449895 (Beaulieu Abbey)
Breamore Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Elizabethan manor house (1536) on site
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Mary and Saint Michael
Bromere Priory
[514]
50°58′15″N 1°47′03″W / 50.970846°N 1.784195°W / 50.970846; -1.784195 (Breamore Priory)
Christchurch Priory ChristchurchPriory.jpg Secular canons fd. c.1060–1150
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1150;
dis. 1539
Parish church 1540–present
Church of the Holy Trinity, Twyneham
Twyneham Priory
[515]
50°43′56″N 1°46′27″W / 50.732157°N 1.774195°W / 50.732157; -1.774195 (Christchurch Priory)
Ellingham Priory Benedictine monks, alien priory, daughter house of St. Sauveur Vicomte
fd. 1160;
dis. 1414
[516]
50°52′27″N 1°47′46″W / 50.8742415°N 1.796222°W / 50.8742415; -1.796222 (Ellingham Priory)
Farnborough Abbey * Image Stmchurch2.jpg Premonstratensian Canons' cell 1887
French Benedictine 1895
raised to abbey status 1903
English Benedictine cell of Prinknash 1947
priory 1969
independent community 1980
The Abbey Church of Saint Michael the Archangel [517] [518] [519]
51°17′49″N 0°44′58″W / 51.297043°N 0.749535°W / 51.297043; -0.749535 (Farnborough Abbey)
Godsfield Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
fd. c.1171;
dis. 1355
trns to North Baddesley
[520]
51°07′46″N 1°08′16″W / 51.129544°N 1.137764°W / 51.129544; -1.137764 (Godsfield Preceptory)
Hamble Priory Tironensian monks, alien priory, daughter house of Tiron
fd. ante1140;
dis. 1391
Priory of St. Andrew, Hamble
Hamble-en-le-rys;
Hamblerice;
Hamble-le-Rice
[521]
50°51′32″N 1°19′03″W / 50.858796°N 1.317635°W / 50.858796; -1.317635 (Hamble Priory)
Hayling Priory Benedictine monks, alien priory, daughter house of Jumièges
fd. post1067;
dis. 1413
The site is now beneath the sea
[522]
off shore of Hayling Island
Mottisfont Abbey ^ Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire.jpg Augustinian Canons Regular
remains now incorporated into a mansion
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Mottisford
Mottisfont Priory
[523]
51°02′28″N 1°32′06″W / 51.041030°N 1.534889°W / 51.041030; -1.534889 (Mottisfont Abbey)
Netley Abbey Netley1-abbey.jpg Cistercian monks
fd. 1239;
dis. 1536
(EH)
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Edward the Confessor


Locus Sancti Edwardi
(Lieu-Saint-Edward)

[524] [525] [526]
50°52′44″N 1°21′27″W / 50.878980°N 1.357391°W / 50.878980; -1.357391 (Netley Abbey)
Pamber Priory + Benedictine monks, alien priory, daughter house of St. Vigor, Cerisy
fd. 1100;
dis. 1135
now in ownership of Queen's College, Oxford
Monk Sherborne Priory;
Sherborne Priory
[527]
51°19′18″N 1°08′02″W / 51.321735°N 1.133936°W / 51.321735; -1.133936 (Pamber Priory)
Portchester Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1133;
trns. to Southwick c.1145
Priory church extant
[528]
50°50′12″N 1°06′48″W / 50.836639°N 1.113353°W / 50.836639; -1.113353 (Portchester Priory)
Redbridge Monastery ancient monastery under Abbat Cimberth, about the year 680, called by Bede Reodford Reodford Monastery [529]
Redbridge
Romsey Abbey + RomseyAbbey.jpg Benedictine nuns
fd. 967;
dis. 1539
church now in parochial use
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Elfleda [530] [531]
50°59′23″N 1°30′05″W / 50.989621°N 1.501299°W / 50.989621; -1.501299 (Romsey Abbey)
Selborne Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1233–1485
Priory of St Mary [532]
51°06′14″N 0°55′21″W / 51.103926°N 0.922610°W / 51.103926; -0.922610 (Selborne Priory)
Franciscan Friary, Southampton Franciscan Friars
fd. c.1237
[533]
close to God's House, Southampton
St. Denys's Priory, Southampton Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1124;
dis. 1536
St Denis Priory [534]
50°55′26″N 1°22′52″W / 50.923982°N 1.381209°W / 50.923982; -1.381209 (St. Denys's Priory, Southampton)
Southwick Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1145;
dis. 1538
trns. from Portchester
Our Lady of Southwick [535]
50°52′26″N 1°06′42″W / 50.873927°N 1.111770°W / 50.873927; -1.111770 (Southwick Priory)
Titchfield Abbey Titchfield Abbey.jpg Premonstratensian Canons
converted into a mansion (EH)
[536]
50°51′25″N 1°13′53″W / 50.856826°N 1.231419°W / 50.856826; -1.231419 (Titchfield Abbey)
Wherwell Abbey # Benedictine nuns
country house built on site, church in parochial use
The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross, Wherwell [537]
51°09′55″N 1°26′30″W / 51.165355°N 1.441532°W / 51.165355; -1.441532 (Wherwell Abbey)
Austin Friary, Winchester Augustinian Friars [538]
Carmelite Friary, Winchester Carmelite Friars [539]
Dominican Friary, Winchester Dominican Friars
fd. c.1231;
dis. 1538
[540]
Franciscan Friary, Winchester Franciscan Friars [541]
Hyde Abbey, Winchester Hyde Abbey Gate.jpg Benedictine monks
fd. 1109
trns from New Minster
New Minster [542]
51°04′07″N 1°18′52″W / 51.068616°N 1.314358°W / 51.068616; -1.314358 (Hyde Abbey)
New Minster, Winchester Benedictine monks
fd. 901;
trns to Hyde Abbey 1109
[543]
St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester Benedictine nuns Nunnaminster [544]
St. Swithun's Priory, Winchester + Winchester cathedral side.jpeg secular canons
fd. c.942–1064
Benedictine monks
fd. 964;
dis. 1539
Winchester Cathedral in use as episcopal diocesan cathedral
fd. c.662/3–present
Winchester Cathedral Priory
Old Minster
[545] [546] [547]
Wintney Priory Cistercian nuns
fd. 12thC;
dis. 1536
18th century farmhouse on site
Priory of the Blessed Virgin and St. Mary Magdalene [548]
51°17′27″N 0°53′15″W / 51.290855°N 0.887532°W / 51.290855; -0.887532 (Wintney Priory)

Herefordshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Dore Abbey,
Abbey Dore
Dore Abbey, Hampshire.jpg Cistercian monks from Morimond
fd. 1147;
dis. 1536
part now in parochial use
Abbey Dore
52°02′20″N 2°45′22″W / 52.03899°N 2.756018°W / 52.03899; -2.756018 (Wigmore Abbey)
Belmont Abbey * Belmont Abbey South East View Camille Enlart 1921.jpg Benedictine monks
fd. 1859-present
Roman Catholic priory-cathedral 1859-1917
abbey-cathedral 1917-1920
See trns to St David's Cathedral, Cardiff
The Abbey Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, Belmont [549]
Clifford Priory Cluniac monks
Craswall Priory Grandmontine monks
Flanesford Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
remains now incorporated into a private house
Garway Preceptory Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Blackfriars, Hereford Dominican Friars
Kilpeck Priory Benedictine monks
Leominster nunnery
Leominster Priory + c.660
secular canons 9thC
nuns -1046
Benedictine monks
fd. 1123;
dis. 1539
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Leominster
Limebrook Priory Augustinian Canonesses
Wigmore Abbey ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
remains now incorporated into farm and buildings

Hertfordshire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Ashridge Priory Bonshommes monks
51°47′58″N 0°33′34″W / 51.7994861°N 0.5594015°W / 51.7994861; -0.5594015 (Ashridge Priory)
Hertford Priory # Benedictine monks
site now occupied by parish church
Redbourn Priory
St Albans Abbey + StAlbansCathedral.JPG fd. c.793
Benedictine monks 976;
dis. 1539
parochial thereafter
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1877-present
The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban, St Albans [550]
51°45′02″N 0°20′34″W / 51.750620°N 0.342915°W / 51.750620; -0.342915 (St Albans Cathedral Abbey)
Sopwell Priory Benedictine monks
Temple Dinsley Preceptory # Knights Templar
site now occupied by The Princess Helena College
Wymondley Priory,
Little Wymondley
Augustinian Canons Regular
Site now occupied by a Tudor Tithe barn

Hertfordshire non-Christian Monasteries

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Foundation Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name
Amaravati Buddhist Monastery*, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead Buddhist: Theravada Forest Sangha

Isle of Wight

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Appuldurcombe House,
Wroxall
AppuldurcombeHouse.JPG former Tudor house temporarily used by Benedictine monks in early 20th century (EH)
50°37′01″N 1°14′01″W / 50.617029°N 1.233635°W / 50.617029; -1.233635 (Appuldurcombe House)
Barton Priory BartonManor approach IsleOfWight.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular The Holy Trinity
Barton Oratory
[551]
Carisbrooke - St Mary's Priory # StMary'sPriory Carisbrooke IsleOfWight.JPG Cistercian monks, alien priory, cell of Lire Abbey The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Carisbrooke [552]
50°41′31″N 1°18′50″W / 50.691904°N 1.313939°W / 50.691904; -1.313939 (St Mary's Priory, Carisbrooke)
Carisbrooke Priory * CarisbrookePriory New.JPG The Open Door [553]
50°41′09″N 1°18′27″W / 50.685787°N 1.307526°W / 50.685787; -1.307526 (Carisbrooke Priory)
Quarr Abbey (Cistercian) QuarrAbbeyFarm.JPG Savignac monks
fd. 1132
Cistercian monks 1147;
dis. 1536
The Abbey Church of Our Lady of the Quarry
50°43′52″N 1°11′58″W / 50.730996°N 1.199356°W / 50.730996; -1.199356 (Old Quarr Abbey)
Quarr Abbey *,
Binsted
QuarrAbbey.JPG Benedictine monks
fd. 24 May 1907 from Appuldurcombe House
current house constructed from the ruined masonry of the former abbey
[554]
50°43′53″N 1°12′17″W / 50.73144°N 1.204773°W / 50.73144; -1.204773 (Quarr Abbey)
Ryde - St Cecilia's Abbey *
Appley House, Ryde
StCecilia'sAbbey Ryde IsleOfWight.jpg Solesmes nuns - returned to France from exile
Benedictine nuns, daughter house of Liege Abbey
fd. at Ventnor 1882;
trns to Appley House 1922;
priory attained abbey status 1926;
aggregated into the Solesmes Community 1950
Priory of the Peace of the Heart of Jesus
Abbey of the Peace of the Heart of Jesus
[555]
50°43′42″N 1°08′47″W / 50.728428°N 1.14636°W / 50.728428; -1.14636 (St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde)
St Cross Priory Tironensian monks, alien house
fd. c.1120
[556]
St Helen's Priory StHelen'sChurch IsleOfWight.jpg Cluniac monks, alien house
fd. c1090;
dis. 1414
[557]
50°42′05″N 1°05′57″W / 50.701405°N 1.099298°W / 50.701405; -1.099298 (St Helen's Priory)
Ventnor Priory,
Steephill View
Benedictine nuns, daughter house of Liege Abbey, Belgium,
fd. 1882
trns to Appley House, Ryde 1922;
Steephill View house now demolished.
Priory Lodge, built 1970 now occupies the site.
Pax Cordis Jesu


The following location on the Isle of Wight lacks monastic connection:-

Chale Abbey: farm

Isle of Wight non-Christian Monasteries

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Foundation Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name
Isle of Wight monastery* Buddhist 1984

Kent

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Aylesford Priory * Aylesford Priory, Kent.jpg Carmelite community built on site of Carmelite priory 'The Friars'
51°16′41″N 1°05′17″E / 51.278126°N 1.088156°E / 51.278126; 1.088156 (Aylesford Priory)
Bilsington Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
remains now incorporated into a house
Boxley Abbey ^ Cistercian monks from Clairvaux
fd. 1143/46;
dis. 1538
part of remains now incorporated into a private house
Canterbury - Blackfriars Dominican Friars
Canterbury - Greyfriars Franciscan Friars
Canterbury Cathedral Priory + Canterbury Cathedral - Portal Nave Cross-spire.jpeg secular canons c.600
Benedictine monks 1070-1539
episcopal diocesan cathedral c.600-present
The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Christ, Canterbury,

The Cathedral Church of Christ, Canterbury

[558] [559]
51°16′47″N 1°04′59″E / 51.279689°N 1.083183°E / 51.279689; 1.083183 (Canterbury Cathedral Priory)
Canterbury - St Augustine's Abbey Benedictine monks
dis. 1538 (EH)
The Abbey Church of Saint Augustine, Canterbury
51°16′41″N 1°05′17″E / 51.278126°N 1.088156°E / 51.278126; 1.088156 (St. Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury)
Canterbury - St Mary of the Angels Friars * Franciscan OFM Franciscan Friars involved in running the Franciscan International Study Centre
Combwell Priory
Davington Priory + Benedictine nuns
fd. 1153;
dis. 1535;
church in now parochial use - priory buildings in private ownership - since 1982 owned by Bob Geldof
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalen, Davington; (parochially also dedicated to St Lawrence)
Dover Priory Benedictine monks (Augustinian Canons Regular?) 1130
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
Faversham Abbey Cluniac monks (from Bermondsey)
fd. 1147;
dis. 1538
Folkestone Priory Benedictine monks
Higham Priory Benedictine monks Lillechurch Priory
Horton Priory ^ Horton Priory, Kent.jpg Cluniac monks
fd. 12thC, cell of Lewes Priory;
dis. 1536;
remains now incorporated into a private house
The Priory Church of St John the Evangelist, Horton
Leeds Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Lossenham Friary Carmelite Friars
Lyminge Abbey Benedictine monks
Minster in Sheppey Priory + Benedictine nuns
now in parochial use
Minster in Thanet Priory * Benedictine monks then private,
now Benedictine nuns
built on site of an earlier abbey, which occupied site of previous monastery
Minster Abbey
Moatenden Priory Trinitarian monks
fd. 1224
site now occupied by a house named 'Moatenden Manor'
New Romney Priory Cistercian monks and nuns double monastery
Patrixbourne Priory
Rochester Cathedral Priory + Rochestercath.jpg secular canons 604-1080
Benedictine monks
fd. 1080;
dis. 1540
parochial/conventual use as an episcopal diocesan cathedral 604
The Cathedral and Priory Church of Saint Andrew, Rochester [560][561]
Reculver Abbey Benedictine monks
fd. 669
destroyed by Vikings
St. John's Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller (NT)
St. Radegund's Abbey Premonstratensian Canons
now in private ownership
Bradsole Abbey
Sutton-at-Hone Preceptory + Knights Hospitaller
remains in use as chapel and private residence (NT)
Swingfield Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Temple Ewell Preceptory,
Ewell
Knights Templar
remains now incorporated into church
Throwley Priory
Tonbridge Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
site later occupied by a railway goods station
West Langdon Abbey # Premonstratensian Canons
site now occupied by 16thC farmhouse currently in use as a holiday cottage
West Malling Abbey * Benedictine nuns
trns from Twickenham;
trns to Milford Haven
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, West Malling
West Peckham Preceptory Knights Hospitaller

Lancashire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Burscough Priory
Burscough
Ruins of Burscough Priory.JPG Augustinian Canons Regular
fd.1186 by Robert Fitz Henry, Lord of Latham


dis. 1536

53°34′59″N 2°51′23″W / 53.5830985°N 2.8562897°W / 53.5830985; -2.8562897 (Burscough Priory)
Cockerham Priory
Cockerham
Augustinian Canons Regular cell of St. Mary in the Meadows (de Pratis) at Leicestercell
fd. c.1207 or 1208
Cockersand Abbey 017591 e64bd5ac-by-David-Medcalf.jpg Hospital of St. Mary ante-1184:
Premonstratensian Canons' priory rfd. post-1184 by William Lancastre
abbey 1192, continuing as a hospital;
dis. 1539; granted to John Kechin (Kitchen) 1543/4
now in private ownership of the Dalton family
Thurnham Abbey
53°58′36″N 2°52′28″W / 53.976723°N 2.874581°W / 53.976723; -2.874581 (Cockersand Abbey)
Hornby Priory Premonstratensian Canons, cell of Croxton Abbey
fd. by the Montbegons of Hornby, the ancestors of Sir Thomas Stanley
dis.; granted to Lord Montegle 1544/5
Horneby Priory [363]
54°06′47″N 2°38′12″W / 54.1129555°N 2.6368046°W / 54.1129555; -2.6368046 (Hornby Priory (approx. loc.))
Lancaster Priory Lancaster Priory.jpg Benedictine monks, alien priory
fd. 1094 by Earl Roger of Poictiers (Roger, Earl of Poitiers)
St Mary
54°03′03″N 2°48′22″W / 54.050739°N 2.805990°W / 54.050739; -2.805990 (Lancaster Priory)
Lancaster Friary Dominican Friars
fd. 1259/60 by Sir Hugh Harrington;
dis.; granted to John Polcroft 1540/1
Lytham St. Anne's Priory Benedictine monks' cell
fd. 12thC by Richard Fitz Rogers;
dis.; granted to Sir Thomas Holcroft
Lythom Priory
Penwortham Priory Benedictine monks
fd. 11thC by the bounty of Warine Bussel;dis.; granted to John Fleetwood 1542/3
Preston Friary Franciscan Friars
fd. 1260 by Edmond, Earl of Lancaster;
dis. 1539; granted to Thomas Holcroft 1540/1
[364] [365] [366]
53°45′35″N 2°42′11″W / 53.7598498°N 2.703108°W / 53.7598498; -2.703108 (Preston Friary (approx. loc.))
Sawley Abbey Ruins of Sawley Abbey.JPG Cistercian monks
fd. 1147;
dis. 1536 EH
Salley Abbey
Tulketh Priory Sauvignac monks
fd. 1124;
trns to Furness 1127
[367]
53°45′56″N 2°46′19″W / 53.7654563°N 2.7719879°W / 53.7654563; -2.7719879 (Tulketh Priory (approx. loc.))
Upholland Priory Benedictine monks/friars?
fd. 1318 by Walter, Bishop of Lichfield;
dis.; granted to John Holcroft 1545/6
remains incorporated into parochial church
Holand Friary
Whalley Abbey Whalley Abbey ruins.jpg Cistercian monks from Stanlow
fd. c.1172
dis. 1537; granted to Richard Aston and John Braddyll 1553/4
now in ownership of the Diocese of Blackburn
Locus Benedictus de Whalley Abbey
53°54′48″N 2°20′31″W / 53.913341°N 2.341857°W / 53.913341; -2.341857 (Whalley Abbey)
Wyresdale Abbey Cistercian monks from Furness and Savigny
fd. c.1196
traditionally the site is below the meeting of the Marshaw Wyre and the Tarnbrook Wyre, on the north bank of the Abbeystead reservoir
[368]
53°58′53″N 2°40′25″W / 53.9814178°N 2.6735401°W / 53.9814178; -2.6735401 (Wyresdale Abbey (approx. traditional loc.))

Leicestershire

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Bradley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular [562]
Holy Hill monastery, Breedon Saxon monastery
fd. 7thC
ceased to exist 874 during Danish raids
Augustinian Priory built on site (see immediately below)
[563]
52°48′22″N 1°23′59″W / 52.8061601°N 1.3997376°W / 52.8061601; -1.3997376 (Holy Hill Monastery)
Breedon Priory rfd. for Augustinian Canons Regular under Nostel post1109/ante1122 on site of earlier Saxon monastery (see immediately above)
dis. November 1539
[564]
52°48′22″N 1°24′00″W / 52.8060271°N 1.3999146°W / 52.8060271; -1.3999146 (Breedon Priory)
Charley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. ante1190
[565]
Croxton Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Newhouse 1163 Croxton Kerrial Abbey
Dalby and Heather Preceptory
Grace Dieu Priory ^ Augustinian nuns
fd. 1239/40
dis. 1539
remains incorporated into a cottage
in care of Grace Dieu Priory Trust
open to public from late 2004
Gracedieu Priory
Garendon Abbey Cistercian monks (from Waverley Abbey)
fd. 1133;
dis. 1536
house built on site, demolished 1964
Hinckley Priory Benedictine monks
site later occupied by a mansion then smaller private houses
Hinckley Priory Dominican monks
Kirby Bellars Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
near site of current parish church
Launde Priory # Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1119
site occupied by manor house named 'Launde Abbey'
now a retreat/conference centre
Langley Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. mid12thC
The Priory Church of God and the Blessed Virgin
Mount St. Bernard Abbey * Mount St Bernards Abbey.JPG Cistercian monks 1835-present
Owston Abbey + Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1161
site now in private ownership as Manor Farm
church restored and now in parochial use
Rothley Temple Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Rothley Preceptory [566]
Ulverscroft Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1130;
dis. 1539
now in private ownership without public access
[567]
52°42′36″N 1°15′35″W / 52.709889°N 1.259861°W / 52.709889; -1.259861 (Ulverscroft Priory)

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