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List of abbeys and priories in England

 
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Contents

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 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



Alphabetical listing of establishments

List of Houses by County

Bedfordshire

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) 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
Beaulieu Priory Saint Mary Magdalen [2] [3] &[4] [5] 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 [6] [7] 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)
Bissemede Priory The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Bushmead [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
Cauldwell Priory The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist at Caldwell [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
Chicksand Priory Saint Mary [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 + Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1131 (or ante1125?) by Henry I;
dis. 1540; granted to Sir Leonard Chamberlayne
nave of church now in parochial use
Dunstaple Priory The Priory Church of Saint Peter, Dunstable [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 priory (a 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 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
Harwood Priory The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Peter, Harrold [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
Mergate Priory;
Market-Street Priory
Holy Trinity [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
Newenham Priory Saint Paul [39]
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] [41] 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 [42] [43] 52°09′41″N 0°37′09″W / 52.161251°N 0.619199°W / 52.161251; -0.619199
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)
Old Warden Abbey The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Old Warden [44] [45] [46] 52°04′54″N 0°22′00″W / 52.081749°N 0.366583°W / 52.081749; -0.366583 (Warden Abbey)
Woburn Abbey # 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 [47] [48] 51°58′58″N 0°35′43″W / 51.982858°N 0.595365°W / 51.982858; -0.595365 (Woburn Abbey)

Berkshire

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) Location
Ascot Priory,
Winkfield
Anglican nuns
fd. 1861-present
[49] [50] 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
Bustlesham Priory The Abbey Church of the Holy Trinity, Bisham [51] [52] 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 [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58]
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
Broomhall Priory The Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Bromhall [59] [60] [61]
Charney Grange
Cholsey Grange fd. 986 by King Æthelred
dis.; granted to Sir Francis Englefield
Cookham Abbey 8th century, probably double monastery
site now occupied by parish church
Coxwell Grange
Donnington Friary ^ Crouched Friars
fd. ante1404;
dis. 1538
site now occupied by country house of named The Priory
Donington Friary [62] [63] 51°24′53″N 1°19′52″W / 51.414588°N 1.331057°W / 51.414588; -1.331057 (Donnington Friary)
Douai Abbey *,
Woolhampton
Benedictine monks
rmv from Douai, 1903-present
The Abbey Church of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr, Upper Woolhampton [64] 51°24′31″N 1°10′17″W / 51.408715°N 1.171454°W / 51.408715; -1.171454 (Douai Abbey)
East Hendred Grange
Faringdon Priory Cistercian monks' grange
settled 1203
became a cell of Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire early 13thC;
dis.; granted to Sir Francis Englefield
Farendon Priory Saint Mary [65]
Greenham Preceptory ~ Knights Hospitaller
fd. 1199;
dis. 1540
[66]
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
fd. 1147 by Richard Bossu;
dis. 1155;
transferred to Nuneaton
Saint Mary
Poughley Priory ^ Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1160 by Ralph de Chaddleworth;
dis. 1524
remains now incorporated into farmhouse
The Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Poughley [68]
Reading Abbey 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
Wallingford Cell # Benedictine monks
fd. 1088 by Robert D'Oyley;
dis. 1525 by Cardinal Wolsey to fund Ipswich College; granted to John Norres c.1546
Waring Cell Holy Trinity
Westcot Camera Knights

Bristol

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance[note 1] Alt. Name[note 2] Formal Name or Dedication[note 3] Ref(s)[note 4] Location[note 5][note 6]
Austin Friary, Bristol # Augustinian Friars
fd. 1313 by Sir Simon and Sir William Montacute;
dis. 1538; granted to Maurice Dennis c.1543
[1][2] 51°27′01″N 2°35′03″W / 51.450283°N 2.584094°W / 51.450283; -2.584094 (Austin Friary, Bristol)
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
[1][3] 51°27′26″N 2°35′16″W / 51.457296°N 2.58772°W / 51.457296; -2.58772 (Black Friary, Bristol)
Grey Friary, Bristol # Franciscan Friars
fd. 1234;
dis. 1538; granted to Mayor and citizens c.1541
Saint Francis [1][4][5] 51°27′29″N 2°35′44″W / 51.4580983°N 2.5956488°W / 51.4580983; -2.5956488 (Grey Friary, Bristol)
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
Blessed Virgin Mary [1][6][7] 51°27′17″N 2°35′54″W / 51.454655°N 2.598261°W / 51.454655; -2.598261 (White Friary, Bristol)
Sack Friary, Bristol # Friars of the Sack
fd. by 1266
dis. post1286; church continued in use 1322
[8][1]
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
St James's Priory, Bristol + 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 [9][10][11] 51°27′31″N 2°35′35″W / 51.458596°N 2.593036°W / 51.458596; -2.593036 (St James's Priory, Bristol)
Bristol Cathedral Abbey + Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1140 by Robert FitzHarding;
dis. 1538/9
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1542-present
The Abbey Church of Saint Augustine;
Bristol
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol
[12][13][10][14] [15] 51°27′06″N 2°36′02″W / 51.45161°N 2.600536°W / 51.45161; -2.600536 (Bristol Cathedral Abbey)


Buckinghamshire

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) Location
Ankerwycke Priory,
Wraysbury
Benedictine nuns
fd. 1160 by Gilbert de Mountfitchet;
dis. 1536
ruins in grounds of Ankerwycke House
Ankerwick Priory;
Ankerwyke Priory
Saint Mary Magdalene [76] [77] 51°26′37″N 0°33′26″W / 51.443643°N 0.557191°W / 51.443643; -0.557191
Aylesbury Friary # Franciscan Friars
fd. 1387 by James Butler, earl of Ormond;
dis. 1538
[78] 51°48′54″N 0°48′47″W / 51.814956°N 0.813117°W / 51.814956; -0.813117
Biddlesden Abbey # Cistercian monks from Garendon
fd. 1147 by Ernals de Bosco;
dis. 1538
remains demolished c.1727
site now occupied by private house named Biddlesden Park
Biddlesdon Abbey;
Bittlesden Abbey
Saint Mary [79] [80] 52°02′52″N 1°04′43″W / 52.047704°N 1.078473°W / 52.047704; -1.078473
Bradwell Priory Benedictine monks
fd. c.1155 by Meinfelin, lord of Wolverton;
dis. 1526 by Cardinal Wolsey for Christ Church, Oxford
now in private ownership
Bradewell Priory Saint Mary [81] [82] [83] [84] 52°02′54″N 0°47′42″W / 52.048215°N 0.795074°W / 52.048215; -0.795074
Bulstrode Preceptory Knights Templar
fd. ante1276
land passed to and leased on behalf of the Knights Hospitaller, though they had no commandery there
[85]
Burnham Abbey * Augustinian canonesses
fd. 1265/66 by Richard, King of the Romans;
dis. 1539
Anglican Augustinian Society of the Precious Blood trns from Birmingham 1916
Saint Mary [86] [87] 51°30′56″N 0°39′37″W / 51.515523°N 0.66036°W / 51.515523; -0.66036
Chetwode Priory + 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 [88] [89] [90] 51°57′47″N 1°04′10″W / 51.963091°N 1.069469°W / 51.963091; -1.069469
Gare Nunnery 'Destroyed' Gore Nunnery
Hogshaw Nunnery # Sisters of St John nuns
trns. to Buckland c.1180;
site occupied by Knights Hospitaller commandery (see immediately below)
[91] 51°53′45″N 0°55′44″W / 51.8958077°N 0.9287632°W / 51.8958077; -0.9287632
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
[92] [93] [94] 51°53′45″N 0°55′44″W / 51.8958077°N 0.9287632°W / 51.8958077; -0.9287632
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)
Lavinden Abbey The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Lavendon [95] [96] 52°10′18″N 0°40′55″W / 52.171688°N 0.682046°W / 52.171688; -0.682046
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
Little Merlow Priory;
Minchin Marlow Priory
Saint Mary [97] [98]
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
Mendham Abbey The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Medmenham [99] 51°32′52″N 0°50′17″W / 51.547696°N 0.838104°W / 51.547696; -0.838104
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
Great Missenden Abbey The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Great Missenden [100] [101] 51°42′02″N 0°42′10″W / 51.700571°N 0.702674°W / 51.700571; -0.702674
Muresley Priory,
nr. Ivinghoe
Benedictine nuns
fd. ante1135 (1107-1129) (1133);
evicted; granted to Sir John Dance c.1537
Ivinghoe Priory;
Meursley Priory;
St Margaret's Priory;
S. Margaret's in the Wood, Meuresley
St Margaret [102] [103]
Newton Longville Priory Cluniac monks
Alien house 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 [104] 51°58′28″N 0°46′03″W / 51.9743464°N 0.7675999°W / 51.9743464; -0.7675999
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
abbey de parco Crendon;
abbey de parco super Thamam;
Nuctele Abbey;
Noctele Abbey;
Nuttley Abbey
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin and Saint John the Baptist, Notley [105] [106] 51°46′37″N 0°57′51″W / 51.7770148°N 0.9642112°W / 51.7770148; -0.9642112
Ravenstone Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1255 by Peter de Chaseport, Keeper of the Royal Wardrobe;
dis. 1544; granted to Sir Francis Byran 1548
Ravinston Priory [107] [108] [109]
Snelshall Priory Benedictine monks
fd. 12thC (or c.1225 by Ralph Mortel);
dis. 1535; granted to Francis Piggot 1538
Snellshall Priory [110] 52°00′10″N 0°48′46″W / 52.0027665°N 0.8127737°W / 52.0027665; -0.8127737
Tickford Priory Benedictine-Cluniac monks
Alien priory, cell of Marmoutier
fd. 1140 by Fulk Paynell;
dis. 1524; sold by James I to Henry Atkins, MD
Newport Pagnel Priory;
Tyxford Priory
[111] [112] 52°05′10″N 0°42′54″W / 52.0861617°N 0.7148677°W / 52.0861617; -0.7148677
Wing Priory # 7thC
Benedictine monks
Alien Priory of St Nicholas's Monastery,
bestowed by Empress Matilda;
fd. 13thC;
dis.; granted to Sir Robert Dormer
Wenge Priory [113] [114] [115] 51°53′21″N 0°43′14″W / 51.889107°N 0.7204628°W / 51.889107; -0.7204628

The following location in Buckinghamshire lacks known monastic connection:-

Cambridgeshire

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) Location
Anglesey Priory,
Lode
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 [116]
[117]
[118]
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
[119] 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
[120] 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
[121]
Cambridge Blackfriars Dominican Friars
fd. c.1258;
dis.; granted to Edward Erlington and Humphrey Metcalf c.1543
Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge
[122]
Blackfriars, Cambridge * Dominican Friars
fd. 1938; -present
[123] 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 [124]
Cambridge White Friars Carmelite Friars
fd. by Edward I and other nobles;
dis.; granted to John Eyer c.1544
[125]
Cambridge - Friary of the Sack Friars of the Sack; [126]
Cambridge - St Mary's Friars Friars of St Mary 13thC [127]
Cambridge - St Edmund's Priory Gilbertine Canons
fd. ante1291 by 'the bounty or gift of' B. fil. Walteri
dis.; granted to Edward Ebrington (Erlington?) and Humphrey Metcalf c.1543
The Priory Church of Saint Edmund, Cambridge [128]
Cambridge - St Radegund's Priory 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 [129]
[130]
[131]
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 [132]
[133]
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 c.1540
[134]
[135]
[136]
52°17′38″N 0°26′05″E / 52.2937824°N 0.4348183°E / 52.2937824; 0.4348183 (Chippenham Preceptory)
Denny Abbey Benedictine monks, cell of Ely
fd.1159;
Knights Templar preceptory
fd. 1169
Franciscan nuns 1308;
dis. 1536; granted to Edward Erlington c.1539, currently part of the Farmland Museum (EH)
Denney Abbey;
Denney Preceptory
The Abbey Church of Saint James and Saint Leonard, Denny [137] 52°17′40″N 0°11′13″E / 52.294491°N 0.186982°E / 52.294491; 0.186982 (Denny Abbey)
Denny Abbey Minor nuns
fd. c.1342 by Mary de St. Paulo, widow of Adomare, Earl of Pembroke;
dis.; granted to Edward Erlington 1540
52°17′40″N 0°11′13″E / 52.294491°N 0.186982°E / 52.294491; 0.186982 (Denny Abbey)
Duxford Preceptory Knights Templar 1273 [138]
Ely Cathedral Priory + ?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

[139]
[140]
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
site now occupied by private house named Fordham Abbey
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Mary Magdalene, Fordham [141] 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 13thC Wilbraham Temple [142] 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
[143]
Ickleton Abbey Cistercian monks
remains now part of Abbey Farm
[144]
Ickleton Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. 1190
now on site of Abbey Farm
Ikelington Priory [145] [146]
[147]
52°04′13″N 0°10′23″E / 52.0703202°N 0.1730293°E / 52.0703202; 0.1730293 (Ickleton Priory)
Isleham Priory Benedictine monks
Alien priory
fd. 1086;
dis. 1414
granted to Pembroke College, Cambridge which converted the church into a barn and demolished monastery (EH)
Linton Priory The Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Isleham [148] & [149]
[150] [151]
52°20′34″N 0°24′34″E / 52.342758°N 0.409412°E / 52.342758; 0.409412 (Isleham Priory)
Marmont Priory Gilbertine Canons Mirmaud Priory;
Marmonde Priory;
Welle Priory
[152]
[153]
52°35′19″N 0°12′14″E / 52.5885536°N 0.2040195°E / 52.5885536; 0.2040195 (Marmont Priory)
Peterborough Cathedral Abbey + c.655
Benedictine monks
fd. c.966;
dis. 1539
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1540-present
Medeshamstede Abbey The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, Peterborough [154]
[155]
[156]
52°34′21″N 0°14′22″W / 52.572581°N 0.239484°W / 52.572581; -0.239484 (Peterborough Cathedral Abbey)
Ramsey Abbey Benedictine monks
fd. 969;
dis. 1539 (NT)
[157]
[158]
[159]
52°26′56″N 0°06′08″W / 52.449013°N 0.102278°W / 52.449013; -0.102278 (Ramsey Abbey)
St Ives Priory Benedictine monks from Ramsey Abbey
fd. 1017;
dis.
house built on site
[160]
St Neots Priory Benedictine monks, cell of Ely 974
cell of Bec 1113-dissolution
The Priory Church of Saint Neot, St Neots [161]
[162]
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
fd. 1147; dis. 1536
Sawtrey Abbey [163]
[164]
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. 1140
Shengay Preceptory [165]
Spinney Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. between 1216 and 1228
absorbed into Ely 1449
site now occupied by a house and farm
Spinney Priory Priory of St Mary and the Holy Cross [166] 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
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Stonely [167]
Swaffham Bulbeck Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. prob. late 12thC
Swaffham Nunnery
Swafam Nunnery
The Nunnery of Saint Mary, Swaffham [168]
[169]
[170]
Swavesey Priory Benedictine monks
Alien house
a private residence named 'The Priory' is supposedly situated on or near the site
[171]
Thorney Abbey + 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 [172] [173] [174] [175] [176] [177] 52°37′14″N 0°06′26″W / 52.6204873°N 0.1070899°W / 52.6204873; -0.1070899 (Thorney Abbey)
Waterbeach Abbey Benedictine minoresses [178]

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

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) Location
Chester Cathedral Priory + ?nuns -875
secular canons post907
Benedictine 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)

[179]
[180] [181] [182]
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 by Thomas Stadham;
dis.; granted to John Coke
[183] 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 [184] 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 [185] 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;
dis. 1537; granted to John Coke
[186] 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 [187]
Chester Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. ante12thC by Randal, Earl of Chester;
dis. 1537; granted to Urian Brereton and Son
The Priory Church of Saint Mary [188]
Combermere Abbey 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 [189] 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 [190]
[191]
52°59′38″N 2°36′46″W / 52.993927°N 2.612756°W / 52.993927; -2.612756 (Curzon Park Abbey)
Darnhall Priory Cistercian monks
fd. January 1271 to February 1274
trns to Vale Royal
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Darnhall [192]
Hilbre Island Benedictine monks' cell [193] 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 [194] 53°19′06″N 2°19′00″W / 53.318291°N 2.316683°W / 53.318291; -2.316683 (Mobberley Priory)
Norton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular trns from Runcorn 1134 by William FitzWilliam third 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
Norton Abbey The Priory Church of Saint Mary at Norton [195] [196]
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 Priory Cistercian monks
fd. 1153 by Robert, butler to the Earl of Chester;
dis.; granted to William Cotton, Esq. c.1544
Pulton Priory;
Pulton Abbey
[197]
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 All Saints parish church
[198]
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 [199]
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 [200] 53°13′29″N 2°32′33″W / 53.22476°N 2.5424981°W / 53.22476; -2.5424981 (Vale Royal Abbey)

Cornwall

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) Location
Bodmin Friary Franciscan Friars
Bodmin Monastery Celtic [201]
Bodmin Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Cardinham Grange
Crantock Monastery Celtic
Lammana Priory Benedictine monks The Priory Church of St Michael, Lammana
Lanwethinoc Monastery Celtic
Leigh Grange
Madron Monastery Celtic
Manaccan Monastery Celtic
Minster Priory Celtic
Benedictine monks
The Priory Church of St Mertherian, Minster
Newquay Franciscan Monastery Franciscan monks The Franciscan Monastery of St Joseph and St Anne, St Mawgan in Pydar [202]
Old Kea Monastery Celtic
Probus Monastery Celtic
Rialton Grange
St Anthony's Monastery, St Anthony Celtic
St Anthony-in-Roseland Priory Augustinian Canons Regular, under Plympton
remains incorporated into house called Place House
[203]
St Buryan's Monastery, St Burian Celtic
St Carrock Monastery Celtic St Carroc Monastery
St Carrock's Priory Cluniac monks
St German's Priory + secular canons
Augustinian Canons Regular 1184-1539
diocesan cathedral c.936-1042
now in use as parish church
The Priory Church of Saint German, Saint Germans [204] 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
St Keverne's Monastery, St Keverne Celtic
St Keverne Grange
St Kew Cell alleged Augustinian cell
St Mawgan Monastery Celtic
Cluniac monks
St Michael's Mount Priory Benedictine monks 1135
used alternately as fortress and monastery and private residence with public access (NT)
[205] [206] [207] [208] 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
St Piran's Monastery, St Piran Celtic
Scilly Priory Celtic
Benedictine monks, cell of Tavistock
The Priory Church of St Nicholas, Scilly
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
Poor Clares from Rennes 1914-1920
Poor Clares from Bullingham 1922-1981
Franciscan
c.1925
Carmelite from Quidenham 1981
now no longer an abbey
[209] [210] [211] 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
Tintagel Monastery Celtic
fd. c.350
Norman castle built on site
[212]
Trebeigh Preceptory Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Tregony Priory Augustinian Canons Regular Tregoney Priory The Priory Church of St James, Tregony
Truro Friary Dominican Friars
Tywardreath Priory Benedictine monks
Alien priory
fd. 1088 or 1135;
dis. 1536
[213]


Cumbria

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) Location
Appleby Friary Carmelite Friars [214]
Armathwaite Nunnery Benedictine nuns
fd. 6 January 1089 (dubiously purported)
Armethwaite Nunnery (church dedicated to Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary) [215]
Calder Abbey 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 [216]
[217]
[218]
54°26′39″N 3°27′55″W / 54.444053°N 3.465173°W / 54.444053; -3.465173 (Calder Abbey)
Carlisle Cathedral Priory + secular canons -1092
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1122;
dis. 1540
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1133-present
Carlilse Priory The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Carlisle

The Cathedral Church of The Holy and Undivided Trinity, Carlisle 1133

[219]
[220]
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 [221]
Carlisle Franciscan Friary Franciscan Friars [222]
Cartmel Priory + Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1189/94;
dis. 1536/7
church now in parochial use
[223] 54°12′04″N 2°57′08″W / 54.201157°N 2.952321°W / 54.201157; -2.952321 (Cartmel Priory)
Conishead Priory ^,
Ulverston
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 [224] 54°10′23″N 3°04′05″W / 54.1731427°N 3.0679321°W / 54.1731427; -3.0679321 (Conishead Priory)
Furness Abbey Savignac monks -1147/8
Cistercian monks -1124/7;
dis. 1537 (EH)
[225] [226] [227] [228] [229] [230] 54°08′08″N 3°11′53″W / 54.135513°N 3.198145°W / 54.135513; -3.198145 (Furness Abbey)
Holmcultram Abbey +,
Abbeytown
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
[231] 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 + 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 [232] 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 [233]
Ravenstonedale Priory Gilbertine Canons [234] [235] [236] 54°25′59″N 2°25′46″W / 54.43312°N 2.429481°W / 54.43312; -2.429481 (Ravenstonedale Priory)
St Bees Priory Benedictine monks
fd. c.1120;
dis. 1539, on the site of an earlier nunnery c.650/900?
church now in parochial use
St Bee's Priory The Priory Church of Saint Bees, Saint Bees [237] [238]
[239]
54°29′38″N 3°35′37″W / 54.493913°N 3.593634°W / 54.493913; -3.593634 (St Bees Priory)
Seaton Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. early 13thC
site now occupied by farmhouse named 'Seaton Hall'
Nunnery of Leakly, in Seaton;
Seton Priory;
Lekeley Priory
[240] 54°17′50″N 3°22′23″W / 54.297187°N 3.372929°W / 54.297187; -3.372929 (Seaton Priory)
Shap Abbey Premonstratensian Canons
fd. 1199;
dis. 1540 (EH)
[241] 54°31′49″N 2°42′00″W / 54.530233°N 2.699901°W / 54.530233; -2.699901 (Shap Abbey)
Wetheral Priory Benedictine monks (from St. Mary's Abbey, York)
fd. 1106;
dis. 1542
Wetherall Priory [242] 54°52′46″N 2°49′48″W / 54.879306°N 2.829993°W / 54.879306; -2.829993 (Wetheral Priory)

Derbyshire

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) Location
Barrow Camera Knights
Beauchief Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Welbeck 1183
Administratively now located in South Yorkshire
Beauchief Priory;
De Bello Capite Abbey
[243] 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 Friars Eremites' friary ante1266
later Augustinian Canons Regular
mansion built on site
now the Marriott Breadsall Priory Hotel
Brisoll Priory [244] 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
[245] [246] & [247]
Dale Abbey,
Deepdale
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
[248] 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
Darley Abbey
Little Derby Friary
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Darley [249] 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
[250]
Derby Benedictine Priory Benedictine nuns
Derby Cluniac Priory Cluniac monks' cell fd. 1140 The Priory Church of Saint James, Derby [251]
Derby Black Friary Dominican Friars [252]
Gresley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular Greisley Priory The Priory Church of Saint George, Gresley [253] [254]
King's Mead Priory Benedictine nuns fd. c.1160 [255]
Locko Preceptory St. Lazarus Hospitallers Lockhay Preceptory [256]
Repton Priory ^ double monastery
later Augustinian Canons Regular
now incorporated into Repton School buildings
[257]
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 [258]

Devon

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) Location
Axmouth Priory Benedictine monks, alien priory [259]
Barnstaple Priory Cluniac monks
dis. 1535
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Barnstaple
Bodmiscombe Preceptory Knights Templar
Brightley Priory Cistercian monks
Buckfast monastery Benedictine monks, Buckfast Abbey (see immediately below) built on site
Buckfast Abbey * Savignac monks from Savigny
fd. 1136
built on site of Benedictine monastery (see immediately above)
merged with Cistercian order 1148
Cistercian monks 1148;
dis. 1539
Benedictine 1882-present
The Abbey Church of Our Lady, Buckfast [260] 50°29′35″N 3°46′32″W / 50.49295°N 3.775609°W / 50.49295; -3.775609 (Buckfast Abbey)
Buckland Abbey Cistercian monks from Quarr 1278;
dis. 1539 (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. 1284;
dis. 1539
remains now incorporated into farm buildings
Leigh Abbey
Chudleigh Abbey * Brigittine nuns The Abbey Church of Saint Bridget of Syon, Chudleigh
Churchill monastery uncertain order and foundation
Cornworthy Priory Augustinian nuns
fd. 1205/1238
Court Prior
Cowick Priory Benedictine monks, cell of Bec
Dartmouth Friary Augustinian Friars
Denbury Grange
Dunkeswell Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 1301; dis. 1539
site now occupied by Holy Trinity Church 1842
Exeter Cathedral Priory + fd. ?ante c.690
'Benedictine' monks 932
secular canons 1050
diocesan cathedral 1050-present
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Peter
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter
[261] 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
Exeter Grey Friary Franciscan Friars
Exeter Priory Cluniac monks
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
Exeter - St Nicholas Priory ^ St Nicholas Priory, Exeter Benedictine monks
fd. 1087 from Battle;
dis. 1536
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)
Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas The Priory Church of Saint Nicolas, Exeter [262] [263] [264] [265] [266] 50°43′19″N 3°32′06″W / 50.721847°N 3.53505°W / 50.721847; -3.53505 (St Nicholas Priory, Exeter)
Frithelstock Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1220;
dis. 1536
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
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
Marsh Barton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Modbury Priory Benedictine monks
Newenham Priory Cistercian monks
Otterton Priory Benedictine monks
Pilton Priory Benedictine monks
Plymouth Black Friary Dominican Friars 1431
site now occupied by the Black Friars Distillery
Plymouth Grey Friary Carmelite Friars
Plymouth White Friary Carmelite Friars
Plympton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 904;
dis. 1539
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Plympton
Sidmouth Priory Benedictine monks
Tavistock Abbey Benedictine monks
fd. 961/974;
dis. 1539
mansion built on site, now 'The Bedford Hotel'
[267] [268] [269] [270] 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. 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;
dis. 1539
country house built on site, now in ownership of Torbay Corporation
Totnes Priory Benedictine monks
Totnes Priory Cluniac monks


Dorset

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name Ref(s) Location
Abbotsbury Abbey + Benedictine monks fd. c.1026;
dis. 1539
much in private ownership, partly in parochial use
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter [271] [272] 50°39′50″N 2°35′52″W / 50.6637832°N 2.5978374°W / 50.6637832; -2.5978374 (Abbotsbury Abbey)
Bindon Abbey Cistercian monks (from Little Bindon)
fd. 1172;
dis. 1539
now in private ownership
Blackmoor Priory Hermitage
Bridport Friary Carmelite Friars
Bridport Priory order uncertain 13thC
Cerne Abbey ^,
Cerne Abbas
Benedictine monks 987
remains now incorporated into private house
Christchurch Priory + secular canons -1150
Augustinian Canons Regular 1150-1539
on site of earlier church demolished 1094
priory church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Christ, Christchurch
Cranborne Priory Benedictine monks, dependent on Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire
Dorchester Friary Franciscan Friars
Forde Abbey^ Cistercian monks 1146/8?, 1136-1539
claustral remains now incorporated a mansion with public access
Frampton Priory Benedictine monks
Friar Mayne Preceptory Knights Hospitaller Freyer Mayne Preceptory
Gillingham Friary Dominican Friars [273]
Holme Priory Cluniac monks
fd. 1142
parish church -1746
mansion built on site of remains
East Holme Priory
Horton Priory Benedictine monks, dependent on Sherborne Abbey
Little Bindon Abbey Cistercian monks (from Forde)
fd. 1171-1172
trns to Bindon 1172
Loders Priory Benedictine monks (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
[274]
Lulworth Abbey Trappist monks (from Val Sainte, Switzerland) 1795, Abbey 1813-1817
returned to Melleray 1817
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
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
Shaftesbury Abbey Benedictine nuns
fd. c.888;
dis. 1539
remains now within a walled garden
Sherborne Abbey^ Benedictine monks
fd. 998;
dis. 1536
church now in parochial use
monastic buildings now incorporated into a public school
Shapwick Grange
Spettisbury Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Spettisbury Priory Benedictine nuns
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
possibly 'Camesterne'
Wareham Nunnery Benedictine nuns, said to have been destroyed by the Danes 876
Wareham Priory Benedictine monks, cell of Tire Abbey, Normandy, built on site of earlier nunnery (see immediately above)
West Lulworth Priory Cistercian monks
trns to Bindon
Wilcheswood monastery order and foundation uncertain Wilkswood
Wimborn Minster Benedictine nuns
converted into a college of secular canons
Winterborn Monkton Grange Winterborn Grange [275]

County Durham

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name or Dedication Ref(s) Location
Baxterwood Priory Augustinian Canons Regular (from Gisborough)
Durham Cathedral Priory + 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

[276] 54°46′23″N 1°34′36″W / 54.773093°N 1.576667°W / 54.773093; -1.576667 (Durham Cathedral Priory)
Durham Abbey * Poor Clares nuns
Egglestone Abbey Premonstratensian Canons (from Easby) c.1195, 1198-1540
converted into a house 1548
then labourers cottages (EH)
Finchale Priory Benedictine monks 1115 (EH)
Jarrow Priory Benedictine monks 681/2 St. Paul's Monastery The Priory Church of Saint Paul, Jarrow
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

The following is a list of monastic houses in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Beverley Minster+ built on site of secular canons' monastery, secular canons fd. c.700;
dis. 1547, collegiate
Blackfriars, Beverley Dominican Friars 1267
Greyfriars, Beverley Franciscan Friars 1230s
Bridlington Priory+ Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1114;
dis. 1537
church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Bridlington
Faxfleet Preceptory Knights Templar 1185-1308/12
site now occupied by a fortified manor house
Haltemprice Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1327;
dis. 1536
Hemingbrough Minster
Howden Minster secular canons
fd. 1267;
dis. 1550, collegiate
The Collegiate and Minster Church of Saint Peter, Howden
Meaux Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 1150;
dis. 1539
site now occupied at Crown Farm, in private ownership
North Ferriby Priory
Nunburnholme Priory Benedictine nuns 12th/13thC The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Nunburnholme
Nunkeeling Priory
Swine Priory+ Cistercian monks
now in parochial use
Warter Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1132;
dis. 1536
site now occupied by the village church
Watton Priory Gilbertine double monastery fd. 1150;
dis. 1539
on the site of an earlier priory (686)
site now in private ownership
Wilberfoss Priory Benedictine nuns fd. c.1154;
dis. 1539
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wilberfoss

East Sussex

The following is a list of monastic houses in East Sussex.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Battle Abbey Benedictine monks
fd. 1094;
dis. 1538 (EH)
The Abbey Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Mary and Saint Martin
Bayham Abbey Premonstratensian Canons (from Otham) 1208-1525 (EH)
Hastings Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 12thC-1413
physically moved inland to Warbleton due to encroachment of the sea
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Hastings
Langney Priory Cluniac monks
Lewes Priory Cluniac monks 1077
Michelham Priory Augustinian 1229-1536
remains incorporated into a mansion
now in ownership of Sussex Archaeological Society
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Michelham
New Hastings Priory,
Warbleton
Augustinian Canons Regular 1413-c.1536
moved from Hastings
now in private ownership without public access
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Hastings
Otham Abbey,
Polegate
Premonstratensian Canons 1175-1208
(trns to Bayham) 1208
Robertsbridge Abbey Cistercian monks trns from Salehurst
fd. c.1250;
dis. 1538
site now occupied by a private house without public access
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
Wilmington Priory+ Benedictine monks, alien house of Grestein Priory c.1243-1414
site now occupied by parish church
Greyfriars, Winchelsea Franciscan Friars
fd. ante1253;
dis. 1538
Black Friars, Winchelsea Dominican Friars 1358-1538 The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Winchelsea
Withyham Priory Alien house of Mortain Priory
fd. 1249;
dis. 1413

Essex

The following is a list of monastic houses in Essex'.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Beeleigh Abbey^ Premonstratensian Canons, trns from Parndon fd. 1180; dis. 1536
remains now incorporated into private house without public access
Bileigh Abbey
(originally Maldon Abbey)
Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, Beeleigh British History Online:[277]
SEAX Archaeology:[278]
Bedemans Berg Priory Benedictine monks 51°41′38″N 0°21′59″E / 51.6939479°N 0.3663254°E / 51.6939479; 0.3663254
Berden Priory# Augustinian Canons Regular
site now occupied by mansion also called Berden Priory
The Priory Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Berden British History Online:[279]
SEAX Archaeology:[280]
51°56′47″N 0°08′07″E / 51.946487°N 0.1351833°E / 51.946487; 0.1351833
Bicknacre Priory Augustinian Canons Regular Woodham Ferrers Priory British History Online:[281]
Blackmore Priory Augustinian Canons Regular fd. late12thC; dis. 1525 Jericho Priory The Priory Church of Saint Lawrence, Blackmore British History Online:[282]
SEAX Archaeology:[283]
51°41′25″N 0°19′04″E / 51.690355°N 0.317834°E / 51.690355; 0.317834
Burstead Grange 51°36′09″N 0°26′41″E / 51.6026124°N 0.4446888°E / 51.6026124; 0.4446888
Cannons Priory
Castle Hedingham Priory Benedictine nuns fd. ?ante1190 The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint James and the Holy Cross British History Online:[284]
SEAX Archaeology:[285]
Coggeshall Abbey 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' British History Online:[286]
SEAX Archaeology:[287]
St. Botolph's Priory, Colchester Augustinian Canons Regular fd. c.1093; dis. 1536 (EH) The Priory Church of Saint Botolph, Colchester British History Online:[288] 51°53′15″N 0°54′16″E / 51.887458°N 0.904334°E / 51.887458; 0.904334
St. John's Abbey, Colchester Benedictine monks fd. 11thC; dis. 1539 (EH) Colchester Abbey or Colchester Priory The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Colchester British History Online:[289]
JSTOR:[290]
51°53′06″N 0°54′05″E / 51.884991°N 0.901305°E / 51.884991; 0.901305
Colchester Grey Friary Franciscan Friars
Colchester Crutched Friary Crutched Friars
Cressing Preceptory Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Cressing Temple British History Online:[291]
Earl's Colne Priory Benedictine monks Earls Colne or Monks Colne British History Online:[292] 51°55′36″N 0°42′36″E / 51.926732°N 0.710029°E / 51.926732; 0.710029
Frating Abbey
Hatfield Broad Oak Priory Benedictine monks fd. c.1135; dis. 1534
alien priory, cell of Abbey of St. Melaine at Rennes in Brittany
Hatfield Regis Priory;
Hatfield Broadoak Priory
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Hatfield Broad Oak British History Online:[293] 51°49′37″N 0°14′35″E / 51.826876°N 0.242963°E / 51.826876; 0.242963
Hatfield Peverel Priory Benedictine monks British History Online:[294]
SEAX Archaeology:[295]
Latton Priory+ Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 12thC; abandoned 1534
remains now incorporated into farm buildings
British History Online:[296]
SEAX Archaeology:[297]
51°44′20″N 0°07′15″E / 51.738794°N 0.120935°E / 51.738794; 0.120935
Leez Priory# Augustinian Canons Regular
site now occupied by a mansion
Leighs Priory, Leigh Priory, or Little Leighs Priory British History Online:[298]
Little Dunmow Priory+ Augustinian Canons Regular
part of church now in use as parish church
British History Online:[299]
SEAX Archaeology:[300]
Little Horkesley Priory Cluniac monks Horkesley Priory The Priory Church of Saint Peter, Horkesley British History Online:[301]
Little Maplestead Preceptory Knights Hospitaller ?ante1186-1436 Maplestead Preceptory British History Online:[302]
Panfield Priory Augustinian Canons Regular, alien priory, cell of St Stephen's Abbey, Caen SEAX Archaeology:[303] 51°54′16″N 0°31′20″E / 51.904364°N 0.522325°E / 51.904364; 0.522325
Parndon Abbey Premonstratensian Canons Regular from Newhouse, 1172
trns to Beeleigh 1180
Great Parndon Abbey Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, Great Parndon
Prittlewell Priory^,
Southend-on-Sea
Cluniac monks
site now within public Priory Park
now in ownership of Southend Corporation
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Prittlewell British History Online:[304]
St. Osyth's Abbey^ 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
St Osyth's Priory;
Chich Abbey
The Abbey Church of Saint Osyth, Saint Osyths British History Online:[305]
SEAX Archaeology:[306]
51°47′59″N 1°04′31″E / 51.799655°N 1.075193°E / 51.799655; 1.075193
Standon Preceptory Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Stanton Priory Benedictine monks
Standon Priory St John of Jerusalem nuns or canonesses
Stansgate Priory Cluniac monks Stanesgate Priory British History Online:[307]
Takeley Priory Benedictine monks fd. 1066 or c.1391
alien priory
now in grounds of Warish Hall
The Priory Church of Saint Valery, Takeley British History Online:[308] 51°52′11″N 0°16′01″E / 51.869602°N 0.2669334°E / 51.869602; 0.2669334
Thoby Priory Augustinian Canons Regular British History Online:[309]
SEAX:[310]
51°39′48″N 0°21′02″E / 51.663381°N 0.3506°E / 51.663381; 0.3506
Thremhall Priory Augustinian Canons Regular mid12thC-1536
site now occupied by a modern house
British History Online:[311] 51°52′24″N 0°12′32″E / 51.8734705°N 0.2089977°E / 51.8734705; 0.2089977
Tilty Abbey+ Cistercian monks fd. 1153; dis. 1536
church now in parochial use
British History Online:[312] 51°54′51″N 0°19′29″E / 51.914183°N 0.3246331°E / 51.914183; 0.3246331
Tiptree Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 12thC
16thC house built on site
The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, Tiptree British History Online:[313]
Tolleshunt Major Grange
Walden Abbey^ Benedictine monks
site now occupied by Audley End House and St. Mark's College
Saffron Walden Abbey The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint James the Apostle, Walden British History Online:[314] 52°01′21″N 0°14′28″E / 52.0223954°N 0.2411842°E / 52.0223954; 0.2411842
Waltham Abbey+ ?1016-1035s secular canons c.1060
Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1117; dis. 1540
part of church now in use as parish church
British History Online:[315]
West Mersea Priory Benedictine monks 51°46′33″N 0°54′49″E / 51.7757004°N 0.9135818°E / 51.7757004; 0.9135818
Wix Priory Benedictine nuns
site now occupied by Abbey Farmhouse
blocked arches of priory church form north wall of the church of St. Mary The Virgin
Wickes Priory;
Sopwick Priory
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Wix British History Online:[316]
World Wykes Web:[317]
51°55′04″N 1°08′41″E / 51.917768°N 1.144635°E / 51.917768; 1.144635

Gloucestershire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Gloucestershire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name 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 1151-1536
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 Priory Double monastery c.681
secular canons 823
Benedictine monks 1022-1539
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1541-present
The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter, Gloucester Gloucester Cathedral:[318] 51°52′03″N 2°14′48″W / 51.867549°N 2.246590°W / 51.867549; -2.246590
St. Oswald's Priory, Gloucester 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
Hailes Abbey Cistercian monks from Beaulieu 1246-1539 (NT) Hayles Abbey 51°58′06″N 1°55′41″W / 51.968333°N 1.928056°W / 51.968333; -1.928056
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
Stanley St. Leonard Priory The Priory Church of Saint Leonard, Leonard Stanley
Llanthony Secunda Augustinian Canons Regular 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
Quenington Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Temple Guiting Preceptory Knights Templar
Tewkesbury Abbey+ Benedictine monks (a cell of Cranborne) 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
Winchcombe Abbey Benedictine monks 51°57′11″N 1°58′00″W / 51.95292°N 1.966612°W / 51.95292; -1.966612

Hampshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Alton Abbey* Anglican Benedictine monks 1895-present The Abbey of Our Lady and Saint John
Andover Priory Benedictine monks 12th century
alien priory of St. Florent, Saumur
British History Online:[319] 51°12′36″N 1°28′42″W / 51.21010298859738°N 1.4783209562302°W / 51.21010298859738; -1.4783209562301636
Andwell Priory Tironensian monks
alien priory of Tiron
British History Online:[320] 51°16′06″N 1°00′51″W / 51.268332692794154°N 1.0141754150391°W / 51.268332692794154; -1.0141754150390625
Austin Friary, Winchester Augustinian Friars British History Online:[321]
Baddesley Preceptory Knights Hospitaller c.1355-1540
trns from Godsfield
Godsfield British History Online:[322] North Baddesley, Southampton
Beaulieu Abbey^ Cistercian monks 1204-1538
trns from Faringdon, Berkshire
now part of Beaulieu Palace, in private ownership with public access
Bellus Locus Regis (Royal Beaulieu); abbatia quae vocitatur Bellus Locus The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Beauliey 50°49′19″N 1°27′00″W / 50.821919414263455°N 1.4498949050903°W / 50.821919414263455; -1.449894905090332
Breamore Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Elizabethan manor house (1536) on site
Bromere Priory The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Mary and Saint Michael British History Online:[323] 50°58′15″N 1°47′03″W / 50.970846126467755°N 1.7841947078705°W / 50.970846126467755; -1.7841947078704834
Carmelite Friary, Winchester Carmelite Friars British History Online:[324]
Christchurch Priory Secular canons c.1060-1150
Augustinian Canons Regular 1150-1539
Parish church 1540-present
Twyneham Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Twyneham British History Online:[325] 50°43′56″N 1°46′27″W / 50.732156771246906°N 1.774195432663°W / 50.732156771246906; -1.7741954326629639
Dominican Friary, Winchester Dominican Friars c.1231-1538 British History Online:[326]
Ellingham Priory Benedictine monks 1160-1414
alien priory of St. Sauveur Vicomte
British History Online:[327] 50°52′27″N 1°47′46″W / 50.874241469224145°N 1.7962217330933°W / 50.874241469224145; -1.7962217330932617
Farnborough Abbey* 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 Farnborough Abbey:[328]
The London Organ Concerts Guide:[329]
Benedictine Church Finder:[330]
51°17′49″N 0°44′58″W / 51.297043°N 0.749535°W / 51.297043; -0.749535
Franciscan Friary, Southampton Franciscan Friars c.1237 British History Online:[331] close to God's House, Southampton
Franciscan Friary, Winchester Franciscan Friars British History Online:[332]
Godsfield Preceptory Knights Hospitaller c.1171-1355
trns to North Baddesley
British History Online:[333] 51°07′46″N 1°08′16″W / 51.12954392331696°N 1.1377635598183°W / 51.12954392331696; -1.1377635598182678
Hamble Priory Tironensian monks pre.1140-1391
alien priory of Tiron
Hamble-en-le-rys, Hamblerice, Hamble-le-Rice Priory of St. Andrew, Hamble British History Online:[334] 50°51′32″N 1°19′03″W / 50.8587961761115°N 1.317635178566°W / 50.8587961761115; -1.317635178565979
Hayling Priory Benedictine monks post1067-1413
alien priory of Jumièges
The site is now beneath the sea
British History Online:[335] off shore of Hayling Island
Hyde Abbey, Winchester Benedictine monks 1109
trns from New Minster
New Minster British History Online [336] 51°04′07″N 1°18′52″W / 51.068615519166464°N 1.3143575191498°W / 51.068615519166464; -1.3143575191497803
Mottisfont Abbey^ Augustinian Canons Regular
remains now incorporated into a mansion
Mottisfont Priory The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Mottisford British History Online:[337] 51°02′28″N 1°32′06″W / 51.041029620806896°N 1.5348887443542°W / 51.041029620806896; -1.534888744354248
Netley Abbey Cistercian monks 1239-1536
(EH)
Locus Sancti Edwardi
(Lieu-Saint-Edward)
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Edward the Confessor British History Online:[338]
English Heritage:[339]
Netley Abbey:[340]
50°52′44″N 1°21′27″W / 50.87898034015529°N 1.3573908805847°W / 50.87898034015529; -1.3573908805847168
New Minster, Winchester Benedictine monks 901-1109
trns to Hyde Abbey
British History Online [341]
Pamber Priory+ Benedictine monks 1100-1135
alien priory of St. Vigor, Cerisy
now in ownership of Queen's College, Oxford
Monk Sherborne Priory; Sherborne Priory British History Online:[342] 51°19′18″N 1°08′02″W / 51.321735144109205°N 1.133936047554°W / 51.321735144109205; -1.1339360475540161
Portchester Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 1133-c.1145
trns. to Southwick
Priory church extant
British History Online:[343] 50°50′12″N 1°06′48″W / 50.83663838303339°N 1.1133527755737°W / 50.83663838303339; -1.1133527755737305
Redbridge Monastery ancient monastery under Abbat Cimberth, about the year 680, called by Bede Reodford Reodford Monastery Destroyed Monastery of Redbridge, in Hampshire in Dugdale's Monasticon Volume 6 Part 3 Dugdale, William, Sir Vol. 6: 1619 [344] Redbridge
Romsey Abbey+ Benedictine nuns 967-1539
now in parochial use
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Elfleda British History Online:[345]
Romsey Abbey:[346]
50°59′23″N 1°30′05″W / 50.989621°N 1.501299°W / 50.989621; -1.501299
St. Denys' Priory, Southampton Augustinian Canons Regular 1124-1536 St Denis Priory British History Online:[347] 50°55′26″N 1°22′52″W / 50.92398234551264°N 1.381208896637°W / 50.92398234551264; -1.381208896636963
St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester Benedictine nuns Nunnaminster British History Online [348]
St. Swithun's Priory, Winchester + secular canons c.942-1064
Benedictine monks 964-1539
Winchester Cathedral in use as episcopal diocesan cathedral c.662/3-present
Winchester Cathedral Priory
Old Minster
Winchester Cathedral:[349]
British History Online [350]
[351]
Selborne Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
1233-1485
Priory of St Mary British History Online:[352] 51°06′14″N 0°55′21″W / 51.1039261486031°N 0.92261016368866°W / 51.1039261486031; -0.9226101636886597
Southwick Priory Augustinian Canons Regular c.1145-1538
trns. from Portchester
Our Lady of Southwick British History Online:[353] 50°52′26″N 1°06′42″W / 50.87392665572907°N 1.1117702722549°W / 50.87392665572907; -1.1117702722549438
Titchfield Abbey Premonstratensian Canons
converted into a mansion (EH)
British History Onlne:[354] 50°51′25″N 1°13′53″W / 50.856826°N 1.231419°W / 50.856826; -1.231419
Wherwell Abbey# Benedictine nuns
country house built on site, church in parochial use
The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross, Wherwell British History Online:[355] 51°09′55″N 1°26′30″W / 51.165355°N 1.441532°W / 51.165355; -1.441532
Wintney Priory Cistercian nuns 12th century-1536
18th century farmhouse on site
Priory of the Blessed Virgin and St. Mary Magdalene British History Online [356] 51°17′27″N 0°53′15″W / 51.29085516944022°N 0.88753223419189°W / 51.29085516944022; -0.8875322341918945

Herefordshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Dore Abbey,
Abbey Dore
Cistercian monks from Morimond fd. 1147; dis. 1536
part now in parochial use
Abbey Dore
Belmont Abbey* Benedictine monks 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 Belmont Abbey:[357] 52°02′20″N 2°45′22″W / 52.03899°N 2.756018°W / 52.03899; -2.756018
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

The following is a list of monastic houses in Hertfordshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Ashridge Priory Bonshommes monks
Hertford Priory# Benedictine monks
site now occupied by parish church
Redbourn Priory
St Albans Cathedral Priory+ c.793
Benedictine monks 976-1539
parochial thereafter
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1877-present
The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban, St Albans St Albans Cathedral:[358] 51°45′02″N 0°20′34″W / 51.750620°N 0.342915°W / 51.750620; -0.342915
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

The following is a list of monastic houses on the Isle of Wight.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Appuldurcombe House,
Wroxall
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
Barton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular Barton Oratory The Holy Trinity British History Online:[359]
Carisbrooke - St Mary's Priory# Alien priory
Cistercian monks, cell of Lire Abbey
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Carisbrooke British History Online:[360] 50°41′31″N 1°18′50″W / 50.691904°N 1.313939°W / 50.691904; -1.313939
Carisbrooke Priory* The Open Door Carisbrooke Priory:[361] 50°41′09″N 1°18′27″W / 50.685787°N 1.307526°W / 50.685787; -1.307526
Quarr Abbey (Cistercian) 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
Quarr Abbey*,
Binsted
Benedictine monks 24 May 1907 from Appuldurcombe House
current house constructed from the ruined masonry of the former abbey
Quarr Abbey:[362] 50°43′53″N 1°12′17″W / 50.73144°N 1.204773°W / 50.73144; -1.204773
Ryde - St Cecilia's Abbey*
Appley House, Ryde
Solesmes nuns - return 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
St. Cecilia's Abbey:[363] 50°43′42″N 1°08′47″W / 50.728428°N 1.14636°W / 50.728428; -1.14636
St Cross Priory Alien priory
Tironensian monks fd. c.1120
British History Online:[364]
St Helen's Priory Alien priory
Cluniac monks fd. c1090; dis. 1414
British History Online:[365] 50°42′05″N 1°05′57″W / 50.701405°N 1.099298°W / 50.701405; -1.099298
Ventnor Priory,
Steephill View
Benedictine nuns, fd. 1882 daughter house of Liege Abbey, Belgium, 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

The following is a list of monastic houses in Kent.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Aylesford Priory#* Carmelite community built on site of Carmelite priory 'The Friars'
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+ 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

Canterbury Cathedral:[366] [367]
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
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^ Cluniac monks 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 1224
site now occupied by a house named 'Moatenden Manor'
New Romney Priory Cistercian monks and nuns
Patrixbourne Priory
Rochester Cathedral Priory+ secular canons 604-1080
Benedictine monks 1080; dis. 1540
parochial/conventual use as an episcopal diocesan cathedral 604
The Cathedral and Priory Church of Saint Andrew, Rochester [368] [369]
Reculver Abbey Benedictine monks 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

The following is a list of monastic houses in Lancashire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Burscough Priory
Burscough
1186 - 1536: Augustinian Canons Regular
Cockerham Priory
Cockerham
c.1207: Augustinian Cell
Cockersand Abbey Ante-1184: Hospital of St. Mary
Post-1184: Premonstratensian priory
1192: Abbey
1539 : Private ownership
53°58′36″N 2°52′28″W / 53.976723°N 2.874581°W / 53.976723; -2.874581
Hornby Priory
Lancaster Priory Benedictine monks 54°03′03″N 2°48′22″W / 54.050739°N 2.805990°W / 54.050739; -2.805990
Lytham St. Anne's Priory Benedictine monks
Penwortham Priory Benedictine monks
Sawley Abbey 1147 - 1536: Cistercian monks
Present: English Heritage
Salley Abbey
Upholland Priory 1318 - Dissolution: Benedictine Priory
remains incorporated into parochial church
Whalley Abbey c.1172 - 1537: Cistercian monks from Stanlow
Present: In the ownership of the Diocese of Blackburn
53°54′48″N 2°20′31″W / 53.913341°N 2.341857°W / 53.913341; -2.341857
Wyresdale Abbey c. 1196: Cistercian monks from Furness and Savigny

Leicestershire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Leicestershire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Bradley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular British History Online:[370]
Holy Hill monastery, Breedon Saxon monastery 7thC
ceased to exist 874 during Danish raids
Augustinian Priory built on site (see immediately below)
British History Online:[371]
Breedon Priory refounded for Augustinian Canons Regular under Nostel post1109/ante1122 on site of earlier Saxon monastery (see immediately above)
diss November 1539
British History Online:[372]
Charley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular ante1190 British History Online:[373]
Croxton Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Newhouse 1163 Croxton Kerrial Abbey
Dalby and Heather Preceptory
Grace Dieu Priory^ Augustinian nuns 1239/40-1539
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) 1133-1536
house built on site, demolished 1964
Hinckley Priory Benedictine monks
site later occupied by a mansion then smaller private houses
Hinckley Priory Dominican
Kirby Bellars Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
near site of current parish church
Launde Priory# Augustinian Canons Regular 1119
site now occupied by manor house named 'Launde Abbey'
now a retreat/conference centre
Langley Priory Benedictine nuns mid12thC The Priory Church of God and the Blessed Virgin
Mount St. Bernard Abbey* Cistercian monks 1835-present
Owston Abbey+ Augustinian Canons Regular 1161
site now in private ownership as Manor Farm
church restored and now in parochial use
Rothley Temple Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
Rothley Preceptory British History Online:[374]
Ulverscroft Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 1130-1539
now in private ownership without public access
British History Online:[375]

Lincolnshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
St. Æthelreda's nunnery Royal Anglo-Saxon foundation at Stow Green. 7th to 9th century. [16] [17] 52°53′56″N 0°22′01″W / 52.899°N 0.367°W / 52.899; -0.367 (St. Æthelreda's nunnery)
Alvingham Priory Gilbertine Canons [18] 53°24′06″N 0°03′22″E / 53.40175°N 0.05614°E / 53.40175; 0.05614 (Alvingham Priory)
Aslackby Preceptory Knights Templar [19] 52°51′33″N 0°23′17″W / 52.85929°N 0.38796°W / 52.85929; -0.38796 (Aslackby Preceptory)
Axholme Priory Carthusian monks [20] 53°30′28″N 0°47′08″W / 53.50765°N 0.78569°W / 53.50765; -0.78569 (Axholme Priory)
Bardney monastery ante697-870
destroyed in raids
Benedictine priory built on site (see immediately below)
Bardney Abbey Benedictine monks' priory 1087
abbey 1115/6-1538
on site of Saxon monastery (immediately above)
now in ownership of Bardney Parochial Council, with public access
The Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
(prev The Priory of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Oswald)
[21] 53°13′13″N 0°20′01″W / 53.2204°N 0.3336°W / 53.2204; -0.3336 (Bardney Abbey)
Barlings Abbey^ Premonstratensian Canons from Newhouse 1154
remains now incorporated into a college. Initially founded at Barlings Grange, but moved to purpose built location in Low Barlings.
[22] 53°15′37″N 0°23′24″W / 53.26023°N 0.38989°W / 53.26023; -0.38989 (Barlings Grange)

53°14′54″N 0°22′10″W / 53.24827°N 0.36941°W / 53.24827; -0.36941 (Barlings Abbey)

Barrow monastery[citation needed] destroyed in raids
Belvoir Priory[dubious ]
Bonby Priory Benedictine monks; alien cell of St Fromond Priory from 1199 to 1403;
Rented to Beauvale Abbey, (Nottinghamshire)
Became Parish church before the dissolution.
[23] 53°37′36″N 0°29′01″W / 53.626555°N 0.483734°W / 53.626555; -0.483734 (Bonby Priory)
Boston Priory Benedictine; founded 1089, dissolved c. 1300
Church of St Botolph erected on site 1309
[24] 52°58′45″N 0°01′27″W / 52.979163°N 0.024267°W / 52.979163; -0.024267 (Boston Priory)
Boston Friary Dominican Friars; founded 1222, dissolved 1539 Blackfriars [25] 52°58′35″N 0°01′22″W / 52.976443°N 0.022902°W / 52.976443; -0.022902 (Boston Blackfriars)
Boston Friary Augustinian Canons Regular; founded 1317/8; dissolved 1539 Austin Priors [26] 52°58′17″N 0°01′07″W / 52.971384°N 0.018739°W / 52.971384; -0.018739 (Boston Augustinian Friary)
Boston Friary Carmelite Friars; founded 1293, moved 1308, dissolved 1539 Whitefriars [27][28] 52°58′32″N 0°01′23″W / 52.975545°N 0.022943°W / 52.975545; -0.022943 (Boston Whitefriars (early))52°58′32″N 0°01′33″W / 52.975595°N 0.025919°W / 52.975595; -0.025919 (Boston Whitefriars (final))
Boston Friary Franciscan Friars; already extant 1268, dissolved 1539. Greyfriars [29] 52°58′29″N 0°01′17″W / 52.974622°N 0.021495°W / 52.974622; -0.021495 (Boston Greyfriars)
Bottesford Preceptory Knights Templar [30] 53°33′04″N 0°38′46″W / 53.55106°N 0.64606°W / 53.55106; -0.64606 (Bottesford Preceptory)
Bourne Abbey+ Arrouaisian Canons
Augustinian Canons Regular 1138
the church, as since modified, in parochial use.
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bourne [31][32] 52°45′59″N 0°22′32″W / 52.7663°N 0.3756°W / 52.7663; -0.3756 (Bourne, Lincolnshire Abbey)
Brackenholme Priory[dubious ] Augustinian Canons Regular
Bridge End Priory Gilbertine Canons Holland Bridge Priory The Priory Church of Saint Saviour at Bridgend in Horbling [33] 52°54′37″N 0°18′01″W / 52.91014°N 0.30023°W / 52.91014; -0.30023 (Horbling Bridge End Priory)
Burwell Priory Benedictine monks; An alien priory of La Grande-SauveAn alien priory.founded 1100-7. [34] 53°17′47″N 0°02′02″E / 53.296448°N 0.033865°E / 53.296448; 0.033865 (Burwell Priory)
Bullington Priory Gilbertine Canons; founded 1148-1154, dissolved 1538. [35] 53°16′32″N 0°21′04″W / 53.275422°N 0.351087°W / 53.275422; -0.351087 (Bullington Priory)
Cammeringham Priory Premonstratensian Canons
Catley Priory Gilbertine Canons
Covenham Priory Benedictine monks Coverham St Mary's Priory The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Coverham
Croyland Abbey+, Crowland 716/757
Benedictine monks 971-1539
built on site of Saxon monastery destroyed in raids
part of church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Guthlac, Crowland National Monument record for Crowland Abbey 52°40′23″N 0°09′55″W / 52.673°N 0.16517°W / 52.673; -0.16517 (Crowland Abbey)
Deeping St. James Priory+ Benedictine monks, now in parochial use Deeping Priory [36]
[37]
52°40′19″N 0°17′20″W / 52.67198°N 0.28882°W / 52.67198; -0.28882 (Deeping St. James Church)
Eagle Preceptory Egle Preceptory
Elsham Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Fosse Priory
Freiston Priory+ Benedictine monks 1114
part of church now in parochial use
Gainsborough Preceptory Knights Templar
Gokewell Priory Cistercian nuns c.1148/1185-1536, site now occupied by the derelict buildings of Gokewell Priory Farm
Great Limber Priory, Limber Magna alien priory, later Carthusian/Cistercian?
Great Limber Preceptory, Limber Magna Knights Templar
Greenfield Priory Cistercian nuns
Grimsby Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
Grimsby nunnery Augustinian Canons Regular
Grimsby Friary Franciscan Friars Grey Friars
Grimsby Friary Augustinian Canons Regular White Friars
Hagnaby Abbey Premonstratensian Canons
Haugham Priory Benedictine monks
Haverholme Priory Cistercian monks (from Fountains 1137)
trns to Louth Park Abbey 1139
Gilbertine nuns
[38] 53°01′47″N 0°20′50″W / 53.0296°N 0.3473°W / 53.0296; -0.3473 (Haverholme Priory)
Horkstow Preceptory Knights Templar
Hough Priory# Augustinian Canons Regular
site located to the south of All Saints Church
Humberston Abbey Benedictine monks
site now occupied by St. Peter's Church
Humberstone Priory
Hyrst Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Ikanho monastery[dubious ] destroyed in raids but apparently rebuilt. Probably The Anchorage on the Alde Estuary at Iken, Suffolk.
Immingham Friary Augustinian Canons Regular
Immingham Friary Carmelite Friars
Immingham Friary Dominican Friars
Immingham Friary Franciscan Friars
Kirkstead Abbey Cistercian monks (from Fountains) 1139/87-1537
part in parochial use
Knaith Priory Nuns early 12thC Heynings Priory
Kyme Priory Augustinian Canons Regular c.1150
incorporated into St Mary and All Saints parish church
South Kyme Priory
Legbourne Priory Cistercian nuns
Greyfriars, Lincoln Franciscan Friars
St. Mary Magdalen Priory, Lincoln Benedictine monks
remains now within a public park
St. Catherine's Priory, Lincoln Gilbertine Canons
Long Bennington Priory# Cistercian monks
a house called 'Priory House' near the church is purported to be located near the site of the priory
Louth Park Abbey Cistercian monks (trns from Haverholme 1139-1536 The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Louth Park
Maltby Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Markby Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Melwood Priory Carthusian monks
Minting Priory Benedictine monks
Newbo Abbey,
Sedgefield
Premonstratensian Canons from Newhouse 1198
Newsham Abbey Premonstratensian Canons 1143 Newhouse Abbey
Newstead Priory Gilbertine Canons Newstead by Stamford Priory
Newstead-on-Ancholme Priory Gilbertine Canons
Nocton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular Nocton Park Priory
North Hykeham Priory
North Ormsby Priory Gilbertine Canons Nun Ormsby Priory
North Scarle Preceptory
Nuncotham Priory Cistercian nuns Nuncoton Priory
Orford Priory Premonstratensian Canonesses Irford Priory
Ormsby Priory Gilbertine Canons
Partney monastery destroyed in raids
Redbourne Priory Gilbertine Canons 1164
Revesby Abbey Savignac monks from Rievaulx 1143
Cistercian monks 1147-1538
now in private ownership without public access
Rewley Abbey Cistercian from Thame 1281-1536
Sempringham Priory Gilbertine Canons 1131
in parochial use
Sempringham Priory# Gilbertine double priory for canons and nuns
mansion later built on site no longer exists
Spalding Priory Benedictine monks; Cell of Crowland Abbey [39] [40] 52°47′05″N 0°08′53″W / 52.7847°N 0.14797°W / 52.7847; -0.14797 (Spalding Priory)
Stainfield Priory Benedictine nunnery of 1154
Stainfield Hall built on the site after dissolution
[41] 53°14′39″N 0°20′12″W / 53.24426°N 0.33663°W / 53.24426; -0.33663 (Stainfield Priory)
Greyfriars, Stamford Franciscan Friars
St. Leonards Priory, Stamford Benedictine monks
Sandtoft Priory Benedictine monks
Sixhills Priory Gilbertine Canons Sixle Priory
Skendleby Priory Benedictine monks
Stixwould Priory Cistercian nuns
Stow Abbey Benedictine monks, trns from Eynsham 1091, tr to Eynsham c.1094/5 (1109?) The Abbey Church of Saint Mary
Swineshead Abbey Cistercian monks
Temple Bruer Preceptory Knights Templar later Knights Hospitaller
Thornholme Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Thornton Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular priory 1139
abbey 1148-1539
secular priests' college
boys school: demolished
stately home: collapsed. (EH)
Thwaite Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Torksey Priory
Torksey Nunnery Cistercian monks
Tunstall Priory Gilbertine Canons
Tupholme Abbey Premonstratensian Canons [42] 53°11′56″N 0°17′17″W / 53.199°N 0.288°W / 53.199; -0.288 (Tupholme Abbey)
Vaudey Abbey Cistercian monks
Wellow Abbey Cistercian monks
Wilsford Priory Benedictine monks, alien priory
later Augustinian Canons Regular
West Ravendale Priory Premonstratensian Canons, alien priory subject to Beauport Abbey, Brittany) 1202-1389
granted to Southwell Church
Willoughton Priory Benedictine monks Willowton Priory
Willoughton Preceptory Knights Templar Willowton Preceptory
Crabhouse in Winghale Priory[dubious ] Benedictine monks Wenghale Priory


Greater London

The following is a list of monastic houses in Greater London.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Aldgate Nunnery Franciscan nuns The Nunnery of the Virgin and Saint Francis, without Aldgate
Barking Abbey Benedictine nuns
Bentley Friary Augustinian friars
site now occupied by private mansion, formerly in use as a girls school, then a hotel
now in ownership of R.A.F. Bentley Priory
Bermondsey Abbey Benedictine monks
later Cluniac monks
Saint Helen's, Bishopsgate+ Benedictine nuns
church now in parochial use
Bromley-by-Bow Priory Benedictine nuns Stratford-at-Bow Priory
Ealing Abbey* Benedictine (from Downside) 1897
priory 1916
abbey 1955
The Abbey Church of Saint Benedict, Ealing
Feltham Priory Benedictine nuns 1868
(trns to Twickenham)
Feltham Nunnery
Haliwell Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Holywell nunnery, Shoreditch Benedictine monks
Hornchurch Priory+ (a cell of the Hospice of St. Bernard, Monte Jovis in Savoy) 1159-1390
site now occupied by St. Andrews C.E. parish church
Monasterium Cornutum
Havering Priory
The Priory Church of Saint Nicholas and Saint Bernard, Hornchurch
Hounslow Priory
Kilburn Priory Augustinian Canonesses
Lesnes Abbey Arrouasian Benedictine monks Westwood Abbey
Lewisham Priory
London Charterhouse^, Charterhouse Square Carthusian, part now a private boys' school and part an almshouse
Merton Priory Augustinian, site now occupied by shopping centre and road Merton Abbey St. Mary's Priory The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Merton
Richmond Priory Carthusian c.1414 Sheen Priory
Ruislip Priory
Smithfield Priory+ Augustinian Canons 1123-1539, now in parochial use The Priory Church of Saint Bartholomew, Smithfield
Southwark Cathedral Priory+ Augustinian Canons Regular 1106-1539, Minster church pre1066, in use as episcopal diocesan cathedral 1905-present The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Southwark Southwark Cathedral:[376] 51°30′22″N 0°05′23″W / 51.506118°N 0.089660°W / 51.506118; -0.089660
Stratford Langthorne Abbey Savignac monks 1135
Cistercian monks 1147-1538
Syon Abbey Bridgetine nuns Charterhouse at Sheen
Tooting Priory Benedictine monks
Twickenham Priory Benedictine monks (trns from Feltham)
(trns to West Malling)
Westminster Abbey+ Benedictine monks c.960-1540, 1556-1559, episcopal cathedral 1540-1550
now in use as a royal peculiar
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter in Westminster

London non-Christian Monasteries

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Foundation Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name
The London Buddhist Vihara*,
The Avenue, Chiswick
Buddhist trns from Heathfield Gardens 1994
The London Buddhist Vihara,
Heathfield Gardens, Chiswick
Buddhist trns from Heathfield Gardens, Chiswick 1964
trns to The Avenue, Chiswick 1994
The London Buddhist Vihara,
Gloucester Road, London
Buddhist post1926-c.1940, 1955-1964
trns to Heathfield Gardens, Chiswick 1964, requisitioned during World War II
The London Buddhist Vihara,
Foster House, Ealing
Buddhist 1926
trns to Gloucester Road post1926

Merseyside

The following is a list of monastic houses in Merseyside.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Birkenhead Priory Benedictine monks
Stanlow Abbey Cistercian monks

Norfolk

The following is a list of monastic houses in Norfolk.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Aldeby Priory+ Benedictine monks The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Aldeby
Beeston Regis Priory Augustinian Canons Regular Beeston Priory The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Beeston Regis
Binham Priory+ Benedictine monks c.1091-1539, part of church in parochial use (EH) The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Binham

The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Binham?

Blackborough Priory^ Benedictine nuns, remains incorporated into a private house
Bromehill Priory Augustinian Canons Regular early13thC The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Thomas the Martyr, Bromehill
Bromholm Priory Cluniac monks The Priory Church of Saint Andrew, Bromholm
Burnham Norton Friary Carmelite Friars
Carbrooke Preceptory Knights Templar later Knights Hospitaller
Carrow Abbey Benedictine nuns
Castle Acre Priory Cluniac monks (EH) The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Castle Acre
Coxford Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Crabhouse Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Creake Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular priory, later abbey (EH) North Creake Abbey
Docking Priory
Flitcham Priory
Great Massingham Priory
St. Nicholas' Priory, Great Yarmouth Benedictine monks 1101-1536 The Priory Church of Saint Nicholas, Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Black Friary Dominican Friars
Great Yarmouth Grey Friary Franciscan Friars
Great Yarmouth Carmelite Friary Carmelite Friars
Hempton Priory hospital 12thC Fakenham Priory The Priory Church of Saint Stephen, Hempton
Hickling Priory# Augustinian Canons Regular 1185
Horsham St. Faith Priory Benedictine monks The Priory Church of Saint Faith, Horsham
Horstead Priory
Ingham Priory -16thC
site now occupied by The Swan Inn public house
Austin Friars, King's Lynn Augustinian Friars
Benedictine Priory, King's Lynn Benedictine monks 1095-1538 The Priory & Parish Church of Saint Margaret with Saint Mary Magdalen and All the Virgin Saints, Benedictine Priory, King's Lynn;

The Priory & Parish Church of Saint Margaret with St Nicholas, Benedictine Priory, King's Lynn 1101

Carmelite Friary, King's Lynn Carmelite Friars White Friars, King's Lynn
Greyfriars, King's Lynn Franciscan Friars
Langley Abbey Premonstratensian Canons Regular 1198-16thC
Lessingham Priory Benedictine monks (a cell of Bec) -1415, -1462
St. Benet's Abbey, Ludham Benedictine monks St. Benet of Holm Abbey
Marham Abbey Cistercian nuns
Modeney Priory
Molycourt Priory
Mountjoy Priory
Normansburgh Priory
Blackfriars, Norwich Dominican Friars
now St. Andrew's Hall
Norwich Cathedral Priory+ Benedictine monks 1096-1539
in use as episcopal cathedral 1096-present
The Cathedral and Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Norwich
St. Leonard's Priory, Norwich The Priory Church of Saint Leonard, Norwich
Old Buckenham Priory
Pentney Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Peterstone Priory
Shouldham Priory
Sporle Priory
Blackfriars, Thetford Dominican Friars
Holy Sepulchre Priory, Thetford Augustinian Canons Regular The Canon's Priory
Thetford Priory Cluniac monks (EH)
St. George's Priory, Thetford Benedictine nuns
Toft Monks Priory
Walsingham Friary Franciscan Friars
Walsingham Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
now in private ownership with public access
Welle Priory, in Gayton Well Hall Priory
Wending Abbey
Wereham, Priory of St. Winwaloe
West Acre Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
West Dereham Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Welbeck 1183
Weybourne Priory
Weybridge Priory
Witchingham Priory
Wymondham Abbey+ Benedictine monks 1017-1538
church now in parochial use
Wymondham Priory The Abbey Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Wymondham
Wormegay Priory Augustinian Canons Regular

Northamptonshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Northamptonshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Brixworth Abbey A Saxon monastery
now parochial: All Saints' Church, Brixworth
Canons Ashby Priory+ Augustinian Canons Regular
part of church now in parochial use
Catesby Priory
Chalcombe Priory
Daventry Priory
Delapré Abbey Cluniac nuns
Everdon Priory
Fineshade Priory Castle Hymel Priory
Luffield Abbey#,
Syresham
Benedictine monks
Luffield Priory,
Syresham
Benedictine monks
Northampton Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular early 12thC-1538 The Abbey Church of Saint James
Pipewell Abbey Cistercian monks 1143-1538, (not the modern 'Abbey church' to the north)
Sewardsley Priory
Sulby Abbey Premonstratensian Canons trns from Welford
Weedon Beck Priory
Weedon Pinkney Priory Weedon Lois Priory
Wothorpe Priory

Northumberland

The following is a list of monastic houses in Northumberland.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Alnwick Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Newhouse 1147-1535, 1536-1539 The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Alnwick
Blanchland Abbey+ Premonstratensian Canons 1165
part of church now in parochial use, other monastic buildings in current use
Brinkburn Priory Augustinian Canons Regular c.1135 (EH) The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Brinkburn
Chibburn Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Hexham Abbey+ Augustinian Canons Regular 1113-1537
originally priory
cathedral 678-c.821
abbey
church in parochial use
The Abbey Church of Saint Andrew, Hexham
Hulne Priory Carmelite 1242-1538
Lindisfarne Priory,
Holy Island
Benedictine monks (from Durham) 1073 (EH)
Newminster Abbey Cistercian monks (from Fountains Abbey) 1138-1537
now within Abbey Farmhouse, public access with permission

Northumberland non-Christian monasteries

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Foundation Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name
Harnham Buddhist Monastery*, Belsay Buddhist Theravada school Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery

North Yorkshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in North Yorkshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Allerton Mauleverer Priory Benedictine monks
Arden Priory
Basedale Priory
Begar Priory,
nr. Richmond
alien Priory
Bolton Priory+ Augustinian Canons Regular
trns from Embsay 1151;
fd. 1154;
dis. 1540
part of church now in parochial use
'Bolton Abbey' The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bolton British History Online:[377]
The Heritage Trail:[378]
Bolton Abbey:[379]
SkiptonWeb:[380]
Byland Abbey Cistercian monks
trns from Stocking 1177-dis. 1539 (EH)
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Byland
'old Byland Abbey' Cistercian monks
trns from Hood 1143-1147
trns to Stocking Abbey 1147
Coverham Abbey^ Premonstratensian Canons
trns from Swainby
part of abbey guest-house incorporated into a house
Darlington Abbey The Abbey Church of Saint Clare, Darlington
Drax Priory
Easby Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Newhouse
fd. 1152 (NT)
The Abbey Church of Saint Agatha, Easby
Ellerton Priory Cistercian nuns fd. 1170
now in private ownership without public access
Ellerton in Swaledale Priory
Ellerton on Spalding Moor Priory
Embsay Priory Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1120; rmv to Bolton 1151 British History Online:[381]
Fors Abbey Savignac monks fd. 1145-1156 by Acharius Fitz Bardolph
trns to Jervaulx 1156 by Conan, Duc de Bretagne, Earl of Richmond
de Caritate
Foulbridge Preceptory Knights
Fountains Abbey Cistercian monks fd. 1132; dis. 1539 (NT)
Grosmont Priory Grandmontine monks
Gisborough Priory Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1119 (EH)
Handale Priory Grendale Priory
Healaugh Park Priory Healaugh Priory
Hood Abbey Cistercian monks trns from Hood -1143
trns to Byland
Jervaulx Abbey Cistercian monks (from Fors) fd. 1156; dis. 1537
now in private ownership with public access
Keldholme Priory
Kirkham Priory Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1120s, (EH)
Lastingham Abbey Benedictine monks fd. 1078
trns to York ante1086
Malton Priory+ Gilbertine Canons fd. (c.)1150; dis. 1539
part of church now in parochial use
Old Malton Priory The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Old Malton
Marrick Priory Benedictine nuns fd. 1150s
now in private ownership without public access
Marton Priory
Middlesbrough Priory
Mount Grace Priory Carthusian monks 1398 (NT) Mount Grace Charterhouse
Mount St. John Preceptory
Moxby Priory Moxby in Marton Priory
Newburgh Priory Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1150
Nun Appleton Priory
Nun Monkton Benedictine nuns fd. c.1145; dis. 1536
part of church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Nun Monkton
Penhill Preceptory Knights Templar fd. c.1155
site now within Temple Farm
Temple Dowskar; Temple Dove Skar The Chapel of Our Lady and Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Ribston Preceptory Knights Templar
chapel now part of Ribston Hall, now in private ownership
Greyfriars, Richmond Franciscan Friars
remains now within a public park
St. Martin's Priory, Richmond Benedictine monks
now in private ownership
The Priory Church of Saint Martin, Richmond
Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monks fd. 1132; dis. 1538 (EH)
Ripon Cathedral Priory+ -660
monks 661
secular canons 10thC?
diocesan cathedral 1876-present
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Wilfrid, Ripon
Rosedale Priory^ Cistercian nuns
remains incorporated into houses
Selby Abbey+ Benedictine monks fd. c.1070-1039
in parochial use 1618-present
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Germain, Selby
Snainton Preceptory Knights Templar
Stocking Abbey Cistercian monks trns from Hood Abbey 1147-1177
trns to Byland 1177
Swainby Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Newhouse fd. 1190
trns to Coverham
Temple Cowton Preceptory
Thicket Priory
Westerdale Preceptory
Wetherby Preceptories
Whitby Abbey Benedictine monks fd. 1078
built on the site of St. Hilda's monastery (EH)
Whitley Preceptory
Wykeham Abbey Cistercian nuns
Yedingham Priory Benedictine nuns
Augustinian Friary, York Augustinian Canons Regular
Ampleforth Abbey*, York Benedictine monks fd. 1608-present The Abbey Church of Saint Lawrence the Martyr, Ampleforth
Copmanthrope Preceptory, York The Preceptory of Copmanthrope with the Castle Mills, York
Carmelite Friary, York Carmelite Friars
Dominican Friary, York Dominican Friars
Holy Trinity Priory, York secular canons -1069
Benedictine monks 1089-1538
The Priory Church of The Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York
Franciscan Friary, York Franciscan Friars
St Anne's Monastic House, York* Celtic Orthodox church
York Cathedral secular canons
episcopal diocesan cathedral 627-present
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York
St Mary's Abbey, York Benedictine monks fd. 1080 The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, York

Nottinghamshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Nottinghamshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Beauvale Charterhouse Carthusian monks Beauvale Priory
Blyth Priory+ Benedictine monks 1088-1536, church now in parochial use The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Blyth
Broadholme Priory Premonstratensian Canonesses
Felley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Lenton Priory Cluniac monks
Mattersey Priory Gilbertine Canons (EH)
Newstead Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
adapted into a mansion named 'Newstead Abbey'
now in ownership of Nottingham City Council
Newark Observant Friary Observant Friars
Nottingham Franciscan Friary Franciscan Friars
Nottingham Carmelite Friary Carmelite Friars
Ossington Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Rufford Abbey Cistercian monks
now in ownership of Nottinghamshire County Council
Shelford Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
remains incorporated into Shelford House
Thurgarton Priory+ Augustinian Canons Regular
part of church now in parochial use
Wallingwells Priory Benedictine nuns
Welbeck Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Newhouse 1154-1536
Worksop Priory+ Augustinian Canons Regular post1119-1539
now in parochial use
formerly known as Radford Priory The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Cuthbert, Worksop

Oxfordshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Oxfordshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Abingdon Abbey ^ Supposedly fd. at Bagley Wood near Sunningwell, 675;
trns 695
Benedictine monks
fd. 950;
dis. 1538
now incorporated into town buildings
in local authority and trust ownership with public access to church
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Abingdon British History Online:[382]
Royal Berkshire History:[383]
Catholic Encyclopedia:[384]
51°40′13″N 1°16′50″W / 51.670222°N 1.28061°W / 51.670222; -1.28061
Bruern Abbey # Cistercian monks from Waverley
fd. 1147;
dis. 1536
site now occupied by 18thC private house named Bruern Abbey
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of the Heath of Tretone, Bruern British History Online:[385] 51°51′27″N 1°38′46″W / 51.857424°N 1.646104°W / 51.857424; -1.646104
Burford Priory Benedictine (Anglican) Priory of Our Lady, Burford 51°48′34″N 1°38′20″W / 51.8093179°N 1.6389048°W / 51.8093179; -1.6389048
Cholsey Abbey Benedictine monks
fd. 986 by Ethelred of England
prob. destroyed by the Danes 1006
probably slight remains incorporated into medieval parish church
British History Online:[386] 51°40′13″N 1°16′50″W / 51.670222°N 1.28061°W / 51.670222; -1.28061
Clanfield Preceptory Knights Hospitaller British History Online:[387]
Clattercote Priory Gilbertine monks
dis.; granted to Thomas Lee c.1559;
site now occupied by a private house
British History Online:[388]
Cogges Priory
Dorchester Abbey + secular canons -1140
Augustinian Canons
fd. 1140;
dis. 1536
built on site of episcopal diocesan cathedral;
monastic remains now incorporated into parish church
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Birinus 51°40′13″N 1°16′50″W / 51.670222°N 1.28061°W / 51.670222; -1.28061
Faringdon Abbey Cistercian monks from Citeaux 1203-1204
trns to Beaulieu 1204
subsequently a monastic grange.
British History Online:[389]
Godstow Abbey Benedictine nuns
fd. by Easter 1133 by Editha
Godston Abbey British History Online:[390]
Goring Priory Augustinian nuns
fd. 12thC;
dis.; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk c.1531
Helenstowe Nunnery,
Abingdon
nuns c.675
site now occupied by St. Helen's Church
The Church of the Holy Cross and Saint Helen, Helenstowe
Littlemore Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. 12thC;
dis.; granted to William Owen and John Bridges c.1539
Minchery Priory Benedictine nuns
site now occupied by Minchery Farm, also called The Priory and...?....
Minster Lovell Priory Benedictine monks
Oseney Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular priory
fd. 1129;
raised to abbey status c.1154;
dis. 1536;
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1542-1546;
(see rmv to Christ Church, Oxford)
Oseney Priory;
Aseney Priory
British History Online:[391]
Christ Church Cathedral Priory, Oxford + Augustinian nuns
fd. c.727
secular canons 1004
Augustinian Canons Regular 1122-1524
conventual church, now in use as episcopal diocesan cathedral and college chapel
The Priory Church of St Frideswide, Oxford Oxford Cathedral:[392] 51°45′00″N 1°15′17″W / 51.7501221°N 1.2546301°W / 51.7501221; -1.2546301
Pheleley Priory Benedictine monks
apparently trns to Eynsham post c.1145
British History Online:[393]
Rewley Abbey Cistercian monks British History Online:[394]
Sandford-on-Thames Preceptory Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller
remnants now in use as part of a Four Pillars Hotel
Steventon Priory Benedictine monks
Alien priory, daughter house of Bec, Normandy
fd. 12th century;
dis. 1400
officially a priory but actually a grange
no monastic church
prior's house now in private ownership with public access by appointment (NT)
Stenington Priory British History Online:[395]
Britain Express:[396]
JSTOR:[397]
51°37′08″N 1°19′42″W / 51.6188959°N 1.3282299°W / 51.6188959; -1.3282299
Studley Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. 12thC by Bernard de St. Walerico;
dis.; granted to John Croke c.1532;
converted into an Elizabethan manor house
now in use as the Studley Priory Hotel
Stodeley Priory
Thame Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 1137, beneficiary Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln;
dis.; granted to Edward, Duke of Somerset c.1547
Tame Abbey
Wallingford Priory # Benedictine monks
cell of St Albans Abbey
fd. 1097;
dis. 1525
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Wallingford
Wroxton Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1217 by Magister Michael Belet
dis. c.1537; granted to Sir Thomas Pope who gave part to Trinity College, Oxford; mansion built on site
Wroxton Priory The Priory Church of St Mary, Wroxton British History Online:[398] 51°40′13″N 1°16′50″W / 51.670222°N 1.28061°W / 51.670222; -1.28061

Shropshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Shropshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Alberbury Priory Grandmontine monks
Bromfield Priory+ Benedictine monks
church now in parochial use
Buildwas Abbey Savignac monks from Savigny
fd. 1135
Cistercian monks 1147;
dis. 1536
part of monastic buildings incorporated into a private house (EH)
The Abbey Church of St Mary and St Chad
Haughmond Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular (EH) The Abbey Church of St John
Lilleshall Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1148 (EH)
Wenlock Priory Cluniac monks (EH) Much Wenlock Priory
Shrewsbury Abbey+ Benedictine monks
fd. c.1080;
dis. 1540
part of church now in parochial use
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Shrewsbury
(nave dedicated to The Holy Cross)
Shrewsbury - Greyfriars Franciscan Friars
White Ladies Priory Augustinian Canonesses
house built on site (EH)

Somerset

Foundation Image Communities/provenance[note 1] Alt. Name[note 2] Formal Name[note 3] Ref(s)[note 4] Location[note 5][note 6]
Athelney Abbey#[note 7] Benedictine monks c.888, 960
dissolved 1539
site of church marked by a monument
The Abbey of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Athelwine [43][44] Athelney
51°03′35″N 2°56′02″W / 51.059753°N 2.933878°W / 51.059753; -2.933878
Barlynch Priory Founded by William de Say in 12th century, later Augustinian Canons Regular
mansion built on site
now in ownership of Working for Wildlife, 1969
Barlinch Priory The Priory Church of Saint Nicholas, Barlynch [45] Brompton Regis
51°04′25″N 3°29′32″W / 51.073739°N 3.492272°W / 51.073739; -3.492272
Barrow Gurney Benedictine nuns Minchin Barrow [46][47] Barrow Gurney
51°24′21″N 2°40′19″W / 51.405947°N 2.672061°W / 51.405947; -2.672061
Bath Abbey+[note 8] Nuns founded c.676
'Benedictine' monks 963/4;
dissolved 1539
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1090
church now in parochial use
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath [48][49][50][51] Bath, Somerset
51°22′53″N 2°21′30″W / 51.381253°N 2.358458°W / 51.381253; -2.358458
Bridgwater Friary Franciscan Friars [52] Bridgwater
51°07′33″N 3°00′25″W / 51.125828°N 3.006872°W / 51.125828; -3.006872
Bruton Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular priory -1525
abbey 1525
dissolved 1533 (1553?)
Bruton
51°06′31″N 2°27′02″W / 51.108478°N 2.450619°W / 51.108478; -2.450619
Buckland Priory Founded by William de Arlegh c. 1167
Augustinian Canons
Knights Hospitaller nuns
site now occupied by Buckland Farm
Minchin Buckland Preceptory? Buckland Sororum [53][54] Durston
51°03′07″N 3°00′23″W / 51.051956°N 3.006481°W / 51.051956; -3.006481
Burtle Priory Originated as a hermitage, endowed by William son of Godfrey of Eddington in 1199. By 1312 a house of the Augustinian Canons Regular Burtle Moor Priory, St Stephens chapel, Sprauellissmede [45] Burtle
51°10′12″N 2°52′13″W / 51.169953°N 2.870297°W / 51.169953; -2.870297
Cannington Nunnery Benedictine nuns (from Dorset), transferred to Colwich Abbey
converted into a mansion
reverted to nunnery
Cannington Court incorporates some of the remains.
[55][56][57] Cannington, Somerset
51°09′01″N 3°03′41″W / 51.150386°N 3.061522°W / 51.150386; -3.061522
Cleeve Abbey Cistercian monks from Revesby 1186/1191-1536 (EH[note 9]) Vallis Florida [58][59][60][61][62] Washford/Old Cleeve
51°09′19″N 3°21′53″W / 51.155333°N 3.364781°W / 51.155333; -3.364781
Downside Abbey*[note 10] Benedictine monks transferred from Douai 1814-present The Abbey Church of Saint Gregory the Great, Downside, Stratton-on-Fosse [63] Stratton-on-the-Fosse
51°15′14″N 2°29′37″W / 51.253975°N 2.493594°W / 51.253975; -2.493594
Dunster Priory+[note 8] Benedictine monks
church in parochial use
former guest house now the Luttrell Arms
Priory Church of St George [64][65] Dunster
51°10′56″N 3°26′45″W / 51.182239°N 3.445697°W / 51.182239; -3.445697
Glastonbury Abbey Benedictine monks
now in private ownership with public access
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Glastonbury [66][67] [68][69][70][71] Glastonbury
51°08′45″N 2°42′50″W / 51.145831°N 2.714022°W / 51.145831; -2.714022
Hinton Priory Carthusian monks
now in private ownership without public access
[72] Hinton Charterhouse
51°19′52″N 2°19′15″W / 51.331006°N 2.320747°W / 51.331006; -2.320747
Ilchester Friary Dominican Friars [73] Ilchester
51°00′02″N 2°41′05″W / 51.000467°N 2.684781°W / 51.000467; -2.684781
Ilchester Priory ?Augustinian nuns Blanchesale or Whitehall [74] Ilchester
51°00′09″N 2°40′58″W / 51.002503°N 2.682886°W / 51.002503; -2.682886
Keynsham Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular/Victorine order of Augustinian monks [75] Keynsham
51°24′47″N 2°29′48″W / 51.413117°N 2.496744°W / 51.413117; -2.496744
Kilve Chantry Founded 1329, by Simon de Furneaux
damaged by fire in 1848
[76][77][45] Kilve
51°11′21″N 3°13′22″W / 51.189278°N 3.222686°W / 51.189278; -3.222686
Montacute Priory Cluniac monks 12thC
remains now part of Abbey Farm
Montacute
50°56′59″N 2°43′10″W / 50.949767°N 2.719553°W / 50.949767; -2.719553
Muchelney Abbey Benedictine monks (EH[note 9]) [78] Muchelney
51°01′00″N 2°49′13″W / 51.016544°N 2.820378°W / 51.016544; -2.820378
Stavordale Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
priory church converted into a private house
[79] Charlton Musgrove
51°05′11″N 2°22′34″W / 51.086261°N 2.376161°W / 51.086261; -2.376161
Stogursey Priory Benedictine monks Stoke Courcy Priory Priory of St. Andrews of the Ards [80][81][77][82] Stogursey
51°10′52″N 3°08′27″W / 51.181111°N 3.140917°W / 51.181111; -3.140917
Taunton Priory#[note 7] Augustinian Canons Regular
part of remains now called Priory Barn
converted into a cricket museum
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Taunton [83][84][85] Taunton
51°01′05″N 3°05′54″W / 51.018083°N 3.098203°W / 51.018083; -3.098203
Templecombe Preceptory Knights Templar
Established 1185
suppressed in 1312
Combe Templariorum [86][87][88] Templecombe
50°59′59″N 2°24′55″W / 50.999803°N 2.415361°W / 50.999803; -2.415361
Witham Priory+[note 8] Carthusian monks 1180/1
church now in parochial use
Witham Abbey The Priory Church of St Mary, Witham Friary [89][90][91][92][93][94] Witham Friary
51°10′02″N 2°21′55″W / 51.167222°N 2.365378°W / 51.167222; -2.365378
Woodspring Priory^[note 11] Augustinian Canons Regular
currently let as holiday house. (NT[note 12])
[95] Weston-super-Mare
51°23′26″N 2°56′42″W / 51.390578°N 2.944908°W / 51.390578; -2.944908
Yenston Priory#[note 7] Benedictine monks
16thC house on site
Henstridge
50°58′26″N 2°23′32″W / 50.973803°N 2.392342°W / 50.973803; -2.392342


South Yorkshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in South Yorkshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Beauchief Abbey Premonstratensian canons 1170s - 1537 Beauchief
Ecclesfield Priory Benedictine monks
Hampole Priory Cistercian nuns fd. ante1136 The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Hampole
Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac monks 1153
Benedictine monks 1281; dis. -1538 (EH)
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene of Lund
Roche Abbey Cistercian monks 1147 dis. 1538 (EH) The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Roche

Staffordshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Staffordshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Baswich Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 1174-1538
site now occupied by Priory Farm
The Priory Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr, Baswich
Blithbury Priory Monks then nuns -14thC trns to Brewood The Priory Church of Saint Giles, Blithbury
Brewood Priory Benedictine nuns 1195 Black Ladies The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Brewood
Burton-on-Trent Abbey Benedictine monks c.1003 Modwennestow Abbey
Canwell Priory Benedictine monks c.1142 The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Giles, and All Saints, Canwell
Colwich Abbey Benedictine nuns from Cannington 1836-1928, Abbey 1928-present The Abbey Church of Our Lady of Good Hope, Colwich
Cotton Abbey Cistercian monks from Aulnay-sur-Odon 1176-c.1178
Croxden Abbey Cistercian monks from Cotton c.1178-1538 (EH) The Abbey Church of the Vale of Saint Mary at Croxden
Dieulacres Abbey Cistercian monks from Poulton 1214-1539
site now in private ownership at Abbey Green
Farewell Priory hermits
Benedictine nuns ante1148-1527
site now occupied by St. Bartholomew's Church
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Farewell
Hawkesyard Priory Dominican Friars
Hulton Abbey Cistercian monks 1219-1538
Keele Preceptory Knights Templar 13thC-1308
Lapley Priory Benedictine monks
Lichfield Friary Franciscan Friars c.1237
Little Haywood Abbey The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Little Haywood
Newcastle-under-Lyme Friary Dominican Friars c.1277
Oulton Abbey* Benedictine nuns The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Oulton
Poulton Abbey Cistercian monks from Combermere 1158-1214
trns to Dieulacres 1214
Radmore Abbey Hermitage
Cistercian monks c.1143/7-1155
monks trnsto Stoneleigh 1155
converted to a royal hunting lodge
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Radmore
Ranton Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
Rochester Abbey
Sandwell Priory
Stafford Friary Franciscan Friary c.1274 Grey Friars, Stafford
Stafford Friary Augustinian Canons Regular 1344 Austin Friars, Stafford
Priory of St. Thomas nr. Stafford
Stone Priory
Trentham Priory
Tutbury Priory+ Benedictine monks
part of church now in parochial use

Suffolk

The following is a list of monastic houses in Suffolk.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Alnesbourne Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 13th-century The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Alnesbourne
Battisford Preceptory Knights Hospitaller preceptory/hospital
Blakenham Priory
Blythburgh Priory Augustinian Canons Regular from St Osyth's The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Blythburgh
Great Bricett Priory Augustinian Canons Regular alien priory of Abbey of St Leonard, nr Limoges c.1110 Bricett Priory The Priory Church of Saint Leonard, Bricett
Bruisyard Abbey
Bungay Priory Benedictine nuns 1160 The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Bungay
Bury St. Edmunds Abbey 633
Benedictine monks 1020-1539
remains now within a public park
diocesan cathedral in precinct (EH)
The Abbey Church of Saint Edmund, Bury Saint Edmunds
Butley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 1171 Butleigh Priory The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Butley
Campsey Priory Augustinian Canons Regular Priory of Saint Mary, Campsey Ash
Chipley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular ante1291 The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chipley
Clare Priory* Augustinian Friars 1248/9 & 1953-present The Priory Church of Our Lady, Saint Peter and Saint Paul and Saint Augustine, Clare
Creeting St. Mary Priory
Creeting St. Olave Priory
Dodnash Priory* Augustinian Canons Regular ante1300 THe Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dodnash
East Bergholt Abbey* nuns The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, East Bergholt
Edwardstone Priory
Eye Priory alien house c.1080
Benedictine monks c.1385
Felixstowe Priory
Flixton Priory Augustinian nuns 1258 The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Katharine
Greyfriars, Dunwich Franciscan Friars
Hoxne Priory
Ss Peter & Paul Priory, Ipswich Augustinian Canons Regular c.1190 The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Ipswich
Ipswich Priory Augustinian Canons Regular Christchurch The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Ipswich
Ixworth Priory Augustinian Canons Regular c.1100
destroyed during civil warfare
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Ixworth
Ixworth Priory Augustinian Canons Regular c.1170, on a different site from the original foundation (see immediately above) 'Ixworth Abbey' The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Ixworth
Kersey Priory Augustinian Canons Regular ante1219 The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Anthony, Kersey
Lavenham Priory^ Benedictine monks
converted into mansion latterly open to public
now hotel accommodation
Leiston Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Welbeck 1180/1183, (EH)
Letheringham Priory Augustinian Canons Regular c.1194 The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Letheringham
Little Welnetham Trinitarian
Mendham Priory
Redlingfield Priory Benedictine nuns c.1120
Rumburgh Priory Benedictine monks, cell of St. Benet's Abbey, Ludham) 1064-12thC
trns to St Mary's Abbey, York
ThePriory Church of Saint Michael and Saint Felix, Rumburgh
Sibton Abbey Cistercian monks from Warden Abbey 1150-1536 The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Sibton
Snape Priory Benedictine monks 11thC, cell of St John's Abbey, Colchester, later under Butley Abbey
St. Olaves Priory, Herringfleet Augustinian Canons Regular c.1216 Herringfleet Priory The Priory Church of Saint Olave, Heringfleet
Blackfriars, Sudbury Dominican Friars
Sudbury Augustinian Priory# Augustinian Canons Regular
Sudbury Benedictine Priory# Benedictine monks
Wangford Priory Cluniac monks ante1160, cell of Thetford Priory
Woodbridge Priory

Surrey

The following is a list of monastic houses in Surrey.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Chertsey Abbey Benedictine monks 666-1537 The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Chertsey
Gornshall Grange
Guildford Black Friary Dominican Friars
site now occupied by 'The Friary' shopping centre
51°14′12″N 0°34′35″W / 51.236559°N 0.576297°W / 51.236559; -0.576297
Guildford Friary of the Sack Friars of the Sack
Horsley Priory Benedictine nuns
Laleham Abbey Benedictine monks 13thC
Merton Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 1114-1538
Newark Priory Augustinian Canons Regular late 12thC The Priory Church of The Virgin Mary and Saint Thomas a Becket British History Online:[399] 51°18′32″N 0°30′25″W / 51.308937°N 0.506810°W / 51.308937; -0.506810
Oxenford Priory Benedictine monks
Reigate Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 1235-1535
converted into a Palladian mansion
now in use as a school located in public Priory Park
Sheen Priory Carthusian monks 1414 Richmond Priory
Sheen Friary Franciscan Observant Friars
Syon Priory Gilbertine Canons Regular and Canonesses
Tandridge Priory hospital
Augustinian Canons Regular c.1200-1537
The Priory Church of Saint James, Tandridge British History Online:[400]
National Register of Archives:[401]
Internet Archive:[402]
Wanborough Grange
Waverley Abbey Cistercian monks 1128-1536 (EH) The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Waverley British History Online:[403]
The Heritage Trail:[404]
waverley.gov.uk:[405]
English Heritage Pastscape:[406]
Internet Archive:[407]
51°12′00″N 0°45′33″W / 51.199996°N 0.759269°W / 51.199996; -0.759269

Tyne and Wear

The following is a list of monastic houses in Tyne and Wear.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Jarrow Priory+ Benedictine monks
part of church now in parochial use (EH)
Austin Friars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Augustinian Friars
Blackfriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dominican Friars
Carmelite Friary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Carmelite Friars
Greyfriars, Newcastle-upon-Tyne# Franciscan Friars
Tynemouth Priory Benedictine monks, on site of two earlier foundations (EH)

Warwickshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Warwickshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Alcester Abbey Benedictine monks 1138/1140-1536, cell of Evesham Abbey 1466 The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Anne, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist
Alvecote Priory Benedictine monks 1159
Arbury Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 12thC
site now occupied by an Elizabethan house named 'Arbury Hall'
in private ownership, used for corporate events.
Atherstone Priory Benedictine nuns -1967
Balsall Preceptory Knights Templar 1146 preceptory ante1226-1312
Knights Hospitaller 1312-1470, jointly with Grafton
now under trusteeship of The Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson, with public access by arrangement
Temple Balsall; Balsall and Grafton Preceptory church: The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
Coombe Abbey Cistercian monks from Waverley 1150-1539. Now converted into a hotel, with its grounds now the country park of Coombe Country Park in the ownership of Coventry City Council Coombe Abbey
Cook Hill Priory Cistercian nuns
Grafton Preceptory Knights Hospitaller -1470, jointly with Balsall Temple Grafton; Balsall and Grafton Preceptory
Henwood Priory
St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth Augustinian Canons Regular
Maxstoke Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
now in private ownership
Merevale Abbey Cistercian monks (from Bordesley) 1148-1538
chapel now in parochial use
Monks Kirby Priory Benedictine monks 1077
Nuneaton Priory
Pinley Priory
Polesworth Abbey Benedictine nuns
Stoneleigh Abbey Cistercian monks trns from Radmore 1154-1536
Studley Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 12thC
site now occupied by a farmhouse
The Priory of Saint Mary, Studley
Warmington Priory
Wolston Priory
Wootton Wawen Priory
Wroxall Priory

Warwickshire non-Christian Monasteries

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The Forest Hermitage* Buddhist 1987 Wat Pah Santidhamma

West Midlands

The following is a list of monastic houses in the West Midlands.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Greyfriars, Coventry Franciscan Friars
Coventry Priory Benedictine monks, remains of former cathedral priory
St. Anne's Priory, Coventry Carthusian monks The Priory Church of Saint Anne, Coventry
St. Mary's Priory, Coventry Benedictine monks The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Coventry
Whitefriars, Coventry Carmelite Friars
Halesowen Abbey Premonstratensian Canons from Welbeck 1218 (EH)
Carmelite Monastery, Wolverhampton Carmelite Friars

West Midlands non-Christian Monasteries

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Foundation Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name
Birmingham Buddhist monastery, 41 Carlyle Road, Birmingham Buddhist Tibetan and Theravadin 1978, trns to 47 Carlyle Road, 1981
Birmingham Buddhist Vihara, 47 Carlyle Road, Birmingham Buddhist Tibetan and Theravadin trns from 41 Carlyle Road 1981, trns to Ladywood 2002
Birmingham Buddhist Vihara*, Osler Street, Ladywood,, Birmingham Buddhist Tibetan and Theravadin trns from 47 Carlyle Road 2002, on the site of the Dhammatalaka Pagoda
Thai Buddhist Monastery, Birmingham* Buddhist
Vietnamese Buddhist Monastery, Birmingham* Buddhist
Chinese Buddhist Monastery, Wolverhampton* Buddhist

West Sussex

The following is a list of monastic houses in West Sussex.

Foundation Image Communities/Provenance Alt. Name Formal Name Location
Arundel Friary
Arundel
13th century - 1538: Dominican Friars Blackfriars 50°51′14″N 0°33′09″W / 50.8540146°N 0.552476°W / 50.8540146; -0.552476
Arundel Priory
Arundel
???? - ????: Alien Priory
???? - 1177: Secular Canons
1177 - 1380: Benedictine
1387 - 1544: Collegiate
The Parish and Priory Church of Saint Nicholas 50°51′21″N 0°33′26″W / 50.8557857°N 0.5571324°W / 50.8557857; -0.5571324
Atherington Priory
Atherington
Benedictine Cell 50°47′56″N 0°34′45″W / 50.7989677°N 0.5792928°W / 50.7989677; -0.5792928
Boxgrove Priory
Boxgrove
???? - 1066: Secular Canons
1105 - 1536: Benedictine
Part of church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Mary 50°51′36″N 0°42′39″W / 50.8599966°N 0.7109034°W / 50.8599966; -0.7109034
Calcetto Priory,
Lyminster
c.1150: Augustinian Canons Regular Pynham Priory The Priory Church of Saint Bartholemew, Pynham

The Priory Church of Saint Bartholemew and Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Pynham
50°50′51″N 0°32′45″W / 50.8474629°N 0.5457249°W / 50.8474629; -0.5457249
Greyfriars,
Chichester
Franciscan Friars 50°50′21″N 0°46′36″W / 50.8392401°N 0.7765907°W / 50.8392401; -0.7765907
Chichester Cathedral Priory ante-1075: Secular Canons
1075 - Present: Diocesan Cathedral
The Cathedral and Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Chichester 50°50′11″N 0°46′51″W / 50.836366°N 0.780695°W / 50.836366; -0.780695
Crawley Monastery * Anglican The Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Crawley Down, Crawley
Dureford Abbey ante-1183: Premonstratensian Canons from Welbeck ante Durford Abbey
Easebourne Priory ^+ c.1238: Augustinian nuns
claustral remains incorporated into house
restored frater now in parish use
50°59′42″N 0°43′33″W / 50.9950335°N 0.7258487°W / 50.9950335; -0.7258487
Hardham Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Hassocks Priory *
Hassocks
Canonesses Regular of Windesheim The Priory Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Lyminster Priory
Lyminster
Benedictine nuns or canonesses
Alien priory, a cell of Almeneches Abbey
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
(now The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene)
Poling Preceptory Knights Hospitaller 50°50′27″N 0°30′52″W / 50.8409441°N 0.5144316°W / 50.8409441; -0.5144316
Runcton Priory Benedictine monks
alien priory, cell of Troarn Abbey
made over to Bruton Priory in Somerset
Rusper Priory Benedictine nuns
Saddlescombe Preceptory Knights Templar
Sele Friary Carmelite Friars
Sele Priory Benedictine monks
Shipley Preceptory Knights Templar
Shulbrede Priory Augustinian
site now occupied by private house with limited public access
51°03′42″N 0°45′03″W / 51.0616776°N 0.7509381°W / 51.0616776; -0.7509381
Sompting Preceptory Knights Hospitallers 50°50′19″N 0°21′07″W / 50.838606°N 0.351821°W / 50.838606; -0.351821
Our Lady of England Priory, Storrington * Premonstratensian priory and parish church
Tortington Priory
Storrington
Augustinian Canons Regular
Remains now in a farmyard
Worth Abbey*
Turners Hill, Crawley
Benedictine monks (from Downside)
1933 - 1957: Priory
1957 - present: Abbey
The Abbey of Our Lady, Help of Christians 51°05′33″N 0°07′06″W / 51.092544°N 0.118310°W / 51.092544; -0.118310

West Sussex non-Christian Monasteries

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Cittaviveka Chithurst Buddhist Monastery*, Petersfield Buddhist: Theravada affiliated with English Sangha Trust

West Yorkshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in West Yorkshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Arthington Priory Cluniac nuns
Birstall Priory
Esholt Priory# Cistercian nuns
site now occupied by Esholt Hall
Kirklees Priory
Kirkstall Abbey Cistercian monks
now in ownership of Leeds Corporation
public access to church exterior and monastic buildings
British History Online:[408]
Leeds.gov.uk:[409]
Kirkstall Online:[410]
The Heritage Trail:[411]
About Britain:[412]
UK Attraction:[413]
Nostell Priory# Augustinian Canons Regular 12thC
site now occupied by a mansion named 'Nostell Priory'
The Priory Church of Saint Oswald, Nostell British History Online:[414]
Pontefract Friary Dominican Friars British History Online:[415]
Pontefract Priory Cluniac monks 1090 The Priory Church of Saint John of Pontefract British History Online:[416]
Syningthwaite Priory Cistercian nuns Sinningthwaite Priory British History Online:[417]
English Heritage:[418]
Temple Hirst Preceptory Knights Templar 1152
Knights Hospitaller
now incorporated into the buildings of Temple Farm
Temple Newsam Preceptory# Knights Templar
church of Whitkirk built on site
Tickhill Friary Augustinian Friars British History Online:[419]
Woodkirk Priory Augustinian Canons Regular

Wiltshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Wiltshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Amesbury Abbey Benedictine nuns Amesbury Priory
Antsy Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Avebury Priory Benedictine monks
Bradenstoke Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
Charlton Priory
Clatford Priory Benedictine monks Hullavington Priory
Corsham Priory
Easton Priory or Hospital Cluniac monks
Edington Priory Bonshommes brothers
church now in parochial use
(affiliation cited by Discovering Abbeys & Priories, Geoffrey N. Wright and Victoria County History ([420]) as being one of the only two Bonshommes establishments in England)
Ivychurch Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Kington St. Michael Priory Benedictine nuns The Priory Church of Saint Michael, Kington St. Michael
Lacock Abbey Augustinian nuns (NT) The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Lacock
Longleat Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Maiden Bradley Priory originally a Lazer House 1152
Augustinian Canons Regular 1184-1536
The Hospital and Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Lazarus, Maiden Bradley
Malmesbury Abbey secular canons -965
Benedictine monks 965-1539
church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Malmesbury
Monkton Farleigh Priory Cluniac monks
Ogbourne Priory Benedictine monks 1149-1414, cell of Bec Ogbourne Saint George Priory
Rockley Preceptory Knights Templar
Salisbury Black Friary Dominican Friars
Salisbury Grey Friary Franciscan Friars
Stanley Abbey Cistercian
Temple Rockely Preceptory
Tisbury Grange
Upavon Priory
Wilton Priory Benedictine nuns
Wilton Friary Dominican Friars

Wiltshire non-Christian Monasteries

The following is a list of monastic houses in Wiltshire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Amesbury Abbey Benedictine nuns Amesbury Priory
Antsy Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
Avebury Priory Benedictine monks
Bradenstoke Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
Charlton Priory
Clatford Priory Benedictine monks Hullavington Priory
Corsham Priory
Easton Priory or Hospital Cluniac monks
Edington Priory Bonshommes brothers
church now in parochial use
(affiliation cited by Discovering Abbeys & Priories, Geoffrey N. Wright and Victoria County History ([421]) as being one of the only two Bonshommes establishments in England)
Ivychurch Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Kington St. Michael Priory Benedictine nuns The Priory Church of Saint Michael, Kington St. Michael
Lacock Abbey Augustinian nuns (NT) The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Lacock
Longleat Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
Maiden Bradley Priory originally a Lazer House 1152
Augustinian Canons Regular 1184-1536
The Hospital and Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Lazarus, Maiden Bradley
Malmesbury Abbey secular canons -965
Benedictine monks 965-1539
church now in parochial use
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Malmesbury
Monkton Farleigh Priory Cluniac monks
Ogbourne Priory Benedictine monks 1149-1414, cell of Bec Ogbourne Saint George Priory
Rockley Preceptory Knights Templar
Salisbury Black Friary Dominican Friars
Salisbury Grey Friary Franciscan Friars
Stanley Abbey Cistercian
Temple Rockely Preceptory
Tisbury Grange
Upavon Priory
Wilton Priory Benedictine nuns
Wilton Friary Dominican Friars

Worcestershire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Worcestershire.

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name References Location
Astley Priory Benedictine monks, alien priory of St Taurin 13thC-1414
Bordesley Abbey Savignac monks from Garendon 1138-1147
Cistercian monks 1147-1538
now in ownership of Borough of Redditch
Cookhill Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 12thC
Dudley Priory Cluniac monks 1160
site now located in public Priory Park
Evesham Abbey Benedictine monks c.701
now within a public park
Great Malvern Priory Benedictine monks c.1075-1540 Malvern Priory The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Michael, Great Malvern
Halesowen Abbey Premonstratensian Canons 1215 The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Halesowen
Little Malvern Priory Benedictine monks c.1171-1537
site now occupied by house named 'Little Malvern Court'
The Priory Church of Saint Giles, Little Malvern
The Priory, Pebworth
Pershore Abbey secular canons c.689
Benedictine monks 972-1539
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Peter and Saint Paul, The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Eadburga
Stanbrook Abbey* Benedictine nuns 1838-present The Abbey Church of Our Lady of Consolation, Callow End, Stanbrook
Westwood Priory Benedictine nuns, a cell of Fontévrault -1553 The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Westwood
Whistones Priory,
Barbourne
Cistercian nuns 1255 The White Ladies, Aston The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Barbourne
Greyfriars, Worcester Franciscan Friars c.1236/8
The White Ladies, Worcester Cistercian nuns
Worcester Cathedral St. Peter's Priory secular canons 680
Worcester Cathedral St. Mary's Priory secular canons 743
Benedictine monks 969
The Cathedral and Priory Church of Saint Mary, Worcester Worcester Cathedral:[422] 52°11′19″N 2°13′15″W / 52.188510°N 2.220870°W / 52.188510; -2.220870

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b Formal Name or Dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ a b Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey.
    "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/help.html#gridref. Retrieved 2007-12-12. 
    "Get-a-map". Ordnance Survey. http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=SJ8374998150. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 
  7. ^ a b c There is no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains at this site.
  8. ^ a b c This site has a current non-monastic ecclesiastic function.
  9. ^ a b The current trustee of this site is English Heritage
  10. ^ This site has a current monastic function.
  11. ^ This site has a current non-ecclesiastic function.
  12. ^ The current trustee of this site is the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

References

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