List of monastic houses in Devon
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

, England.

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Allerton Cell Benedictine hermits
cell, dependent on Tavistock, infra
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50.4420133°N 3.7449566°W
Axminster Monastery
Axminster Monastery
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Saxon
founded before 757 when Cyneheard the atheling was interred in the minster;
secular college
founded c.936 by Athelstan
Athelstan of England
Athelstan , called the Glorious, was the King of England from 924 or 925 to 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder, grandson of Alfred the Great and nephew of Æthelflæd of Mercia...

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made dependent on York 1060 by Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066....

;
dissolved 1535;
collegiate and parochial church of St Mary possibly built on site during the Norman period
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50.7817388°N 2.9993668°W (possible)
Axmouth Priory
Axmouth Priory
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Benedictine monks
alien house, possible monastic grange, dependent on Montebourg;
founded before 1387 (during the reign of Henry II
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...

) by Richard de Rivers, Earl of Devonshire;
dissolved 1414;
granted to Walter Erle (Earl) 1552
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50.7138945°N 3.0494463°W
Barnstaple Priory
Barnstaple Priory
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Cluniac monks
alien house, daughter of St-Martin-des-Champs, Paris
founded c.1107 (before 1199) by Johel of Totness;
denizen 1403;
dissolved 1535; granted to William, Lord Howard 1537/8
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Barnstaple
Barnstaple Priory
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The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
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51.0884729°N 4.0624362°W
Barnstaple Austin Friary(?) Augustinian Friars
licensed 1348 and 1353 - apparently never established due to objection by the prior of the Cluniac house
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Berdlescomb Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
recorded in the time of Richard I, (possibly Canonsleigh Priory)
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Bodmiscombe Preceptory
Bodmiscombe Preceptory
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Knights Hospitaller
founded after 1200(?) (possibly in the reign of Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...

);
dissolved before 15thC?;
apparently absorbed by Buckland, infra, 14th/15thC
Bothemescomb Preceptory
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50.8804798°N 3.2683682°W
Braunton Monastery traditionally site of monastery
purportedly founded 5thC by St Branock (Brynach of Nevern)
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Brightley Priory
Brightley Priory
Brightley Priory in Devon was originally built in the 12th-century as a Cistercian monastery. It was abandoned by the monks after only 5 years, who moved to a nearby site which became Forde Abbey.-History:...

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Cistercian monks - from Waverley
Waverley Abbey
Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester. It is situated about one mile south of Farnham, Surrey, in a bend of the River Wey.-History:...


founded 3 May 1136 (or 1132, 1133 or 1138) by Richard fitz Baldwin de Brioniis, Lord of Okehampton and Sheriff of Devon;
abandoned 1141; transferred to Forde, infra;
site now occupied by Brightley Farm, where a building is possibly a monastic chapel
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50.7584976°N 3.9882731°W
Buckfast Monastery Benedictine monks
founded 1018 by Aylward, Duk;
Buckfast Abbey (see immediately below) built on site
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50.49295°N 3.775609°W
Buckfast Abbey
Buckfast Abbey
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Dedicated to Saint Mary, it was founded in 1018 and run by the Cistercian order from 1147 until it was destroyed under the Dissolution of the Monasteries...

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Savignac monks - from Savigny
Savigny Abbey
Savigny Abbey was a monastery near the village of Savigny-le-Vieux , in northern France. It was founded early in the 12th century. Initially it was the central house of the Congregation of Savigny, who were Benedictines; by 1150 it was Cistercian.-History:It was situated on the confines of...


founded 27 April 1136 by Ethelwerd, son of William Pomerei;
built on site of Benedictine monastery (see immediately above);
Cistercian monks 17 September 1147;
dissolved 1539; granted to to Sir Thomas Dennys 1539/40;
Benedictine monks
founded 1882
The Abbey Church of Our Lady, Buckfast
Buckfast Abbey
Buckfast Abbey forms part of an active Benedictine monastery at Buckfast, near Buckfastleigh, Devon, England. Dedicated to Saint Mary, it was founded in 1018 and run by the Cistercian order from 1147 until it was destroyed under the Dissolution of the Monasteries...


Buckfastre Abbey
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50.49295°N 3.775609°W
Buckland Abbey
Buckland Abbey
Buckland Abbey is a 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Francis Drake and presently in the ownership of the National Trust.-History:...

Cistercian monks - from Quarr
Quarr Abbey
Quarr Abbey is a monastery between the villages of Binstead and Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight in southern England. The name is pronounced as "Kor" . It belongs to the Order of St Benedict. The present imposing brick construction was completed in 1912. A community of about a dozen monks maintains...


founded 1278 by Amicia, Countess of Devonshire;
dissolved 1539; granted to to Sir Richard Greynfeld (Grenville) 1541/2; converted into a mansion named the 'Cider House' by 1576; sold to Sir Francis Drake 1581; remained with that family to 1946; house granted to NT 1949 currently principally in use as a museum; (NT
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

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The Abbey Church of Saint Benedict, Buckland
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50.481188°N 4.133569°W
Canonsleigh Abbey
Canonsleigh Abbey
Canonsleigh Abbey, the original Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist, Leigh in Devon, England, was founded for the Augustinian Canons Regular circa 1161 by William de Clarville, lord of Burlescombe.By 1284 the number of canons had declined to seven, who were...

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Augustinian Canons Regular priory  from Plympton?, infra
founded c.1161-1173 by Walter de Clavilla (William de Clarville), Lord of Burlescombe;
dissolved before 1285;
Augustinian Canonesses
founded before 1285 by Maud, Countess of Devon;
dissolved 1539;
remains now incorporated into farm buildings
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist, Leigh

The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist and Saint Etheldreda, Leigh
Leigh Abbey;
(possibly) Berdlescomb Priory
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50.948056°N 3.329444°W
Chudleigh Abbey Brigittine nuns
transferred from Spettisbury 1887;
transferred to Marley House, Rattery (now Syon Abbey) 1925
The Abbey Church of Saint Bridget of Syon, Chudleigh
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Churchill Monastery
Churchill Monastery
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51.1529705°N 4.0007401°W
Cornworthy Priory
Cornworthy Priory
Cornworthy Priory was a priory in Devon, England. It was founded in the early thirteenth century, for Augustinian nuns, and existed until 1536.-References:...

Augustinian Canonesses
founded 1205/1238 by the Edgecomb family;
dissolved 1539; granted to Edward Harris and John Williams 1560
Court Prior
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50.3884826°N 3.6586618°W
Cove Knights Hospitaller
member of Bodmiscombe Preceptory
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Cowick Priory
Exwick
Exwick is a suburb of Exeter, England, in the north-west of the City. Its name is derived from the River Exe, which forms its eastern boundary. It is also an Ecclesiastical parish and an electoral ward.-Population:...

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Benedictine monks
alien house, granted as cell to Bec-Hellouin 1144 by William Fitz-Baldwin;
granted to Eton College 1451;
granted to Tavistock Abbey after 1464;
dissolved 1538
The Priory Church of Saint Andrew
Cowick Priory
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50.7208284°N 3.541562°W
Dartmouth Friary
Dartmouth Friary
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Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford)
(founded at Clifton in Dartmouth 1331);
dissolved before 1348;
church of St Petrox built on site 16thC
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50.3422629°N 3.5660881°W (possible)
Dartmouth Monastery monks? uncertain order or foundation
chapel of St Patrick in the Castle annexed as a cell to a "great abbey"
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Denbury Priory Benedictine monks
dependent on Tavistock, infra;
founded 1086;
dissolved 1539;
site now on Wrenwell Farm
Denbury Cell;
Denbury Grange
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50.4999332°N 3.6651742°W
Dunkeswell Abbey Cistercian monks
daughter of Forde
Forde Abbey
Forde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the estate is farmed to provide additional revenue...

, infra;
founded 16 November 1201 by William de Briwere;
dissolved 1539; granted to John, Lord Russell 1534/5;
site in multiple ownership, with the Holy Trinity parish chapel built on site 1842
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50.8633606°N 3.2213974°W
Exeter Cathedral Priory
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....

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founded ?before c.690;
'Benedictine' monks 932 (see immediately below)
secular canons
founded 1050;
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1050-present
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Peter

The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter
Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon in South West England....


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50.722476°N 3.529796°W
Exeter Monastery
Exeter monastery
Exeter monastery was a monastery in Devon, England.There were three monasteries at Exeter: nuns; monks founded by King Ethelred in 868; benedictine monks founded by King Athelstan in 932....

Saxon
founded 868 by King Etheldred
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50.7224517°N 3.5289824°W
Exeter Monastery
Exeter monastery
Exeter monastery was a monastery in Devon, England.There were three monasteries at Exeter: nuns; monks founded by King Ethelred in 868; benedictine monks founded by King Athelstan in 932....

Benedictine monks
founded 932 by Athelstan
Athelstan of England
Athelstan , called the Glorious, was the King of England from 924 or 925 to 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder, grandson of Alfred the Great and nephew of Æthelflæd of Mercia...

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monks repeatedly fled through Danish raids but recalled by Canute 1019
Exeter Nunnery
Exeter Nunnery
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Augustinian Canonesses
founded c.968;
probably rebuilt as the Deanery 15thC

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50.7221851°N 3.5310262°W
Exeter Priory (?) Carthusian monks
licence granted to Richard Stapleton 1331/2 to build and endow a monastery - apparently never established
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Exeter Blackfriars
Exeter Black Friary
Exeter Black Friary was a Dominican friary in Devon, England.-References:...

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Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London)
founded before 1232;
dissolved 1538;
Bedford House built on site, demolished 1773
Exeter Blackfriars
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50.7237626°N 3.5282314°W
Exeter Greyfriars
Exeter Grey Friary
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Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of Bristol)
founded before 1240;
transferred by Bishop Bytten to site south of the South City Gate c.1292-1303 (see immediately below);
dissolved 1538
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50.7212954°N 3.5370934°W
Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of Bristol)
transferred by Bishop Bytten from behind the North and West Gates c.1292-1303 (see immediately above)
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50.7219627°N 3.5356557°W
Exeter - Polsloe Priory
Polsloe Priory
Polsloe Priory was a Benedictine priory in Devon, England.Amongst its holdings was the Church of St Mary, Marston Magna in Somerset....

Benedictine nuns
founded before/c.1160 by William, Lord Brewer (Briwere), Bishop of Exeter: transferred from Oldbury;
dissolved 1536 (1538); granted to John, Earl of Warwick in the reign of Edward VI
Edward VI of England
Edward VI was the King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch who was raised as a Protestant...

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largely demolished, remaining range converted into country house
The Priory Church of Saint Katherine, Polsloe, Exeter
Polsloe Priory
Polsloe Priory was a Benedictine priory in Devon, England.Amongst its holdings was the Church of St Mary, Marston Magna in Somerset....


Polleshoo Priory
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50.7342466°N 3.5018894°W
Exeter - St James Priory
St James Priory, Exeter
-References:...

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Cluniac monks
daughter of the abbey of St Martin-in-the-fields, Paris;
founded before 1143 (1141) by Baldwin de Redverus (Redvers/Rivers), Earl of Devon;
dissolved; house built on site called 'The Old Abbey'
St James
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50.7086582°N 3.5155714°W
Exeter - St Nicholas Priory
St Nicholas Priory
The Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas or just St Nicholas Priory was a Benedictine monastery founded in Exeter, England in 1087. At the dissolution of the monasteries the church and chapter house range were pulled down but the domestic buildings were left intact...

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Benedictine monks - from Battle
Battle Abbey
Battle Abbey is a partially ruined abbey complex in the small town of Battle in East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the scene of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St...


founded 1087 by William the Conqueror;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Thomas Denys 1540/1;
private houses built on site 1820;
monastic architecture restored;
in ownership of Exeter Corporation 1913;
open to public as a museum 1916;
(closed for repair until 2008)
The Priory Church of Saint Nicolas, Exeter
Exeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...


Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas
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50.721847°N 3.53505°W
Exminster Monastery
Exminster
Exminster is a village situated on the southern edge of the City of Exeter on the western side of the Exeter ship canal and River Exe in the county of Devon, England. It is around south of the centre of Exeter, and has a population of 3,084 . Exminster is an ancient village associated with a Saxon...

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pre-conquest monastic or secular community
founded 8thC
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50.6803349°N 3.4951115°W
Frithelstock Priory
Frithelstock Priory
Frithelstock Priory was founded in about 1220 at Frithelstock, Devon, England, by Sir Robert de Beauchamp for Augustinian Canons Regular, as an indulgence to ensure intercessions for the repose of his soul...

Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
founded c.1220 by Sir Robert Beauchamp, Kt;
dissolved 1536; granted to Arthur Viscount Lisle 1537/8
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Gregory, Frithlestock
Frethelstoke Priory;
Fristoke Priory
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50.955019°N 4.188575°W
Hartland Abbey
Hartland Abbey
Hartland Abbey is a former abbey and current family home to the Stucley family. It is located in Hartland, Devon. The current owner is Sir Hugh George Copplestone Bampfylde Stucley, 6th Baronet....

secular college
founded before 1066 by Gytha, wife of Earl Godwin
Augustinian Canons Regular - Arroasian
founded 1161-9 (secular collegiate church of St Nectan and its endowments granted to Richard, Archdeacon of Poictiers by Geoffrey of Dinam; approved by Henry II and Bartholomew, Bishop of Exeter);
dissolved 21 February 1539; granted to William Abbot 1545/6;
remains (cloisters) incorporated into house named 'Hartland Abbey' built on site
Hertland Abbey
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50.9960801°N 4.5076132°W
Indio Monastery
Indio Monastery
-References:...

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50.5879778°N 3.6795616°W
Ipplepen Priory
Ipplepen Priory
-References:...

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Augustinian Canons Regular
alien cell, daughter of St Pierre-Rille
founded c.1143(?): church granted by the Fougères family to the priory, transferred from Notre-Dame-de-Fougères;
dissolved c.1414;
granted to Ottery St Mary 1438;
house called 'The Priory' possibly built on site
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50.4878764°N 3.6395645°W
Ivybridge Priory
Ivybridge Priory
-References:...

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Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary - from St. Quay 1910
Augustinian (Augustinian Recollect) 1932-present, originally 'Cadleigh House'
St Austin's Priory
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50.3900285°N 3.9496976°W
Kerswell Priory
Kerswell Priory
Kerswell Priory was a priory in Devon, England located to the east of Cullompton and near the small communities of Dulford and Kerswell. The land was given to the church as an endowment from Matilda Peverel, the daughter of Pagan Peverel, a knight who fought in the First Crusade...

Cluniac monks
alien house, cell of Montacute
founded 1119-1129;
denizen 1407;
dissolved 1538 or 1539; granted to John Etherege (Atherege) 1546/7;
16thC house built on site
Careswell Cell
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50.8498998°N 3.3164844°W
Leigh Cell
Leigh Cell
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Sauvignac monks
grange(?), dependent on Buckfast(?)
founded c.1137(?);
Cistercian monks 17 September 1147
Leigh Grange
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50.309351°N 3.8108826°W
Marsh Barton Priory
Marsh Barton Priory
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Augustinian Canons Regular
dependent on Plympton
founded 1142;
dissolved 1539
St Mary
St Mary de Marsh
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50.7077681°N 3.5266435°W
Modbury Priory
Modbury Priory
-References:...

Benedictine monks
alien house, dependent on St-Pierre-sur- Dives
founded c.1140 by Sir Peter-sur-Dive, or (purportedly) by a member of the Chambernoun family;
extant 1430;
dissolved c.1441; granted to Eton College by Edward VI;
nominally reverted to Tavistock
Tavistock Abbey
Tavistock Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Rumon, is a ruined Benedictine abbey in Tavistock, Devon. Nothing remains of the abbey except the refectory, two gateways and a porch. The abbey church, dedicated to Our Lady and St Rumon, was destroyed by Danish raiders in 997 and...

 c.1461-7
St George
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50.3484848°N 3.8903457°W
Newenham Abbey Cistercian monks
daughter of Beaulieu
founded 6 January 1246 or 1247 by Reginald de Mohun, Earl of Somerset;
dissolved 1539; leased to the Duke of Suffolk; granted to Thomas, Duke of Norfolk 1562/3
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Newenham
Neuham Abbey
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50.7702986°N 3.0116272°W
Otterton Priory
Otterton Priory
-References:...

Benedictine monks
alien house, cell of Mont-St-Michel Abbey, Normandy
founded before 1087 by the monks of the abbey;
dissolved 1414; subsequently granted to Syon Abbey; granted to Richard Duke at the dissolution of Syon 1539;
part of claustral building converted into mansion
Otterington Priory
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50.6588593°N 3.3029044°W
Ottery St Mary Monastery supposed pre-Conquest monastery ("disproved") >
Pilton Priory
Pilton Priory
-References:...

Benedictine monks
founded ?before 12thC purportedly by King Athelstan (evidence lacking and disputed);
dissolved 1539
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Pilton
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51.0884627°N 4.0624845°W
Plymouth - St Dunstan's Abbey Sisters of the Most Holy Trinity
founded by Miss Priscilla Lydia Sellon with the support of the Henry Phillpott, Bishop of Exeter;
transferred to Berkshire 1906;
property transferred to St Mary the Virgin at Wantage, who continued in use as St Dunstan Abbey School for Girls
The Abbey Church of Saint Dunstan, Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...

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St Dunstan of Glastonbury
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50.3747894°N 4.1537869°W
Plymouth Blackfriars(?) purported Dominican Friars
founded 1431;
site now occupied by the Black Friars Distillery;
possible confusion with Greyfriars
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50.3677942°N 4.1378143°W
Plymouth Greyfriars Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of Bristol)
founded 1383;
in private ownership 1513;
dissolved 1538
Plymouth Friary
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50.3686137°N 4.1358268°W
Plymouth Whitefriars # Carmelite Friars
founded before 1296-7;
dissolved 1538
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50.3716007°N 4.1305268°W
Plympton Priory
Plympton Priory
-References:...

ecclesiastical college
founded 904 (before 909);
Augustinian Canons Regular church built on site 1121 by William Warlewas (Bishop of Exeter 1150-9);
dissolved 1539
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Paul of Tarsus
Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...

, Plympton
Plympton
Plympton, or Plympton Maurice or Plympton St Maurice or Plympton St Mary or Plympton Erle, in south-western Devon, England is an ancient stannary town: an important trading centre in the past for locally mined tin, and a former seaport...


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50.3871692°N 4.0581608°W
St Michael's Monastery Benedictine monks
purported cell, dependent on Malmesbury
St Michael
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Sidmouth Priory
Sidmouth Priory
-References:...

purported foundation of Augustinian Canons Regular
probable confusion with Benedictine founded (see immediately below)
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50.6760381°N 3.2468221°W
Sidmouth Priory
Sidmouth Priory
-References:...

Benedictine monks
alien house or grange, daughter of Mont St Michel
founded 11thC: manor granted by William the Conqueror ;
dissolved 1414;
Bridgettine monks grange of Syon Abbey c.1431;
dissolved
remains incorporated in Marlborough Hotel
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50.6784092°N 3.2380807°W
Tavistock Abbey
Tavistock Abbey
Tavistock Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Rumon, is a ruined Benedictine abbey in Tavistock, Devon. Nothing remains of the abbey except the refectory, two gateways and a porch. The abbey church, dedicated to Our Lady and St Rumon, was destroyed by Danish raiders in 997 and...

Benedictine monks
founded 961/974 (or 975-80) (begun by Ordgar, Earl of Devonshire and completed by his son);
dissolved 1539; granted to John, Lord Russell 1539/40;
mansion built on site, now 'The Bedford Hotel'
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Rumon, Tavistok
Tavestock Abbey
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50.5494506°N 4.1449946°W
Teignmouth Abbey
Teignmouth Abbey
-References:...

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Benedictine nuns
(founded at Dunkirk, Flanders 1662, daughter of Ghent) transferred from Hammersmith 1862
The Abbey Church of Saint Scholastica, Teignmouth
Teignmouth Abbey
-References:...


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50.556879°N 3.4903°W
Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey
Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Cornwall...

Premonstratensian Canons - from Welbeck
Welbeck Abbey
Welbeck Abbey near Clumber Park in North Nottinghamshire was the principal abbey of the Premonstratensian order in England and later the principal residence of the Dukes of Portland.-Monastic period:...


founded 1196 by William de Briwere;
dissolved 1539; granted to Sir John St.Leger 1543/4;
country house built on site, now in ownership of Torbay Corporation
Torr Abbey
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50.4633028°N 3.5409772°W
Totnes Priory
Totnes Priory
-References:...

Benedictine monks
alien house, cell of St-Serge, Angers
founded c.1088 by John Aluredi;
independent before 1416;
dissolved 1536; granted to Catherine Champernoun and others 1543/4;
rebuilt priory church in parochial use, municipal buildings built on claustral site
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50.4318536°N 3.6878362°W
Totnes Trinitarian Priory
Totnes Trinitarian Priory
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Trinitarian monks
founded 1271;
dissolved 1509 (suppressed to 1519); granted to the vicars of Exeter Cathedral 1519;
seized by the Crown;
returned to the vicars 16thC until 1801
Little Totnes Priory;
Werland Priory;
Warland Priory
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50.4291967°N 3.6842743°W
Townstall Monastery, Dartmouth supposed alien cell >
Yodby Monastery uncertain order or foundation >

Further reading

  • Oliver, George
    George Oliver (historian)
    George Oliver was an English Roman Catholic priest and historian of the Exeter area.-Life:He was born at Newington, Surrey, on 9 February 1781, and was educated, first at Sedgley Park School, Staffordshire, and afterwards at Stonyhurst College...

    (1846) Monasticon Dioecesis Exoniensis: being a collection of records and instruments illustrating the ancient conventual, collegiate, and eleemosynary foundations, in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon, with historical notices, and a supplement, comprising a list of the dedications of churches in the Diocese, an amended edition of the taxation of Pope Nicholas, and an abstract of the Chantry Rolls [with supplement and index]. Exeter: P. A. Hannaford, 1846, 1854, 1889
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