List of monastic houses in Lincolnshire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England.

One extraordinary feature is the large number in the Witham Valley

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Alkborough Priory Benedictine monks
dependent on Spalding;
founded 1052: granted to Spalding by Thorold;
alien cell 1074;
dissolved 1220
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53.6834491°N 0.6672397°W
Alvingham Priory
Alvingham Priory
Alvingham Priory was a Gilbertine priory in St. Mary, Alvingham, Lincolnshire, England. It was an intact, small, parish church of St. Adelwold, adjacent to the priory church of St. Mary...

Gilbertine Canons and Canonesses - double house
founded 1148-54 (in the reign of Stephen or Henry II) possibly by William de Friston, Hugh de Scotene, or Hamelin the Dean or Robert Cheiney, Bishop of Lincoln;
dissolved 29 September 1538; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton 1551/2
St Mary
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53.40175°N 0.05614°W
Aslackby Preceptory
Aslackby Preceptory
The site of Aslackby Preceptory, Lincolnshire is now occupied by the village of Aslackby. The structure of one of the houses includes parts of a Templar building. Temple Farm is built on the site of, and using material from, the ruins of the round church....

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Knights Templar
founded c.1164 (early in the reign of Henry II (or Richard I)) by John le Mareschal: church of Aslackby and chapel granted to the Templars by Hubert de Rye 1164;
Knights Hospitaller
transferred 1308-12, under Temple Bruer;
granted to Lord Edward Clinton 1543/4;
remains incorporated into 18thC Temple Farmhouse built on site; gatehouse demolished as unsafe 1891
Aslakeby Hospital
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52.85929°N 0.38796°W
Axholme Priory Carthusian monks
founded 1395-6: projected before 1389 by Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham, Earl Marshall of England; built from 1397 on the site of a Premonstratensian chapel;
incorporated into Carthusian order 1432;
founded 1397-8;
dissolved 18 June 1538; granted to John Candysshe (Candish) and converted into manor house
The Priory Church of the Visitation of St Mary Virgin, Axholme
Epworth in the Isle of Axholme Priory;
Axholme Charterhouse;
Low Melwood Priory
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53.50765°N 0.78569°W
Bardney monastery Saxon monastery
founded before 697 by King Ethelred (becoming a monk and abbot here)
destroyed 870 in raids by the Danes;
Benedictine priory built on site (see immediately below)
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53.2204°N 0.3336°W
Bardney Abbey
Bardney Abbey
Bardney Abbey in Lincolnshire, England, was a Benedictine monastery founded in 697 by King Æthelred of Mercia, who was to become the first abbot. The monastery is supposed to have been destroyed during a Danish raid in 869...

Benedictine monks
alien house, dependent on Charroux;
priory founded 1087, on site of Saxon monastery (see immediately above);
independent — raised to abbey status 1115/6;
dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Robert Tirwhit;
now in ownership of Bardney Parochial Council, with public access
The Priory of Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...

, 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...

 and Saint Oswald
Oswald of Worcester
Oswald of Worcester was Archbishop of York from 972 to his death in 992. He was of Danish ancestry, but brought up by his uncle, Oda, who sent him to France to the abbey of Fleury to become a monk. After a number of years at Fleury, Oswald returned to England at the request of his uncle, who died...



The Abbey of Saint Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...

 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...

Barlings Abbey, earlier site
Barlings Abbey
Barlings Abbey, Lincolnshire, was a Premonstratensian monastery in England, founded in 1154.-History:Its founder was Ralph de Haye, son of the constable of Lincoln Castle, and lord of Burwell and Carlton...

Premonstratensian Canons
daughter of Newsham;
founded 1154-5 by Ralph de Haya;
transferred to new site shortly after (see immediately below); earlier site becoming a grange of the new abbey
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Barlings
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53.2554804°N 0.3834754°W (poss)
or 53.2593361°N 0.3898269°W (poss)
Barlings Abbey
Barlings Abbey
Barlings Abbey, Lincolnshire, was a Premonstratensian monastery in England, founded in 1154.-History:Its founder was Ralph de Haye, son of the constable of Lincoln Castle, and lord of Burwell and Carlton...

Premonstratensian Canons
daughter of Newsham;
(community transferred from earlier site (see immediately above) shortly after foundation (1154-5));
dissolved 1537
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Barlings
Oxney Abbey
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53.2477069°N 0.368793°W
Barrow monastery Benedictine? monks
founded between 669 and 672 by King Wulfhere of Mercia and St Chad, Bishop of Lichfield;
suggested to have been a minster or secular canons' foundedBarrow — minster: Pauline Stafford, 1985, The East Midlands in the early middle ages;
destroyed c.870 in raids by the Danes
Barrow-on-Humber Monastery;
Ad Bavuae Monastery
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53.6810337°N 0.377073°W
Barton-on-Humber Minster Saxon minster or secular canons founded 10thC >
Belvoir Priory Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in Leicestershire
Bonby Priory
Bonby Priory
Bonby Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England. St Andrews Church is all that remains of Bonby Priory, which was a Benedictine alien cell of St Fromond Priory from 1199 to 1403. The priory w was then rented to Beauvale Abbey, , and later, the church became parochial.-References:...

Benedictine monks- alien cell/grange of St Fromond Priory
founded after 1199 to 1403;
granted to Beauvale Priory, (Nottinghamshire) after 1403;
became parochial church prior to the dissolution;
restored 1894
St Andrew
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53.626555°N 0.483734°W
Boston Austin Friars Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Lincoln)
founded 1317/8;
dissolved 1539; granted to the Mayor and Burgesses of Boston 1545/6
Austin Priors
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52.971384°N 0.018739°W
Boston Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of York)
founded before 1288 (1222);
church and other buildings were destroyed by fire during the chamberlain's riot 1287-8;
dissolved 1538 (1539); granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1540/1

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52.976443°N 0.022902°W
Boston Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of York)
founded before 1268;
dissolved 1539; granted to the Mayor and Burgesses of Boston 1545/6

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52.974622°N 0.021495°W
Boston Whitefriars, earlier site Carmelite Friars
founded 1293 by Sir --- Orreby, Knight;
transferred to new site (see immediately below) 1308
Skirbeck Whitefriars
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52.975545°N 0.022943°W
Boston Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
transferred to from earlier site (see immediately above) 1308;
dissolved 1539; granted to the Mayor and Burgesses of Boston 1545/6

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52.975595°N 0.025919°W
Boston Priory
Boston Priory
Boston Priory was a priory in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.The origins of Saint Botolphs church in Boston have their roots in the former priory church of the Benedictine monastery. The first church of St Botolph was granted to Saint Marys Abbey, York, shortly after 1089 and a priory of monks was...

Benedictine monks
dependent on St Mary's, York;
founded 1089 (before 1098): Alan Rufus granted church of St Botolph to St Mary's;
dissolved before 1291? (c.1300);
Parish Church of St Botolph built on site 1309-c.1520;
Knights Hospitaller purchased advowson from St Mary's 1480, church refounded as collegiate;
church restored 1845 by George Gilbert Scott
George Gilbert Scott
Sir George Gilbert Scott was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches, cathedrals and workhouses...

, 1851-3 by George Place and by Sir Charles Nicholson in 1929
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52.979163°N 0.024267°W
Bottesford Camera
Bottesford Preceptory
Bottesford Preceptory, Lincolnshire was sited just to the south of Scunthorpe, in Lindsey. It lay in a small valley in the Lincolnshire limestone ridge called the Lincoln Cliff....

Knights Templar
dissolved 1308-12;
Knights Hospitaller
refounded 1308-12;
leased 1338;
17thC manor house built on site
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53.55106°N 0.64606°W
Bourne Abbey
Bourne Abbey
Bourne Abbey and the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is a scheduled Grade I church in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. The building remains in parochial use, despite the 16th century Dissolution, as the nave was used by the parish, probably from the time of the foundation of the abbey in...

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Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroaisian
founded 1138 by Baldwin Fitz Gilbert de Clare, who invited canons to settle at Bourne and granted St Peter's Church, land and resources;
dissolved 1536 (1539); granted to Richard Cotton 1538/9
the church, as since modified, in parochial use
The Abbey 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...

, Bourne
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...


Bourn Abbey
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52.7663°N 0.3756°W
Bridge End Priory
Bridge End Priory
Bridgend Priory was a monastic house in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England.The priory was founded around 1199 by Godwin the Rich of Lincoln, a benefactor to the Gilbertine Order of Sempringham Priory...

Gilbertine Canons
founded before 1199 (in the reign of John) by Godwin, a citizen of Lincoln;
burned 1445, later becoming a cell of Semprimgham;
dissolved 1538; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton 1541/2;
masonry used in construction of Priory Farm (50mtrs to the north); only cropmarks visible on site
The Priory Church of Saint Saviour at Bridgend in Horbling
Bridge End Priory
Bridgend Priory was a monastic house in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England.The priory was founded around 1199 by Godwin the Rich of Lincoln, a benefactor to the Gilbertine Order of Sempringham Priory...


Holland Bridge Priory;
Hollandbridge Priory
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52.91014°N 0.30023°W
Bullington Priory
Bullington Priory
Bullington Priory was a priory in Bullington, Lincolnshire, England.The priory was a house of the Gilbertine Order and dedicated to Saint Mary. It was founded as a double house between 1148 and 1154 by Simon, son of William de Kyme, who gave part of his park for the site, along with wood and land,...

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Gilbertine Canons and Canonesses - double house
founded 1148-1154 by Simon de Kyme (FitzWilliam);
dissolved 26 September 1538; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9;
earthworks and cropmarks remain
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Bullington
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53.275422°N 0.351087°W
Burwell Priory
Burwell Priory
Burwell Priory was a priory in the village of Burwell, Lincolnshire, England.The priory was built around 1110 for Benedictine monks, by Ansgot of Burwell, who addressed his charter to Robert, Bishop of Lincoln 1094-1123....

Benedictine monks
alien cell, dependent on La Grande-Sauve;
founded 1100-7 ("by the Lords of Kyme"): church granted by Ansgot of Burwell;
dissolved 1427; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1544/5
St Michael
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53.296448°N 0.033865°W
Bytham Abbey Cistercian monks
daughter of Fountains;
founded 23 May 1147 by William le Gros, Count of Albermarle;
transferred to Vaudey after 1149(?)
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52.7505549°N 0.5371714°W
Cammeringham Priory
Cammeringham Priory
Cammeringham Priory was a priory in Cammeringham, Lincolnshire, England.It was an Alien house granted by 1126 to the abbey of L'Essay in the diocese of Coutances, by Robert de Haya, with the advice of his wife Muriel, and also to the Premonstratensian abbey of Blanchelande in Normandy...

Premonstratensian Canons
alien house, daughter of Blanchelande Abbey (Normandy);
founded 1192 by Richard de Haya and his wife Maud;
sold to Cistercians of Hulton Abbey (Staffordshire) in 1396;
Cistercian monks
refounded 1396;
granted to Robert de Tirwhit 1545/6;
18thC manor house built on its cellary range
Cameringham Priory
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53.327778°N 0.577310°W
Catley Priory
Catley Priory
Catley Priory was a monastic house in Walcott, Lincolnshire, England.The Gilbertine priory of Saint Mary, Catley, was founded as a double house for nuns and monks between 1154 and 1158 by Peter of Billinghay...

Gilbertine Canons and Canonesses - double house
founded 1146-1154 by Peter de Belingey (Billinghay);
dissolved 1538; granted to Robert Carr, of Sleford 1539/40
The Gilbertine priory of St Mary, Catley
Catterley Priory
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53.085461°N 0.331480°W
Covenham Priory
Covenham Priory
Covenham Priory was a priory in Covenham St Bartholomew, Lincolnshire, England.The manor which formed the endowment of the priory of Covenham was granted in 1082 by William the Conqueror to the abbot and convent of Saint Calais, Le Mans, at the request of the Bishop of Durham a former a monk of...

Benedictine monks - alien cell
very small cell founded c.1082;
transferred to Kirkstead Abbey, infra, 1303
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Covenham
Covenham Priory
Covenham Priory was a priory in Covenham St Bartholomew, Lincolnshire, England.The manor which formed the endowment of the priory of Covenham was granted in 1082 by William the Conqueror to the abbot and convent of Saint Calais, Le Mans, at the request of the Bishop of Durham a former a monk of...


Coverham St Mary's Priory
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53.440252°N 0.036210°W
Croyland Monastery # Saxon (Benedictine?) monks
founded after 716/757 by Ethelbald, King of Mercia;
destroyed in raids by the Danes 870;
Benedictine monastery
built on site (see immediately below)
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52.673°N 0.16517°W
Croyland Abbey
Croyland Abbey
Crowland Abbey is a Church of England parish church, formerly part of a Benedictine abbey church, in Crowland in the English county of Lincolnshire.-History:...

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Benedictine monks
restored and rebuilt 948 by King Edred; founded 971 built on site of earlier monastery (see immediately above);
dissolved 1539; eastern side of church destroyed;
part of church now in parochial use as the Parish Church and part in ruins
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Saint Bartholomew and Saint Guthlac
Saint Guthlac
Saint Guthlac of Crowland was a Christian saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England.-Life:...

, Crowland
Croyland Abbey
Crowland Abbey is a Church of England parish church, formerly part of a Benedictine abbey church, in Crowland in the English county of Lincolnshire.-History:...

Deeping St James Priory
Deeping St. James Priory
Deeping St. James Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England.In 1139 Baldwin Fitz Gilbert established the Benedictine Prioryof Saint James at Deeping as a cell of Thorney Abbey. The housewas dissolved in 1539....

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Benedictine monks
priory cell, dependent on Thorney;
founded 1139 by Baldwin Fitz Gilbert (Baldwin Fil. De Gilsberti);
dissolved before 1539; granted to the Duke of Norfolk 1540/1;
priory church now in parochial use as the Parish Church of St James
St James
Deeping Priory;
Deping Priory
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52.67198°N 0.28882°W
Eagle Preceptory # Knights Templar - hospital and preceptory
founded before 1154 by King Stephen;
dissolved 1308-12;
Knights Hospitaller
refounded 1312;
dissolved 1540; granted to Thomas, Earl of Rutland and Robert Tirwhit 1541/2
Egle Hospital
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53.181820°N 0.706350°W
Elsham Priory
Elsham Priory
Elsham Priory was an Augustinian monastery in Lincolnshire, England. The only surviving trace is a fishpond in the grounds of Elsham Hall. Beatrice d'Amundeville founded the monastery in the 12th century it was dissolved in 1536.-References:...

hospital founded before 1166 (1160-6) ;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded before 1166 by Beatrice de Amundeville;
dissolved 1536; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9
The Hospital of SS. Mary and Edmund at Elsham
Ellesham Priory;
Ellesham Priory;
Allesham Priory
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53.599297°N 0.436729°W (approx.)
Fosse Priory Cistercian nuns
founded before 1184 by the inhabitants of Torksey;
given as Benedictine;
dissolved 11 July 1539; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton 1551/2
Torksey Nunnery
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53.3°N 0.74°W (approx)
Freiston Priory
Freiston Priory
Freiston Priory was a Benedictine cell of Crowland Abbey founded in 1114, and became a priory soon afterwards. It was Dissolved in 1539 and was located in Freiston, Lincolnshire, England....

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Benedictine monks
priory cell, dependent on Crowland;
founded 1114: church of St James granted to Crowland by Alan de Creun;
dissolved 1539; part of church now in parochial use
St James
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52.97296°N 0.0499293°W
Gainsborough Preceptory
Gainsborough Preceptory
Gainsborough Preceptory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England....

Knights Templar - member of Willoughton
the Parish church of All Saints suggested to be on site of a Templars' church, itself possibly on the site of an earlier church
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53.4015401°N 0.7763439°W (suggested)
Gokewell Priory
Gokewell Priory
Gokewell Priory was a Cistercian priory in Broughton, Lincolnshire, England.It was founded by William de Alta Ripa, and received other benefactions from Roger of St. Martin, Adam Paynel, and William de Romara....

Cistercian nuns
founded before 1148(?) (before 1185) by William de Alta Ripa;
house disclaimed by Cistercian General Chapter 1268;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir William Tirwhit 1551-2;
site now occupied by the derelict buildings of Gokewell Priory Farm
Gokwelle Priory
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53.5806526°N 0.58043°W
Grantham Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford)
founded before 1290: Nicholas IV
Pope Nicholas IV
Pope Nicholas IV , born Girolamo Masci, was Pope from February 22, 1288 to April 4, 1292. A Franciscan friar, he had been legate to the Greeks under Pope Gregory X in 1272, succeeded Bonaventure as Minister General of his religious order in 1274, was made Cardinal Priest of Santa Prassede and...

 granted indulgences to penitents;
dissolved 1539;
Robert Bocher and David Vincent 1541/2
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52.9120854°N 0.6468683°W
Great Limber Priory, Limber Magna
Great Limber Priory, Limber Magna
Great Limber Priory, Limber Magna was a priory in Great Limber , Lincolnshire, England.The manor and church of Great Limber were granted by Richard de Humet, constable of Normandy, France, and Agnes his wife, to the Cistercian abbey of Aunay in Normandy, and their charter was confirmed by King...

Cistercian monks
alien house(/grange?), dependent on abbey of Aunay-sur-Odon, Normandy;
founded 1157 by Richard de Humet;
dissolved 1393: sold by the abbot of Aunay to the priory of St Anne, Coventry;
transferred to Knights Hospitaller (see immediately below)
Lemburgh Magna Priory
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53.560329°N 0.282653°W
Great Limber Preceptory, Limber Magna
Great Limber Preceptory, Limber Magna
Great Limber Preceptory, Limber Magna was a Camera of the Knights Templar and later the Knights Hospitaller in the village of Great Limber , Lincolnshire, England....

probably Knights Hospitaller camera/grange
refounded 1393 on site of Cistercian grange (see immediately above);
dissolved; granted to John Bellew and others 1544/5;
post-medieval house built on site; cropmarks remain
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53.560329°N 0.282653°W
Greenfield Priory
Greenfield Priory
Greenfield Priory was a Cistercian priory in Greenfield, near Aby, Lincolnshire, England.It was founded before the year 1153 by Eudo of Grainsby and Ralf of Aby, and his son, Ranulf earl of Chester was also a benefactor of the house....

Cistercian nuns
founded before 1153 by Eudo de Greinesby and his son Ralph;
house disclaimed by Cistercian general chapter 1268;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Henry Stanley and Lord Strange 1567/70
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53.279180°N 0.147045°W
Grimsby Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1132(?) (1123-33) by Henry I;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Thomas Henneage 1544/5;
precise location unknown but evidence suggest the grounds of a country house named 'The Abbey'
The Abbey Church of Saint Augustine and Saint Olaf
Wellow Abbey
Wellow Abbey
Wellow Abbey was an abbey in Lincolnshire, England. It was founded about 1110 by Henry I of England, as a house of Austin canons. The date of foundation is not known precisely. It was also known as Grimsby Abbey....


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53.5598428°N 0.0853854°W (suggested)
Grimsby Nunnery Augustinian Canonesses - under the protection of the Canons at Wellow by Grimsby
founded before 1184 by an ancestor of Henry IV (probably Henry II);
given as Benedictine before 1185;
damaged by fire 1311, and by fire and flood 1459;
dissolved 15 September 1539; granted 1542/3
St Leonard
Grimesby Nunnery
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53.5520976°N 0.0931236°W
Grimsby Austin Friars Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Lincoln)
founded 1293 (before 1304) by William Fraunk with royal licence;
dissolved March 1539, suppressed by Ingworth; granted to Augusine Porter and John Bellew 1542/3
Austin Friars
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53.5658853°N 0.085372°W
Grimsby Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of York)
probably founded before 1240;
dissolved 1538; granted to John Bellew and Robert Brokesby 1546/7
Grey Friars
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53.5628363°N 0.0922841°W
Hagnaby Abbey
Hagnaby Abbey
Hagnaby Abbey was an abbey and former priory in Hagnaby, Lincolnshire, England.Originally founded as a house for Premonstratensian canons around 1175, by Agnes, widow of Herbert de Orreby, the priory was a dependency of Welbeck Abbey and named in honour of Saint Thomas the Martyr.It achieved its...

Premonstratensian Canons
daughter of Welbeck;
founded 1175 by Herbert de Orreby and his wife, Lady Agnes;
independent, raised to abbey status 1250;
dissolved 1536; granted to John Freeman, of London 1538/9;
post-medieval house built on site
The Priory Church of Saint Thomas Martyr of Canterbury

The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas Martyr of Canterbury
Hagneby Abbey
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53.3020117°N 0.2258098°W
Haugham Priory
Haugham Priory
Haugham Priory was a Benedictine priory in Lincolnshire, England.The priory of Haugham was built upon land granted by Hugh, earl of Chester, at the end of the 11th century, to the abbot and convent of Saint Severus in the diocese of Coutances. It is likely that it was only intended for the support...

Benedictine monks
alien house, dependent on St-Sever
founded before 1101 by Hugh, Earl of Chester;
dissolved 1397; granted to the Carthusians at St Mary's, Coventry
Carthusian monks
refounded 1397;
dissolved 1539?; granted to John Bellew and John Broxholm 1545/6
Hagham Priory
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53.3090381°N 0.0051847°W
Haverholme Priory
Haverholme Priory
Haverholme Priory was a monastery situated north-east of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, near Anwick.-Foundation:Gilbert of Sempringham founded the only English order of the Cistercian monks, who were given Haverholme Priory, by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, located between the villages of Anwick and...

Cistercian monks - from Fountains
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey is near to Aldfield, approximately two miles southwest of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved Cistercian houses in England. It is a Grade I listed building and owned by the...


founded 1137, land granted to Fountains by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln;
transferred to the Gilbertines at Louth Park, infra, 1139;
Gilbertine nuns
dissolved 1538?; granted to Lord Clinton 1538/9
Haverholm Priory
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53.0296°N 0.3473°W
Henes Cell Benedictine monks
cell (/hermitage or grange?) of York
Haines Cell
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Horkstow Camera Knights Templar
cell, dependent on Willoughton;
founded before 1338
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Hough Priory
Hough Priory
Hough Priory was a priory in Hough-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire, England. The manor on which the priory of Hough was afterwards built was granted by Henry I to his abbey of St. Mary de Voto at Cherbourg, for Austin canons...

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Augustinian Canons Regular
alien house, dependent on on Notre-Dame-du-Voeu-Cherbourg;
founded c.1164;
dissolved c.1414; granted to Mount Grace;
granted to John, Lord Russell 1541/2;
site located to the south of All Saints Church
Hagh Priory;
Haugh Priory
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53.006051°N 0.6244156°W
Humbereston Abbey # Tironensian monks
founded 1160 by William Fitz Ralph (William Hermeri);
Benedictine monks
refounded after 1413;
dissolved 1536;
granted to John Cheke, Esq 1551/2;
site now occupied by medieval St Peter's Church (no evidence of this having been the abbey church)
St Mary and St Peter
Humberestone Abbey;
Humbereston Abbey
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53.5278283°N 0.0237107°W
Hirst Priory
Hyrst Priory
Hyrst Priory was a priory just south of the town of Crowle in the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire, England.The cell of Hyrst was built on land granted by Nigel d'Albini to the prior and convent of Saint Oswalds, Nostell, probably early in the twelfth century.Roger de Mowbray confirmed the gifts of...

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Augustinian Canons Regular
priory cell, dependent on Nostell;
founded before 1135 by Nigel d'Albini;
dissolved 1540 (1539); granted to John, Earl of Warwick 1547/8
St Mary
Hyrest Priory
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53.5826972°N 0.826335°W
Ikanho monastery
Saint Botolph
Botwulf of Thorney was an English abbot and saint. He is the patron saint of travellers and the various aspects of farming...

alternative suggested location near Boston (see entry under List of monastic houses in Suffolk
Saxon (Benedictine?) monks
founded near Boston;
destroyed in raids but apparently never rebuilt
probably The Anchorage on the Alde
River Alde
The River Alde is a river in Suffolk, England, with a source near Laxfield in the same area as the River Blyth. Initially a stream, it becomes tidal and widens considerably when it reaches Snape. It meanders east past Aldeburgh, after which this part of the river was named...

 Estuary at Iken
Iken
Iken is a small village and civil parish in the marshlands of the English county of Suffolk.It is near the estuary of the River Alde on the North Sea coast and is located south east of Snape and due north of Orford....

, Suffolk
St Botolph
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Kirkstead Cell possibly hermitage or anchorite cell preceeding Kirkstead Abbey, infra >

53.1355981°N 0.2241254°W
Kirkstead Abbey, earlier site
Kirkstead Abbey
Kirkstead Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, England.The monastery was founded in 1139 by Hugh Brito, , lord of Tattershall, and was originally colonised by an abbot and twelve monks from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire...

Cistercian monks - from Fountains
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey is near to Aldfield, approximately two miles southwest of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved Cistercian houses in England. It is a Grade I listed building and owned by the...


founded 12 February 1139 by Hugh Brito, Lord of Tattershal;
transferred to new site (see immediately below) between 1160 and 1175
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53.1360486°N 0.2231276°W
Kirkstead Abbey
Kirkstead Abbey
Kirkstead Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, England.The monastery was founded in 1139 by Hugh Brito, , lord of Tattershall, and was originally colonised by an abbot and twelve monks from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire...

Cistercian monks - from Fountains
transferred from earlier site (see immediately above)
founded by Robert, son of the founder of the earlier site;
dissolved 1537; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9;
capella ante portas in use as parochial church
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53.1386875°N 0.2235675°W
Knaith Priory
Knaith Priory
Heynings Priory was a priory in Knaith, Lincolnshire, England.The priory of Heynings was founded by Rayner de Evermue, Lord of Knaith, for Cistercian nuns, probably early in the reign of King Stephen, and the patronage of the house remained with the lords of Knaith through most of its history...

Cistercian nuns (or possibly initially Benedictine nuns)
founded c.1180Knaith — foundation date given in Monasticon Anglicanum: Charter 1 (or after 1135) by Reyner Evermere;
Cistercian nuns by 1347, with priest brothers acting as chaplains (possibly Premonstratensian Canons)
recorded by some as Benedictine
dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Henneage 1539/40
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Knaith
Heynings Priory;
Heyninges Priory
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53.3579091°N 0.7303226°W
Kyme Priory
Kyme Priory
Kyme Priory was a priory in South Kyme, Lincolnshire, England.The Augustinian Priory of Kyme was founded by Philip of Kyme, steward to Gilbert Earl of Lincoln, before 1169, in honour of the Blessed Mary, for about twelve Canons....

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Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1150 by Philip de Kyme, Steward of Gilbert, Earl of Lincoln;
dissolved 6 July 1539; granted to Thomas, Earl of Rutland, and Robert Tirwhit 1541/2;
remains incorporated into St Mary and All Saints parish church
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kyme
South Kyme Priory
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53.0326006°N 0.2588224°W
Legbourne Priory
Legbourne Priory
Legbourne Priory was a priory in the village of Legbourne, Lincolnshire, England.Founded by Robert Fitz Gilbert around 1150, the priory was for the nuns of Keddington ....

Cistercian nuns
transferred from Karledale, Kedington or HalingtonLegbourne origin according to Notitia Monastica. The references to Karledale, Kedington and Halington may be the same place
founded after 1150 by Robert fitz Gilbert of Tathwell;
sometimes referred to as an abbey;
also given as AugustinianLegbourne — Order of St Austin: sic. Leland
and PremonstratensianLegbourne — Premonstratensian: sic. Notitia Monastica
dissolved before Michaelmas 1536;
briefly restored during the Lincolnshire rebellion;
dissolved; granted to Thomas Henneage 1540/1
St Mary
Lekeburn Priory
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53.3374398°N 0.0400347°W
Lincoln Austin Friars Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Lincoln)
founded c.1269-70: protection granted by Henry III 2 January 1270;
dissolved 1539; granted to John Bellew and John Broxholm 1545-6
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53.2386702°N 0.5386841°W
Lincoln Blackfriars Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of York)
founded before 1238;
dissolved 1539; granted to John Bellew and John Broxholm 1545-6
Technical College built on site 1931
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53.231157°N 0.5339205°W
Lincoln Commandery Knights Hospitaller
founded before 1257: reference implies existence of commandery or bailiwick;
evidently ceased before 1338
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Lincoln - Friars of the Sack Friars of the Sack
founded c.1266: location granted by Henry III
abandoned (?)before 1307;
chapel 1307;
chapel served by secular chaplains 1327;
St Peter's College or Chantry 1359
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53.2286073°N 0.5326599°W
Lincoln Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of York)
founded c.1230: locality granted by William de Bellingworth (Beningworth), subdean of Lincoln (confirmation granted 7 February 1230-1; the old Guildhall assigned 1237);
dissolved 1539; granted to J. Pope 1544-5;
free Grammar School founded 1568 by Robert Morson;
became the Mechanics Institute 1883;
restored 1905;
opened as the City Museum 1907
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53.2292399°N 0.5371124°W
Lincoln Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
founded 1269 by Odo of Kilkenny;
church demolished and rebuilt 15thC;
dissolved 1539; granted to John Broxholm 1544/5;
kitchen remained in domestic use until 17thC
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53.2248435°N 0.543201°W
Lincoln - St Catherine's Priory Gilbertine Canons
founded after 1138;
dissolved 1538; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9
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53.2130812°N 0.5483294°W
Lincoln - St Mary Magdalen Priory Benedictine monks
cell, dependent on York;
refounded of Rumburgh by Alan of Richmond c.1135(?);
dissolved 1539; granted to John Bellew and John Broxholm 1545/6;
remains now within a public park
St Mary's Priory;
de Nicholia (presumably 'Lincolnia')
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53.2299175°N 0.5199194°W
Long Bennington Priory
Long Bennington Priory
Long Bennington Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England.The church at Long Bennington was granted by Ralf de Fougères, to the Cistercian abbey of Savigny in 1163, But it seems that the priory did not come into existence until around the end of the twelfth century.There is mention of a warden...

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Cistercian monks
alien (?)grange, dependent on Savigny;
founded1200(?) by Ralph de Filgeries;
referred to as an alien priory, apparently a grange;
dissolved after 1403; granted to the Carthusian priory of Mount Grace, Yorkshire, 1421 (confirmed 1462);
granted 1532/3;
a house called 'Priory House' near the church is purported to be located near the site of the priory
Long Benyngton Priory;
Long Bennington Grange
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52.9853614°N 0.7449889°W
Louth Park Abbey
Louth Park Abbey
Louth Park Abbey was a cistercian abbey in Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1139 by the Bishop Alexander of Lincoln.The founder offered to Fountains Abbey a site on the Isle of Haverholme, but when the monks arrived, they requested to settle in the bishop's park at Louth instead.The...

Cistercian monks
transferred from Haverholme
Haverholme Priory
Haverholme Priory was a monastery situated north-east of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, near Anwick.-Foundation:Gilbert of Sempringham founded the only English order of the Cistercian monks, who were given Haverholme Priory, by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, located between the villages of Anwick and...


founded 2 February 1139: land granted by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln;
dissolved 8 September 1536; granted to Sir Henry Stanley 1569/70
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Louth Park
Louth Park Abbey
Louth Park Abbey was a cistercian abbey in Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1139 by the Bishop Alexander of Lincoln.The founder offered to Fountains Abbey a site on the Isle of Haverholme, but when the monks arrived, they requested to settle in the bishop's park at Louth instead.The...


Louth Abbey
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53.3765526°N 0.0336537°W
Maltby Preceptory
Maltby Preceptory
Maltby Preceptory was a house of the Knights Hospitaller in the village of Maltby, Lincolnshire, England. There are two differing accounts regarding its history....

(Knights Templar? founded c.1135-54)Maltby Preceptory: Templars sic. Monasticon Anglicanum — Knowles & Hadcock say that is an error and that the house was founded by the Hospitallers
Knights Hospitaller
founded 1312 by Ranulf, Earl of Chester;
united with Skirbeck in 1386; annexed to the estate of the prior of England 1445;
dissolved 1540
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53.3406172°N 0.0368589°W
Markby Priory
Markby Priory
Markby Priory was a priory in the village of Markby, Lincolnshire, England.It is believed the Augustinian Priory was founded during the reign of Henry II, although there is no mention of it before 1204. The founder, Ralf Fitz Gilbert, was already dead, and his lands in the possession of his...

Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1154-1189 (in the reign of Henry II) by Ralph fitz Gilbert;
dissolved 1536; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9
St Peter
Markeby Priory
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53.2853032°N 0.2297258°W
Melwood Priory Saxon monastery at Epworth Low Melwood Priory;
Melwood Priory;
The Priory in the Wood
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Mere Knights Hospitaller - member of Willoughton >
Minting Priory
Minting Priory
Minting Priory was a priory in Minting, Lincolnshire, England.The priory for Benedictine monks was founded by Ranulf de Meschines, earl of Chester, to the abbey of Fleury...

Benedictine monks
alien house, dependent on St-Benoit-sur-Loire;
founded c.1129, granted by Ranulph de Meschines, Earl of Chester;
dissolved 1414;
granted to Mount Grace 1421;
granted 1542/3
St Andrew
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53.2449238°N 0.2245438°W
Newbo Abbey
Newbo Abbey
Newbo Abbey was a Premonstratensian house of canons regular in Lincolnshire, England, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary.Newbo was founded in about 1198 very close to Sedgebrook by Richard de Malebisse or Malbis...

,
Sedgefield
Premonstratensian Canons - from Newsham
daughter of Newsham
founded 1198;
Richard de Malebisse;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir John Markham 1537/8
Neubo Abbey
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52.932035°N 0.718273°W
Newsham Abbey
Newsham Abbey
Newsham Abbey was an abbey in Newsham, a small hamlet north of Brocklesby village in Lincolnshire, England.The abbey of Newsham or Newhouse was the first Premonstratensian house established in England, in 1143, the founder being Peter of Gousla, who held in Newsham one knight's fee of Ralf de...

Premonstratensian Canons
daughter of Licques
founded 1143 by Peter de Gousel;
dissolved 1536; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9
likely to have remained unoccupied after suppression
St Mary and St Martial
Newhouse Abbey;
Neus Abbey
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53.6033988°N 0.2963144°W
Newstead Priory
Newstead Priory
Newstead Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England, between Stamford and Uffington.Originally founded as a hospital towards the end of the 12th century, it became a house of Augustinian Canons in or before 1226. Newstead Priory was situated on the River Gwash about half way between Stamford...

hospital founded ante 1200 by William d'Albini III;
Augustinian Canons Regular
refounded before 1247 probably by the son of William d'Albini;
dissolved 1536
Newstead by Stamford Priory
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52.65828°N 0.454248 °W
Newstead-on-Ancholme Priory
Newstead-on-Ancholme Priory
Newstead-on-Ancholme Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England.The Gilbertine priory of Holy Trinity, Newstead-on-Ancholme, was founded for Gilbertine canons by King Henry II in 1171. The endowment was small, and the number of canons and lay brothers was limited by Saint Gilbert to thirteen.The...

Gilbertine Canons
founded 1171(?), granted by Henry II;
dissolved 2 October 1538; granted to Robert Henneage 1539/40
The Holy Trinity
Newstede-on-Alcolm Priory;
Newstead Priory;
Newstead on Anchcolme Priory
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53.527232°N 0.4928881°W
Nocton Priory
Nocton Priory
Nocton Park Priory was an Augustinian priory in Nocton, Lincolnshire, England.The priory of Nocton Park was founded by Robert Darcy in honour of Saint Mary Magdalene, probably during the reign of King Stephen....

Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 12thC (probably in the reign of Stephen) by Robert Darcy (de Arecy);
dissolved 1536;
Sir Henry Stanley, Lord Strange constructed a secular house from the ruins 1569-70;
house abandoned end of 17thC and the buildings demolished
St Mary Magdalene
Nocton Park Priory
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53.1691584°N 0.3898577°W
North Hykeham Priory
North Hykeham Priory
North Hykeham Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England.This priory is only mentioned in the Patent Roll of Edward IV, 1462, when it was granted to the college called 'God's House,' at Cambridge. It is not at present known to what foreign house it had belonged, nor if there was ever an actual...

Benedictine monks
alien house dependency unknown ("priory, manor or lordship of Ikham");
foundation unknown;
dissolution unknown; granted to God's House, Cambridge
Hykeham Priory
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53.1739874°N 0.6100577°W
North Ormsby Priory
North Ormsby Priory
North Ormsby Priory was a Gilbertine priory in North Ormsby, Lincolnshire, England.It was founded by Gilbert son of Robert of Ormsby with the consent of his lord, William, earl of Albemarle. Robert was steward of William of Percy and gave the nuns the churches of Sth Elkington and LittleGrimsby...

Gilbertine Canons
founded 1148-54 by Gilbert fitz Robert of Ormsby with the consent of William le Gros, Count of Albermarle;
dissolved 30September 1538
St Mary
Nun Ormsby Priory;
Ormsby Priory;
Northomersby Priory
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53.4190966°N 0.0708774°W
Nun Cotham Priory
Nuncotham Priory
Nuncotham Priory was a priory of Cistercian nuns in Brocklesby, Lincolnshire, England.The priory of Nuncotham in Brocklesby parish was founded by Alan de Moncels around 1150. Throughout its history the Bishops complained that the nuns lived a little too freely...

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Cistercian nuns
founded 1147-53 (probably in the reign of Stephen) by Alan de Muncells (Moncels);
with regular priests or brethren c.1150 to 14thC;
recorded as Gilbertine c.1200;
house disclaimed by Cistercian General Chapter 1268;
dissolved 9 July 1539; granted to Edward Shipwith 1540/1;
house built on site, of which only earthworks remain
St Mary
Nuncotham Priory;
Cotham Priory;
Nuncoton Priory
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53.5846398°N 0.2547777°W
Orford Priory
Orford Priory
Orford Priory was a priory in Stainton le Vale, Lincolnshire, England.The priory of Orford, in Stainton-le-Vale, was probably built some time during the reign of King Henry II by Ralf d'Albini, in honour of Blessed Mary....

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Premonstratensian Canonesses
founded c.1155-60 by Ralph de Albini;
with regular priests or brethren before 1160-14thC;
dissolved 1539; granted to Robert Tirwhit 1539/40;
house built on site, of which only earthworks remain
Irford Priory
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53.4335205°N 0.2171516°W (prob)
Partney Abbey Saxon monastery
founded before 700;
suggested to bave been a minster;
probably destroyed in raids by the Danes c.870
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53.1931225°N 0.1120788°W
Partney monastery Benedictine monks
founded before 1318: chapel of St Mary Magdalene granted to the monks of Bardney by Gilbert of Ghent (confirmed by his son Walter 1115);
hospital founded early-14thC; became cell of Bardney;
dissolved before 16thC(?) (referred to as a manor of Bardney 1535)
Hospital of St Mary Magdalene
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53.1904115°N 0.1089406°W
Repingas Monastery, Rippingale? Benedictine(?) monks
dependent on Peterborough;
founded c.690;
destroyed 870
Hrepingas Monastery
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Revesby Abbey
Revesby Abbey
Revesby Abbey was a Cistercian monastery located near the village of Revesby in Lincolnshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1143 by William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln. The first monks came to the abbey from the great Yorkshire house of Rievaulx Abbey...

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Savignac monks - from Rievaulx
Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey headed by the Abbot of Rievaulx. It is located in Rievaulx , near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England.It was one of the wealthiest abbeys in England and was dissolved by Henry VIII of England in 1538...


daughter of Rievaulx
founded 9 August 1143 by William de Romara, Earl of Lincoln, his wife and son;
Cistercian monks 17 September 1147;
delapidated by dissolved 23 March 1539; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9;
remains comprise earthworks in a field in private ownership without public access;
(the current 19thC building north of the village of Revesby named 'Revesby Abbey' is located in a deerpark which was in the ownership of the monastic house)
St Mary and St Laurence
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53.1284787°N 0.0601029°W
Sandtoft Priory Benedictine monks
cell, dependent on St Mary's, York;
founded after 1147/before 1186 by Roger de Mobray (or Godfrey de la Wyrch);
dissolved after 1291
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53.5634098°N 0.8842143°W
Sempringham Priory, earlier site Gilbertine Canons
founded 1131 by Sir Gilbert, of Sempringham (St Gilbert of Sempringham);
now in parochial use
St Andrew
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52.8820319°N 0.3585684°W
Sempringham Priory
Sempringham Priory
Sempringham Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England, located in the medieval hamlet of Sempringham, to the northwest of Pointon. Today, all that remains of the priory is a marking on the ground where the walls stood and a square, which are identifiable only in aerial photos of the vicinity...

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Gilbertine Canons and Canonesses - double house
founded 1139, land granted by Gilbert de Gant (St Gilbert of Sempringham's feudal lord);
dissolved 1538; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton 1538/9;
mansion later built on site no longer exists
St Mary
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52.8788836°N 0.3582841°W
Sixhills Priory
Sixhills Priory
Sixhills Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England....

Gilbertine Canons and Canonesses - double house;
founded between 1148 and 1154 by Robert? de Gresley (Grelle) (or his son);
dissolved 29 September 1538; granted to Thomas Henneage 1538/9;
remains incorporated into later house
Sixle Priory;
Sixhill Priory
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53.3697629°N 0.2530181°W
Skendleby Priory
Skendleby Priory
Skendleby Priory was a priory in the village of Skendleby, Lincolnshire, England.The believed remains of St James Chapel, Skendleby Priory, were uncovered during archaeological investigations and excavations in 2005. It was a small cell to Bardney Abbey built by Walter de Gant, and recorded by Bede...

Benedictine monks
cell, dependent on Bardney;
founded c.1318 (upon his resignation as Abbot of Bardney, Robert de Waynfleet was assigned the cells of Partney, supra, and Skendleby)
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53.1988221°N 0.1393139°W
Skirbeck Commandery hospital founded 1130 by Sir John Malton;
Knights Hospitaller
granted 1230 by Sir Thomas Multon;
dissolved; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1541/2
Skirbeke Hospital;
St Leonard's Hospital
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Spalding Priory
Spalding Priory
Spalding Priory was a small Benedictine house in the town of Spalding, Lincolnshire. It was founded as a cell of Croyland Abbey, in 1052, by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife, Godiva, Countess of Leicester. It was supported by Leofric's eldest son...

Benedictine monks
cell, dependent on Crowland Abbey;
founded 1052 by Thorold de Buckenhale;
granted to Sir John Cheke 1549/50
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52.7847°N 0.14797°W
Stainfield Priory
Stainfield Priory
Stainfield Priory was a Benedictine nunnery in the North of Lincolnshire, England, between Wragby and Fiskerton.The priory of St Mary at Stainfield was the only nunnery of the Benedictine order in Lincolnshire...

Benedictine nuns
founded c.1154 by Henry Percy;
dissolved 1536; granted to Robert Tirwhit 1537/8;
Stainfield Hall built on the site after dissolution
Stanfeld Priory
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53.24426°N 0.33663°W
Stamford Austin Friars Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Lincoln)
on the earlier friary of Friars of the Sack, infra;
projected 1340 by Edward III
founded 1343 (1342) by Robert of Woodhouse, Archdeacon of Richmond received permission from Clement VI
Pope Clement VI
Pope Clement VI , bornPierre Roger, the fourth of the Avignon Popes, was pope from May 1342 until his death in December of 1352...

 for the foundedStamford Austin Friars — Knowles & Hadcock give date of papal permission 1243, but this must be a typographical error as a) that date is prior to the date Edward III projected the foundation and b) Clement VI was pope 1342-52; school of theology 1392;
dissolved October 1538
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52.6500774°N 0.4861826°W
Stamford Blackfriars # Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Cambridge)
founded before 1241;
dissolved 7 October 1538
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52.6523881°N 0.4715914°W
Stamford Friars of the Sack Friars of the Sack
founded 1274;
dissolved 1300;
Austin Friars Friary founded here, supra
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52.6500700°N 0.4861700°W
Stamford Greyfriars Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford)
founded 1230: Henry III granted fuel January 1230;
dissolved 8 October 1538

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52.6549036°N 0.4701725°W
Stamford Whitefriars Carmelite Friars
founded before 1268;
dissolved 8 October 1538
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52.653833°N 0.4714036°W
Stamford Monastery Saxon monks
founded 658?;
destroyed 9thC;
Benedictine priory built on site (see immediately below)
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52.6527769°N 0.4657951°W
Stamford - St Leonard's Priory Benedictine monks
cell, dependent on Durham;
founded after 1083 by William, Abbot of Peterborough on site of a Saxon monastery (see immediately above);
dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Cecil 1540/1
Stanford Priory
Stixwould Priory $ Cistercian nuns
founded c.1135 (early in the reign of Stephen or late in the reign of Henry I) by Lucy, dowager Countess of Chester;
Benedictine nuns - from Stainfield
refounded
house disclaimed by Cistercian General Chapter 1268;
also given as Gilbertine Canons and Canonesses
?before 1308;
dissolved 1536;
Benedictine
refounded 1536;
Premonstratensian Canonesses
refounded 1537;
dissolved 1537-9;
granted to Robert Dighton 1540/1;
remains comprise earthworks
Stykeswold Priory
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53.1786542°N 0.247356°W
Stow Monastery Saxon monks - secular college
founded before 1016 (c.975 in the time of Bishop Aelfnoth) or by Eadnoth, Bishop of Dorchester, granted by Earl Leofric and Godiva 1055-7;
ceased at the Conquest, 1066;
Benedictine abbey built on site (see immediately below)
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53.3276116°N 0.6773114°W
Stow Abbey secular college founded 1005; ceased 1016;
Benedictine monks - transferred from Eynsham
Eynsham Abbey
Eynsham Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, in England between 1005 and 1538. King Æthelred allowed Æthelmær the Stout to found the abbey in 1005. There is some evidence that the abbey was built on the site of an earlier minster, probably founded in the 7th or 8th...


founded 1091, on the site of Saxon monastery (see immediately above)
transferred to Eynsham
Eynsham Abbey
Eynsham Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, in England between 1005 and 1538. King Æthelred allowed Æthelmær the Stout to found the abbey in 1005. There is some evidence that the abbey was built on the site of an earlier minster, probably founded in the 7th or 8th...

 c.1094/5 (1109?);
conventual church in parochial use from c.1094/5
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary
St Æthelreda's nunnery, Stow Green
Æthelthryth
Æthelthryth is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon saint often known, particularly in a religious context, as Etheldreda or by the pet form of Audrey...

Anglo-Saxon royal founded at Stow Green
Stow Fair, Lincolnshire
Stow Fair was a medieval fair inaugurated in 1233. Permission was granted in 1268 to the Prior of Sempringham for a fair here, confirming the earlier charter. This fair is known to have been held on 23 June each year, but it seems likely that the earlier fairs were held on the same day, which is...

 7th to 9thC
St Æthelthryth
Æthelthryth
Æthelthryth is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon saint often known, particularly in a religious context, as Etheldreda or by the pet form of Audrey...


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52.899°N 0.367°W
Swineshead Abbey
Swineshead Abbey
Swineshead Abbey was an abbey in Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England.The Abbey of St Mary, a Cistercian monastery, was founded in 1134 by Robert de Gresley. Gresley and his son, Albert, endowed the Abbey with 240 acres of land and other gifts...

Savignac monks
daughter of Furness;
founded 1 February 1135 by Robert de Gresley (Griesley);
Cistercian monks
transferred 17 September 1147;
dissolved 1536; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton 1552/3;
farmhouse built on site by John Lockton, incorporating monastic remains
St Mary
Swinshed Abbey
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52.947804°N 0.1417816°W
Temple Bruer Preceptory
Temple Bruer
Temple Bruer is in a farm-yard in the civil parish of Temple Bruer with Temple High Grange, England. It is one of the few Knights Templar sites left in England where any ruins remain standing. Its name comes from its Templar ownership and its position in the middle of the Lincoln Heath, bruyère ...

Knights Templar
founded before 1185 by Williiam of Ashby;
Knights Hospitaller
transferred c.1312;
dissolved 1540-1; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1541/2
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53.0710642°N 0.4961577°W
Thornholme Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded by King Stephen;
dissolved 1536
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Thornholme
Thornholm Priory
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Thornton Abbey
Thornton Abbey
Thornton Abbey was founded as a priory in 1139 by William le Gros, the Earl of Yorkshire, and raised to the status of Abbey in 1148. It was a house for Augustinian or black canons. These priests lived a communal life under the Rule of St Augustine but also undertook pastoral duties outside of the...

Augustinian Canons Regular
priory founded 1139 by William le Gros, Count of Albermarle and Lord of Holderness;
raised to abbey status 1148
dissolved 12 December 1539
refounded as secular priests' college
suppressed by Edward VI 1547;
demolished by Sir Vincent Skinner after 1602;
stately home built on site by Skinner collapsed reportedly c.1611; (EH
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)
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Thornton
Thornton-upn-the-Humber Abbey
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Threekingham Nunnery, Tricengeham? Saxon nuns
founded c.680 by St Werburgh;
(formerly identified as Trentham, Staffordshire))
destroyed c.870 in raids by the Danes
Threckingham Nunnery
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Thwaite Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
cell, dependent on Thornton;
founded before 1440;
dissolved 1536(?);
incorporated into 18thC cottage named 'Thwaite Hall'
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Torksey Priory
Torksey Priory
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Augustinian Canons Regular
founded possibly by Henry II, who granted privileges, or by King John;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Philip Hobby 1544/5
The Priory Church of Saint Leonard, Torksey
St Leonard's Priory;
Torkesey Priory
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Tunstall Priory
Tunstall Priory
Tunstall Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England.-References:...

Gilbertine Canons (and Canonesses?) - possibly double house
founded before 1164 (in the reign of Stephen) by Reginald de Crevequer;
united to Bullington by his son William before 1189
St Mary
Redbourne Priory
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Tupholme Abbey
Tupholme Abbey
Tupholme Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey close to the River Witham some 17 km east of the city of Lincoln, England. It was founded between 1155 and 1165 by Gilbert and Alan de Neville. An abbot and twelve canons were sent from Newsham Abbey, also in Lincolnshire, to found Tupholme...

Premonstratensian Canons
daughter of Newsham;
founded by Alan de Neville and Gibert, his brother
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Vaudey Abbey
Vaudey Abbey
Vaudey Abbey was an English Cistercian abbey. It was founded in 1147 by William, Count of Aumale, Earl of York. Its site is within the Grimsthorpe Castle park, in Lincolnshire, 6 km northwest of Bourne on the A151, but there are no remains of the Abbey aside from earthworks.The Victoria County...

Cistercian monks - from Bytham, supra
daughter of Fountains
founded 23 May 1147 by William, Earl of Albermarle (after 1149: land granted by Geoffrey de Brachecurt and Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln;
dissolved 1536; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9
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West Ravendale Priory
West Ravendale Priory
West Ravendale Priory was a Premonstratensian priory in North East Lincolnshire, England. The site of the priory lies south-west of Grimsby, and west of the A18. Its previous position is defined by earthworks and rubble...

Premonstratensian Canons
alien house, dependent on Beauport Abbey, Brittany
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);
founded 1202: chapel etc. granted by Alan fitz Henry, Count of Brittany;
dissolved 1389;
lands granted to Joan, consort of Henry IV 1413; granted to Southwell Collegiate Church 1452
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Whaplode Friary Crutched Friars
founded 1244-7(?);
incited after 1238?;
abandoned 1260
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Willoughton Priory
Willoughton Priory
Willoughton Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England....

Benedictine monks
alien (?)grange, dependent on St Nicholas, Angers;
founded before 1148: land granted to St Nicholas, Angers by Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda
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;
dissolved 1403; granted to King's College, Cambridge
Willowton Priory
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Willoughton Preceptory
Willoughton Preceptory
Willoughton Preceptory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England....

Knights Templar
founded after 1135 (in the reign of Stephen) by Roger de Builli (Buslei);
dissolved 1308-12;
Knights Hospitaller
transferred after 1312;
dissolved 1540; granted to John Cock and John Thurgood 1345/6
Willowton Preceptory
Wilketone Preceptory
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Wilsford Priory
Wilsford Priory
Wilsford Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England....

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Benedictine monks
alien cell, dependent on Bec-Hellouin and the priory of Envermeu;
founded (in the reign of Stephen) by Hugh de Evermue (Evremewe)
granted to Bourne c.1401;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
refounded c.1401;
dissolved 1536; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9
Willesford Priory
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Winghale Priory Benedictine monks
alien (?)grange, dependent on Séez;
founded before 1115;
dissolved 1400; granted to a secular clerk;
granted to Trinity College, Cambridge
Wenghale Priory
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Witham Preceptory Knights Templar
founded before 1164 by Margaret de Perci, Ubert de Ria and others;
dissolved 1308-12;
Knights Hospitaller
transferred 1312;
merged with Temple Bruer
South Witham Preceptory
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