List of monastic houses in Norfolk
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Norfolk
, England.
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
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| Aldeby Priory Aldeby Priory Aldeby Priory was a Benedictine monastic house in Norfolk, England.... ^ (+) |
Benedictine monks dependent on Norwich; founded c.1100-1119 (in the reign of Henry I Henry I of England Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106... ) by Herbert de Losinga, Bishop of Norwich Herbert de Losinga Herbert de Losinga was the first Bishop of Norwich. He founded Norwich Cathedral in 1096 when he was Bishop of Thetford.-Life:... ; lack of evidence for a conventual church infers that the monks officiated at the parochial church of St Mary which was granted to the priory; granted to the Dean and Prebendary of Norwich |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Aldeby Aldeby Priory Aldeby Priory was a Benedictine monastic house in Norfolk, England.... 52.4785591°N 1.5989614°W |
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| Beeston Regis Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1216 (about the end of the reign of King John) by Lady Margery de Cressy; Carmelite Friars refounded 1400; dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Edmond Windham and Giles Seafoule 1545/6 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Beeston Regis Beeston Regis Beeston Regis is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It is about a mile east of Sheringham, Norfolk and near the coast. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,091... Beeston Priory 52.9387429°N 1.2241763°W |
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| Binham Priory Binham Priory St Mary's Priory, Binham, or Binham Priory, is a ruined Benedictine priory located in the village of Binham in the English county of Norfolk. Today the nave of the much larger priory church has become the Church of St. Mary and the Holy Cross and is still used as a place of worship... + |
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Benedictine monks priory cell, dependent on St Albans; founded c.1091 (before 1093) by Peter de Valoines, manor granted by William the Conqueror; dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Paston; demolition ensued but the plan to build a mansion was abandoned; nave of conventual church in parochial use as the Priory Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross; owned by Norfolk Archaeological Trust; (EH English Heritage English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... ) |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Binham Binham Priory St Mary's Priory, Binham, or Binham Priory, is a ruined Benedictine priory located in the village of Binham in the English county of Norfolk. Today the nave of the much larger priory church has become the Church of St. Mary and the Holy Cross and is still used as a place of worship... 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... , Binham Binham Priory St Mary's Priory, Binham, or Binham Priory, is a ruined Benedictine priory located in the village of Binham in the English county of Norfolk. Today the nave of the much larger priory church has become the Church of St. Mary and the Holy Cross and is still used as a place of worship... ? 52.920026°N 0.94667°W |
| Blackborough Priory Blackborough Priory Blackborough Priory was a Benedictine monastic house in Norfolk, England.... ^ |
Benedictine monks founded c.1150 by Roger de Scales and his wife Muriel; Benedictine monks and nuns granted extended for use as a double house by Robert de Scales, son of the founders c.1170(?); Benedictine nuns alone 1200; dissolved 1537; granted to the Bishop of Norwich 1550/1; remains incorporated into a private house |
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Catherine, Blackborough 52.6982645°N 0.4749656°W |
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| Blakeney Friary | Carmelite Friars land granted 1295/6 by Richard Stomer and others with the consent of their lord Sir William Roos; founded 1304-16; buildings completed 1321; dissolved 1538; granted to William Rede 1541/2; granted to Lady Anne Calthorpe; passed to the local Pepys Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man... family; remains incorporated into Friarage Farmhouse |
Snitterley Whitefriars; Sniterley Whitefriars 52.9553103°N 1.0234076°W |
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| Bradmer Friary | Carmelite Friars founded c.1241 (1242-7) by Ralph Hempnale (Hemenhale) and Sir William de Calthrop; transferred to new site at Burnham Norton, infra, c.1253 |
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| Bromehill Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1224 by Sir Hugh de Plaiz; dissolved 14 May 1528 for Cardinal Wolsey's college at Ipswich; priory demolished; granted to the Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge by 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... |
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Thomas the Martyr, Bromehill 52.4572156°N 0.6331784°W |
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| Bromholm Priory Bromholm Priory Bromholm Priory was a Cluniac priory, situated in a coastal location near the village of Bacton, Norfolk, EnglandBromholm Priory, also known as Bacton Abbey, was founded in 1113 by William de Glanville, Lord of Bacton, and was originally subordinate to Castle Acre Priory until 1195 when it was... |
Cluniac monks alien house, dependent on Castle Acre; founded 1113 by William de Glanville; direct Cluniac rule c.1195; denizen 1390; dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Woodhouse 1545/6 |
The Priory Church of Saint Andrew, Bromholm Broomholm Priory 52.8460646°N 1.4823765°W |
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| Burnham Norton Friary Burnham Norton Friary Burnham Norton Friary was a Carmelite friary near Burnham Market in Norfolk, England.... |
Carmelite Friars initially founded at Bradmer, supra, c.1241 (1242-7); transferred here 1252; dissolved 1538; granted to William, Lord Cobham 1541/2 |
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| Carbrooke Preceptory | possibly Knights Templar possibly founded before 1173 by granted by the husband of Maud, Countess of Clare, with preceptory unfinished; Knights Hospitaller founded c.1182: Maud, Countess of Clare granted churches of St Peter, Great Carbrook and St John the Baptist, Little Carbrook and manor of Carbrook; dissolved 1540; granted to Sir Richard Gresham and Sir Richard Southwell 1543/4 |
Carbroke Preceptory 52.5816927°N 0.878225°W |
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| Carbrook Cell | Sisters of the Order of St John of Jerusalem cell founded unknown transferred to Buckland c.1180 |
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| Carrow Priory Carrow Abbey Carrow Abbey is a former Benedictine Priory in Bracondale, northeast Norwich, England. The village on the site was previously called Carrow and gives its name to Carrow Road, the football ground of Norwich F.C., located just metres to the north. Granted by charter of King Stephen, it was founded ca... |
Benedictine nuns founded 1146 by two sisters of the Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St John (said to be within the city of Norwich), land granted by King Stephen Stephen of England Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda... ; dissolved 1536; granted to Sir John Shelton 1538; prioress's house incorporated into later residence; remains situated within the grounds of Reckitt & Colman's works |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary of Carhowe 52.6182939°N 1.3114795°W |
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| Castle Acre Priory Castle Acre Priory Castle Acre Priory, in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, is thought to have been founded in 1089 by William de Warenne the son the 1st Earl of Surrey who had founded England's first Cluniac priory at Lewes in 1077. The order originated from Burgundy... |
Cluniac monks alien house, dependent on Lewes founded 1089 (or before 1085) by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey; denizen 1351-74; dissolved 22 November 1537; granted to Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk 1537/8; priors lodgings retained as a residence; passed into ownership of Sir Edward Coke, and remains in that family; in guardianship of Ministry of Works 1929; (EH English Heritage English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... ) |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Castle Acre Castle Acre Priory Castle Acre Priory, in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, is thought to have been founded in 1089 by William de Warenne the son the 1st Earl of Surrey who had founded England's first Cluniac priory at Lewes in 1077. The order originated from Burgundy... Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Castleacre Priory 52.7000346°N 0.6850147°W |
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| Chosell Monastery | Lazarites founded before the reign of Edward I, by the Earl of Gifford; dissolved 1544/5; granted Sir John Dudley, Viscount Lisle |
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| Coxford Priory Coxford Priory Coxford Priory was a monastic house in Norfolk, England.An Augustinian Canons Regular establishment, initially founded around 1140 at the church of St Mary, Rudham by William Cheney, the community was transfered to a new site at Coxford c.1216.... |
Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1140 by William Cheney at the church of St Mary, Rudham (East); transferred to new site c.1216 (early in the reign of Henry III); dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas, Duke of Norfolk |
Cokesford Priory 52.8210098°N 0.7105386°W |
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| Crabhouse Priory | Augustinian Canonesses founded c.1181 by Roger, prior, and canons of Ranham (Norman's Burrow) with the consent of their founder William de Lesewis (Leseurs) for the anchoress Lena; flooded and temporarily abandoned c.1200; church and many buildings partly rebuilt 1402-4; rebuilt 1420-4; dissolved 1536; granted to Sir John Gage |
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist St Mary, St John and St Thomas Crabb's Abbey 52.6444045°N 0.3653544°W |
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| Creake Abbey Creake Abbey Creake Abbey is a ruined abbey in Norfolk, England, situated alongside the River Burn and a mile to the north of the village of North Creake. The abbey church was dedicated to Saint Mary.... |
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chapel founded 1206 by Lady Alice de Nerford and her husband Sir Robert; Sir Robert used the chapel to found a hospital dedicated to St Bartholomew after(?)1217; Augustinian Canons Regular adopted Augustinian rule becoming a priory 1227; raised to abbey status 1251 by Henry III; canons wiped out by plague 1506, abbot survived to 12 December 1506; passed to the Crown 1506 (EH English Heritage English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... ) |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary de Pratis North Creake Abbey; Creek Abbey 52.9206871°N 0.7594219°W |
| Docking Priory | Benedictine monks alien cell or grange, dependent on Imry; founded 12thC; dissolved 1455; granted as a 'priory' to Eton College 1436? |
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| East Dereham Monastery | Saxon monastery destroyed before 743 |
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| Field Dalling Grange | Savignac monks founded 1138 by Maud de Harscolye: James de Sancto Hylario granted land to the abbey of the Holy Trinity, Savigny; alien house; Cistercian monks transferred 17 September 1147 (referred to as a priory cell, but believed to be a grange) dissolved 1414; granted by the crown to Epworth Priory; granted to the Spittle-on-the-Street, Lincolnshire; granted to the Carthusians of Coventry; granted 1462 to the Carthusian priory of Mount Grace; granted to Martyng Hastings and James Borne |
Dallingfield Priory; Field-Dalling Priory; Fieldallyng Priory 52.9045926°N 0.9858727°W |
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| Flitcham Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1217 (early in the reign of Henry III) by Sir Robert Aguillon (granted to Dametta de Flitcham); in decay by 1528; dissolved 1538; granted to Edward Lord Clinton 1538/9; house built on site 16thC |
St Mary ad Fontes 52.8088678°N 0.5723405°W |
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| Gorleston Friary | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Cambridge) founded before 1267; William Woderove given as founder 14thC; dissolved 1538, surrendered to Richard Ingworth, suffragan bishop of Dover |
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| Great Massingham Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before/c.1260 probably by Nicholas le (/de) Syre (originally termed a hospital, with a prior as master); delapidated 1475-6; refounded as a cell of West Acre; dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Thomas Gresham |
St Mary and St Nicholas Massingham Magna 52.7748649°N 0.6618565°W |
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| Great Witchingham Grange | Cluniac monks dependent on Longueville; founded after 1093: manor and other endowments granted by Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville and Earl of Buckingham; possibly directly supervised by monks from time-to-time dissolved after 1414 |
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| Great Yarmouth - St Nicholas's Priory St. Nicholas' Priory, Great Yarmouth St. Nicholas' Priory, Great Yarmouth was a monastic house in Norfolk, England. It was founded for Benedictine monks by Herbert, Bishop of Norwich in 1101.It was suppressed in 1536 and now serves as a parish church.... |
Benedictine monks cell, dependent on Norwich Cathedral founded 1101 by Herbert de Losinga, Bishop of Norwich; Church of St Nicholas was associated with the priory; dissolved 1539; granted to Norwich Cathedral restored 1835; destroyed by bombing in World War II; restored, currently in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Nicholas; the conventual Great Hall currently in use as Priory School |
The Priory Church of Saint Nicholas, Great Yarmouth 52.610967°N 1.7273158°W |
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| Great Yarmouth Austin Friars | Augustinian Friars cell? under Gorleston founded 1339?: royal permission granted; existence purported by old tradition dissolved unknownGreat Yarmouth — Messent, C.J.W., in Monastic Remains of Norfolk and Suffolk p.100, is dubious about the existence of such a cell |
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| Great Yarmouth Blackfriars | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Cambridge) founded before 1267 by Sir William Garbridge; inundated by the sea 1287, and sea wall built; church destroyed by fire 1525; dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Andrews and Leonard Chamberlain 1542/3 |
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| Great Yarmouth Greyfriars Great Yarmouth Grey Friary Great Yarmouth Grey Friary was a monastic house in Norfolk, England.... |
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Cambridge) founded after 1226(?)-1271 by Sir William Garbridge; dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Richard Williams, alias Cromwell 1541/2; leased 1582 as a lodging for important visitors, and part used by local civilian militia; site sold to John Woodroffe 1657; later divided and sold; monastic remains incorporated into 17thC and later buildings; remains of the cloister were opened up late 19th century, with other remains restored 1945 and thereafter |
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| Great Yarmouth Whitefriars Great Yarmouth Carmelite Friary Great Yarmouth Carmelite Friary was a friary in Norfolk, England. They were founded in 1276, by Edward I, and dedicated to St. Mary.On 1 April 1509, the church and convent burnt down.John Tylney was prior, from 1430 to 1455.... |
Carmelite Friars founded before 1277 by Edward I; dissolved 1538; granted to Thomas Denton and Richard Nottingham 1544/5 |
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| Heacham Grange | Cluniac monks grange(?), dependent on Lewes; founded before 1088: endowments including mansion and estates granted to Lewes by William de Warenne; cell purported to have existed (evidence disputed) - possibly directly supervised by monks from time-to-time; dissolved unknown |
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| Hempton Priory | hospital Hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays.... founded before 1135 (in the reign of Henry I) by Roger de St Martin (St Martins), with Richard Ward (who became the first prior when the hospital became a priory) Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1135; hospital continued to after 1200; dissolved 1536; granted to Sir William Fermer 1545/6 |
The Priory Church of Saint Stephen, Hempton Fakenham Priory; Hampton Priory 52.8235448°N 0.8428064°W |
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| Hickling Priory # | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1185 by Theobald de Valentia, son of Robert de Valoines; dissolved 1536; granted to the Bishop of Norwich |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Augustine and All Saints, Hickling 1545/6 52.8235529°N 0.8428037°W |
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| Hitcham Cell | Cluniac monks founded in the reign of William II by William Warren, Earl of Surrey; dissolved; granted to Thomas, Duke of Norfolk 1537/8 |
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| Horsham St Faith Priory Horsham St. Faith Priory Horsham St. Faith Priory was a monastic house in Norfolk, England.-See also:*List of monastic houses in Norfolk*Horsham St Faith... |
Benedictine monks initially founded 1105 at Kirkscroft, infra; alien house, dependent on Conches; transferred here after 1105; denizen 1390; dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Edward Elrington 1543/4 |
The Priory Church of Saint Faith St Faith Saint Faith is a saint who is said to have been a girl or young woman of Agen in Aquitaine. Her legend recounts how she was arrested during persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire and refused to make pagan sacrifices even under torture. Saint Faith was tortured to death with a red-hot brazier... , Horsham Horsham St. Faith Priory Horsham St. Faith Priory was a monastic house in Norfolk, England.-See also:*List of monastic houses in Norfolk*Horsham St Faith... 52.6881677°N 1.2774611°W |
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| Horestead Priory | Benedictine monks founded c.1090 by William II to nunnery at Caen; alien house (priory or grange?), dependent on La Trinitè, Caen; nuns appear not to have resided here; probably run by a monk using the title 'prior' dissolved 1414; granted to King's College, Cambridge 1291 |
Horestead Grange 52.7214974°N 1.3451278°W |
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| Ingham Priory | collegiate founded c.1355 by Sir Miles Stapleton who was granted licence to enlarge church 1355; Trinitarians 1360 abandoned between 1534 and 1536; dissolved 1536; prospective purchaser falsely asserted the house to be of Crutched Friars; granted to the Bishop of Norwich 1544/5; The Swan Inn public house, adjacent to the church, also stands on the site of the priory |
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity and All Saints, Ingham 52.7790672°N 1.5437937°W |
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| King's Lynn Benedictine Priory | Benedictine monks founded 1095; dissolved 1538; granted to the Dean and Chapter of Norwich; site of the prior's house consecrated and incorporated into St Margaret's churchyard early 17thC; demolished apart from small section incorporated into later building |
The Priory & Parish Church of Saint Margaret Margaret the Virgin Margaret the Virgin, also known as Margaret of Antioch , virgin and martyr, is celebrated as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches on July 20; and on July 17 in the Orthodox Church. Her historical existence has been questioned; she was declared apocryphal by Pope Gelasius I in 494,... with Saint Mary Magdalen and All the Virgin Saints, King's Lynn The Priory & Parish Church of Saint Margaret Margaret the Virgin Margaret the Virgin, also known as Margaret of Antioch , virgin and martyr, is celebrated as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches on July 20; and on July 17 in the Orthodox Church. Her historical existence has been questioned; she was declared apocryphal by Pope Gelasius I in 494,... with St Nicholas Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker... , King's Lynn (from 1101) 52.7514867°N 0.3953362°W |
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| King's Lynn Austin Friars | Augustinian Friars (under the Custody of Cambridge) founded before 1295; dissolved 30 September 1538; granted to John Eyer 1544/5 |
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| King's Lynn Blackfriars | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Cambridge) founded before 1256 by Thomas Gedney; dissolved 1538; granted to John Eyer 1544/5 |
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| King's Lynn Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Cambridge) founded c.1230, purportedly by Thomas Feltham; dissolved 1538 |
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| King's Lynn Sack Friary | Friars of the Sack founded before 1266; dissolved after 1307 |
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| King's Lynn Whitefriars | Carmelite Friars founded before c.1260, possibly by Lord Bardolph; dissolved 30 September 1538; granted to John Eyer |
White Friars, King's Lynn 52.7488859°N 0.3969616°W |
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| Kirkscroft Priory | Benedictine monks founded c. 1105 by Robert FitzWalter and his wife Sybil; alien house, dependent on Conches; transferred to new site at Horsham St Faith, supra, shortly afterwards |
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| Langley Abbey Langley Abbey Langley Abbey was an abbey in Norfolk, England.There are remains of the church and barn as well as earthworks of other buildings and fish ponds. The site was partially restored and opened to the public to a museum in 2010.... |
Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Alnwick; founded 1198 by Robert Fitz Roger; dissolved 1536; granted to John Berney 1546/7 |
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| Lessingham Priory | Benedictine monks alien cell or grange, dependent on Bec-Hellouin founded c.1090; dissolved c.1414 |
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| Ludham, St Benet's Abbey St. Benet's Abbey, Ludham St. Benet's Abbey, Ludham was an abbey in Norfolk, England.... |
hermits founded c.800 by Saxon monks under Suneman (or Prince Horn); destroyed by Danes 870 rebuilt c.960 by Wulfric Benedictine monks refounded by Cnut; never suppressed, granted to the Bishop of Norwich 1536; probably abandoned before 1539 |
St Benet of Holm Abbey; St Benet's of Hulme Abbey 52.6859386°N 1.525088°W |
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| Marham Abbey Marham Abbey Marham Abbey was situated in the village of Marham, southeast of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. It was founded by Isabel, Countess of Arundel, in 1249 as a monastery for Cistercian nuns and dedicated to St Mary, St Barbara and St Edmund.... |
Cistercian nuns founded 1249 (1251), endowed by the Countess of Arundel; dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Nicholas Hare and Robert Hare 1546/7 |
The Blessed Virgin Mary, St Barbara and St Edmund, Marham 52.6590687°N 0.5225158°W |
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| Modeney Priory | Benedictine monks founded before 1291; dissolved c.1536; granted to Robert Hogan 1543/4 |
Modney Priory 52.5400383°N 0.3682941°W |
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| Molycourt Priory | Benedictine monks founded unknown (pre-Conquest); granted to Ely; dissolved with Ely 1539; site partly occupied by farmhouse |
St Mary Bello Loco Mullicourt Priory 52.6023699°N 0.2607536°W |
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| Mountjoy Priory | Benedictine monks cell, dependent on Wymondham; founded after 1189; Augustinian Canons Regular granted to Augustinians after 1199 (early in the reign of John) by William de Gyney (Gisnetto/Gisneto); dissolved 1 April 1529 for Cardinal Wolsey's colleges |
St Laurence St Mary the Virgin, St Michael and St Laurence Monte Jovis Priory 52.6792345°N 0.5157888°W |
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| Narford Cell | Augustinian Canons Regular purported cell, dependent on West Acre; officiating in the Chapel of St Thomas a Becket |
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| Newbridge Hermitage | hermit's chapel founded 1094 |
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| Normansburgh Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1160 Cluniac monks refounded c.1200, dependent on Castle Acre; denizen from sometime between 1351 and 1374; dissolved 1537 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Norman's Burrow Priory 52.7805015°N 0.8008325°W |
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| Norwich Austin Friars | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Cambridge) founded after 1277 (apparently)/before 1289; dissolved 29 August 1538; granted to Sir Thomas Henneage and William Lord Willoughby 1548/9 |
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| Norwich Blackfriars, earlier site | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Cambridge) founded 1226 by Sir Thomas Gelham; transferred to new site (see immediately below) 1307; property retained by friars; friars retired from new site when destroyed by fire 1413; returned to St Andrew's Hall 1449 |
Black Hall; Old House 52.6340005°N 1.2957054°W |
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| Norwich Blackfriars | Dominican Friars licence for acquisition of site granted by Edward II 1307; transferred from earlier site (see immediately above) destroyed by fire 1413; friars retired to Old Hall (see immediately above); rebuilt; friars returned 1449; dissolved 1538; granted to the Mayor and citizens of Norwich 1540/1; now Black Hall |
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| Norwich Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1226 by John de Hastingford in a house in Ciningsford; dissolved 1538 |
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| Norwich, Pied Friars | Pied Friars founded before 1290; granted to the hospital of Beck in Billingford and converted into a chantry and collegiate 14thC which continued until the dissolution |
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| Norwich, Friary de Domina | Friars of St Mary founded c.1290 from a legacy granted by Roger de Tybenham; founded before 1274-5; community perished in the black death Black Death The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have... 1349; house becoming private property |
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| Norwich, Sack Friars | Friars of the Sack founded c.1258: site secured for the friars in the parish of St Peter Hungate; dissolved before 1307; granted to Dominicans |
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| Norwich Whitefriars | Carmelite Friars founded 1256 by Philip Cougate of Norwich; dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Andrews and Leonard Chamberlain 1542/3; remains now in use as a printing museum |
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| Norwich — St Giles Hospital ^ | hospital founded 1249; Augustinian Canons Regular from 1310 the master and brothers wore the Austin canons' habit; much of the medieval fabric survives in the establishment which has been in continual use since founded |
The Great Hospital; Hospital of St Giles 52.6328187°N 1.3045782°W |
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| Norwich - St Leonard's Priory St. Leonard's Priory, Norwich St. Leonard's Priory, Norwich was a priory in Norfolk, England.It was a dependant cell of Norwich Cathedral before the Reformation. In 1542 it was acquired by the Earl of Surrey and turned into the mansion of Mount Surrey. During Kett's Rebellion, 1549, it was used as to imprison the rebel's... |
Benedictine monks founded 1096, built by Bishop Herbert Losinga for accommodation of monks whilst the Cathedral and Priory were being built; continued as a cell of Norwich Cathedral 1101; dissolved 1539 |
The Priory Church of Saint Leonard Leonard of Noblac Leonard of Noblac or of Limoges or de Noblet , is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin of France.-Traditional biography:According to the romance that... , Norwich 52.6311615°N 1.3118684°W |
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| Norwich Cathedral Priory Norwich Cathedral Norwich Cathedral is a cathedral located in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Formerly a Catholic church, it has belonged to the Church of England since the English Reformation.... + |
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Benedictine monks founded 1096-1101 by Bishop Herbert Losinga; dissolved 1539; in use as episcopal cathedral 1096-present |
The Cathedral and Priory Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Norwich 52.6318648°N 1.3012469°W |
| Norwich, Christ Church Priory | Benedictine monks - founded 1176 by Ingulf " - Tanner (1744 ed.) Notitia Monastica p338 |
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| Old Buckenham Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1146 by William de Albini (William d'Aubigny), Earl of Chichester; dissolved September 1536; granted to Sir Thomas Lovell |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint James and All Saints, Buckenham Oldbuckenham Priory; Buckenham Priory 52.4909795°N 1.0495202°W |
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| Pentney Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1130 (or in the reign of William the Conqueror) by Robert de Vallileus; annexed by Wormegay 1468; dissolved 1537; granted to Thomas Mildmay 1538/9; remains incorporated into Abbey Farm and outbuildings which now occupy the site |
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| Peterstone Priory Peterstone Priory Peterstone Priory a house of Augustinian Canons, was a priory in Burnham Overy, Norfolk, England. It was founded before 1200 and incorporated 1449.-References:... |
Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1200; flooded 1378 and 1387; delapidated; annexed to Walsingham 1449, ceasing to function as a priory; granted 1550/1 to ?; remains incorporated into Peterstone farmhouse |
St Peter's Priory and Hospital 52.9520057°N 0.7696652°W |
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| Shouldham Priory | Gilbertine canons and nuns - double house founded after 1193 by Geoffrey Fitx Peters (Jeffery Fitz Piers) (later Earl of Essex); dissolved 15 October 1538; granted to Thomas Mildmay 1553; standing remains demolished c.1831; farmhouse and garden occupy the site |
The Priory Church of the Holy Cross and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Shouldham 52.6562866°N 0.4823524°W |
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| Sporle Priory | Benedictine monks alien cell, dependent on St Florent-de-Saumur; founded before 1123; church of St Mary and other endowments granted by Alan son of Flaald: papal Pope Callixtus II Pope Calixtus II , born Guy de Vienne, the fourth son of William I, Count of Burgundy , was elected Pope on February 1, 1119, after the death of Pope Gelasius II . His pontificate was shaped by the Investiture Controversy, which he was able to settle through the Concordat of Worms... confirmation 1123; vacant for a time after the Black Death Black Death The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have... ; dissolved c.1414; granted to Eaton College 1440 (1558/9, according to Cobbett) |
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| Thetford Austin Friars # | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Cambridge) founded c.1187 by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster: land granted by Sir Thomas Morley and Simon Barbour; dissolved September 1538; granted to Sir Richard Fulmerestoone 1540/1; nothing of the founded currently visible, remains of the foundations are believed to exist beneath the ground |
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| Thetford Blackfriars | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Cambridge) founded 1335: church of St Mary the Great (the Cathedral of East Anglia 1072-94, then converted for use as Cluniac Priory, infra, until 1114, after which it lain waste for over 200 years) granted by Henry, Earl of Lancaster (confirmed by the king Edward III of England Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe... 20 July 1335; the Church of the Holy Trinity (founded 1072) made the friary church; dissolved 1538; remains of friary church, now incorporated into school buildings |
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| Thetford - Holy Sepulchre Priory Holy Sepulchre Priory, Thetford Holy Sepulchre Church, Thetford was a priory in Norfolk, England. The ruined nave of this 14th century church are the only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb. Later used as a barn.... |
Augustinian Canons Regular — Holy Sepulchre founded after 1139 by William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey on land granted by King Stephen Augustinian Canons Regular (independent) before c.1260; dissolved 1536 |
The Canon's Priory; The Canons 52.4137285°N 0.7406223°W |
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| Thetford Priory, earlier site | cathedral of East Anglia 1072-94; Cluniac monks alien house, dependent on Lewes; founded 1103-4, built by Robert Bigod; transferred to new site (see immediately below); site granted to Dominican Friars, supra |
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| Thetford Priory Thetford Priory Thetford Priory is a Cluniac Priory located at Thetford, Norfolk, England.One of the most important East Anglian monasteries, it was founded in 1103 by Roger Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk and dedicated to Our Lady.... |
Cluniac monks alien house, dependent on Lewes; transferred from earlier site (see immediately above) 1114; denizen 1376; dissolved 16 February 1540; granted to Thomas, Duke of Norfolk 1540/1; (EH English Heritage English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... ) |
St Mary 52.4166798°N 0.7426232°W |
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| Thetford - St George's Priory | Benedictine monks cell, dependent on Bury St Edmunds; founded early-11thC (in the reign of Cnut) by Abbot Uvius; abandoned 1160; Benedictine nuns - from Ling refounded c.1160 by Abbot Hugh de Norwold; dissolved February 1537; granted to Richard Fulmerstone Esq. 1538/9 |
The Priory Church of Saint George, Thetford 52.4059273°N 0.7521987°W |
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| Toft Monks Priory # | Benedictine monks alien house, dependent on St-Pierre, Preaux; founded (in the reign of William II) Church of St Margaret and its endowments granted to the Abbey of St-Pierre, Preaux dissolved 1414; granted to Witham Priory; transferred to King's College, Cambridge 1462 |
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| Walsingham Friary Walsingham Friary Walsingham Friary was a monastic house in Norfolk, England.... |
Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of Cambridge) founded 1 February 1347 by Elizabeth de Burgh (Burgo), Countess of Clare: licence granted by Edward III; dissolved 1538; granted to John Eyer 1544/5 |
Walsginham Greyfriars 52.8920758°N 0.8719057°W |
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| Walsingham Priory Walsingham Priory Walsingham Priory was a monastic house in Norfolk, England.The priory was founded in 1153 for Augustinian Canons and dissolved in 1535.... |
Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1153 by Geoffrey de Favarches (or the widow of Richoldis de Favarches) incorporating the Chapel of Our Lady of Walsingham (founded before 1066); dissolved 1538; granted to Thomas Sidney 1539/40; now in private ownership with public access |
Little Walsingham Priory 52.8936066°N 0.8754033°W |
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| Welle Priory, in Gayton | Benedictine monks alien cell, dependent on St-Etienne, Caen; founded c.1081 (in the reign of William the Conqueror) by William de Streis, who granted the manor of Well and the church of Gayton; united with Panfield c.1275, dissolved 1415; granted to St Stephen's, Westminster 1469; granted to the Bishops of Ely 1548/9; site currently occupied by house named 'Well Hall' built on site 18thC (c.1700) |
Well Hall Priory; Welles Priory 52.7523764°N 0.555169°W |
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| Wendling Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Langley; founded c.1267 by Rev. William of Wendling; due to be suppressed 1528 for Wolsey's Colleges, but delayed; dissolved 1536-7; granted to Edward Dyer and H. Cressener 1573/4 |
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| Wereham, Priory of St Winwaloe | The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wendling | Benedictine monks alien cell, dependent on Montreuil; founded before 1199 by the Earl of Clare; sold 1321; granted to West Dereham Abbey 1336; granted to Thomas Guibon and William Mynn; conventual remains appear to be incorporated into Winnold House Winnold House Winnold House, formerly the Benedictine Priory of St. Winwaloe, is a country house near Wereham in Norfolk, England. The house is constructed from the remaining fragments of a former Benedictine priory. The priory was founded in 1199 and was dissolved in 1321... built on site |
St Winwaloe Wirham Priory 52.6072029°N 0.4910964°W |
| West Acre Priory | Black canons probably early founded before 1100 (in the reign of William II) by Oliver, parish priest; brothers joined the Augustinian order c.1135 (possibly late in the reign of Henry I); Augustinian Canons Regular transferred c.1135; dissolved 15 January 1538; granted to Thomas Gresham 1553 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, West Acre Westacre Priory 52.7031715°N 0.6337202°W |
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| West Dereham Abbey West Dereham Abbey West Dereham Abbey was an abbey in Norfolk, England.St Mary’s Abbey, West Dereham, was founded in 1188 by Hubert Walter, Dean of York, at his birthplace. It was to be a daughter house of Welbeck Abbey , Nottinghamshire, for canons regular of the Premonstratensian order... |
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:... daughter of Welbeck; founded 1188 by Hubert Walter, Dean of York (later Bishop of Salisbury); dissolved 1539; granted to Thomas Dereham 1539/40 |
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary 52.5780915°N 0.4502356°W |
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| Weybourne Priory Weybourne Priory Weybourne Priory was a priory in Norfolk, England.... |
Augustine Canons Regular dependent on West Acre; founded 1199 by Sir Ralph Mainwaring (Meyngaryn); independent 1314; dissolved 1536; granted to Rihard Heydon 1545/6 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, Weybourne Waburn Priory 52.9435323°N 1.1414033°W |
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| Weybridge Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1272 (before 1225) by Hugh Bigod, Earl of Norfolk; dissolved 1536; granted to Richard Fulmerstone 1538/9 |
St Mary 52.6477585°N 1.5680623°W |
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| Witchingham Priory | Cluniac monks - alien cell or grange founded c.1093 by Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham who granted churches, manors and land to the priory of St Faith,Longueville, Rouen; dissolved 1414, reverting to the Crown; granted to New College, Oxford 1460 |
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| Wormegay Priory $ | Augustinian Canons Regular priory founded 1189-99 (in the reign of Richard I or of John) by William de Warenne; cell of Pentney 1468; dissolved 1537; granted to the Bishop of Norwich 1550/1 |
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Cross and Saint John the Evangelist, Wormegay 52.6867101°N 0.4433249°W |
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| Wretham Grange | Benedictine monks alien grange(?), dependent on Conches; founded c.1260(?): granted by Roger de Tony, son of Radulph — charter witnessed by Richard de Rom; a parcel of Wootton Wawen, with possibly a single monk, if any; dissolution unknown; church was rebuilt mid-14th and 15thC granted to Sir Roland Lenthall for life 1415; possessed by the Provost and Fellows of King's College, Cambridge 1443; church in parochial use after suppression; abandoned 1793; now in ruins |
West Wretham Grange; Werteham Grange 52.4880593°N 0.7968441°W |
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| Wymondham Abbey Wymondham Abbey Wymondham Abbey is situated in the town of Wymondham in Norfolk, England.-Background:It is the Anglican parish church of Wymondham, but it started life as a Benedictine priory.... + |
Benedictine monks dependent on St Albans founded 1017 (in the tenure of Abbot Richard de Albini) by William de Albini: charter witnessed by Roger Bigod; dissolved 1538; granted to Sir William Hadden 1545/6; church, partly ruined, now in parochial use |
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Wymondham Wymondham Priory 52.5704359°N 1.1074305°W |