Burscough Priory
Burscough Priory, at Burscough, Lancashire, England, was founded in c. 1190 by Robert Fitz-Henry, Lord of Lathom for Augustinian canons. It was dissolved c.1536 by Henry VIII although some remains still exist.[1] The bells of the Priory were moved to the nearby Ormskirk Parish Church, where a tower had to be built to support them as the existing steeple could not support them.
An open market is held twice-weekly, on Thursdays and Saturdays, in the pedestrianised centre of Ormskirk. This is permitted by a Royal Charter that was granted by Edward I of England in 1286 to the monks at Burscough Priory.
The Priory also gives its name to the local high school, the Burscough Priory Science College, until recently known as the Burscough Priory High School. The school has an enrolment of around 750 pupils of ages 11–16 years.
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[edit] References
- ^ Frank Bottomley, The Abbey Explorer's Guide (1981), p. 382.
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