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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=51.9979463|long=-2.7052304|label= Aconbury Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Aconbury Priory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.039333|long=-2.7564096|label= Belmont Abbey|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Belmont Abbey}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.0872792|long=-2.4523732|label= Bosbury (Upleadon) Preceptory)|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Bosbury Preceptory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.0942139|long=-3.0913317|label= Clifford Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Clifford Priory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.0757079|long=-2.395336|label= Colwall Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Colwall Priory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.0324986|long=-3.0620688|label= Craswall Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Craswall Priory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.1485962|long=-2.7528906|label= Dinmore Preceptory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Dinmore Preceptory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.03899|long=-2.756018|label= Dore Abbey|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=right|link=Dore Abbey}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=51.9528518|long=-2.8944066|label= Ewyas Harold Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Ewyas Harold Priory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=51.871523|long=-2.6123214|label= Flanesford Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Flanesford Priory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=51.9342575|long=-2.6660514|label= Hentland Monastery|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Hentland Monastery}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=51.9684144|long=-2.8057891|label= Kilpeck Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Kilpeck Priory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.2293569|long=-2.7356708|label= Leominster Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Leominster Priory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.1147678|long=-2.6189196|label= Ocle Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Ocle Priory}} |
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{{Location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.131644|long=-2.8255999|label= Wormsley Priory|label_size=75|mark red pog.svg| position=left|link=Wormsley Priory}} |
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The following is a '''list of monastic houses in [[Herefordshire]]''', England. |
The following is a '''list of monastic houses in [[Herefordshire]]''', England. |
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Revision as of 09:08, 5 August 2013
The following is a list of monastic houses in Herefordshire, England.
Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller). Monastic hospitals are included where they had the status or function of an abbey, priory, or preceptor/commandery.
- Abbreviations and key
Symbol | Status |
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None | Ruins |
* | Current monastic function |
+ | Current non-monastic ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure) |
^ | Current non-ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure) or redundant intact structure |
$ | Remains limited to earthworks etc. |
# | No identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains |
~ | Exact site of monastic foundation unknown |
≈ | Identification ambiguous or confused |
Locations with names in italics indicate possible duplication (misidentification with another location) or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented) or ecclesiastical establishments with a monastic name but lacking actual monastic connection.
EH | English Heritage |
LT | Landmark Trust |
NT | National Trust |
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
Online References & Location |
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Aconbury Priory | Sisters of St John of Jerusalem with brethren founded 13th century (c.1200) by Margery (Margaret), wife of Walter de Lacy on a site granted by King John; with a hospital, and attached to the preceptory of Dinmore; Augustinian Canonesses refounded 1237 with Papal permission; dissolved 1539(?); granted to Hugh de Harry 1541/2; priory church (restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott 1863) in pariochial use as the Parish Church of Saint John until 1967 |
The Priory Church of the Holy Cross, Aconbury St John the Baptist ____________________ Acornbury Priory |
51°59′53″N 2°42′19″W / 51.9979463°N 2.7052304°W [1] | |
Acton Beauchamp Monastery | grant of land 718 (727?) as "perpetual dwelling of servants of God", otherwise unknown | |||
Archenfield Monastery | founded before 914-7, when Cyfeiliog, 'Bishop of Archenfield' was captured by Norsemen | |||
Aymestrey Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine transferred from Shobdon; founded c.1150(?); dissolution unknown: transferred to Wigmore |
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Barton Priory? | Benedictine monks founded before 1199 (recorded by Gervase of Canterbury — possibly Brockbury (Colwall) |
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Belmont Abbey * | Benedictine monks founded 1859; extant Roman Catholic priory-cathedral founded 1859 status raised to abbey-cathedral 1917; dissolved 1920; see transferred to St David's Cathedral, Cardiff |
The Abbey Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, Belmont | [3][4] 52°02′22″N 2°45′23″W / 52.039333°N 2.7564096°W | |
Beodune Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine transferred from Wigmore c.1155; founded c.1155(?); dissolution unknown; transferred to Shobdon after 1155(?) |
Byton Priory? | ||
Bosbury Preceptory | Knights Templar founded c.1217-19 by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke; dissolved 1308-12; Knights Hospitaller founded 1312; dissolved 1410; merged with Dinmore and Garway 1410; house named 'Temple Court' possibly built on site 18th century |
Upleadon Preceptory | [5] 52°05′14″N 2°27′09″W / 52.0872792°N 2.4523732°W | |
Cheleburne Priory? | Augustinian Canons Regular (possibly Chirbury Priory, Shropshire) |
Chalborn Priory; possibly Pynkney Priory possibly Chirbury Priory |
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Clifford Priory ^ | Cluniac monks alien house: dependent on Lewes, Sussex founded 1129-30 by Simon fitz Richard; became denizen: independent from sometime between 1351 and 1374; dissolved 1536; granted to William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke 1553; site occupied by Priory Farm, which probably incorporates monastic remains |
The Blessed Virgin Mary | [6] 52°05′39″N 3°05′29″W / 52.0942139°N 3.0913317°W | |
Colwall Priory | Benedictine monks cell dependent on Great Malvern, Worcestershire; founded before 1199; dissolved (?) |
Brockbury Priory | [7] 52°04′33″N 2°23′43″W / 52.0757079°N 2.395336°W | |
Craswall Priory | Grandmontine monks alien house: dependent on Grandmont; founded c.1225 by Walter de Lacy; dissolved 1462; granted to God's House College, Cambridge 1462 |
St Mary's Priory | [8][9][10][11] 52°01′57″N 3°03′43″W / 52.0324986°N 3.0620688°W | |
Dinmore Monastery (?) | order and foundation unknown; small monastic community apparently existed prior to the arrival of the Knights (see immediately below) | |||
Dinmore Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1189; chapel 14th century; dissolved before 1535: privately leased; granted to Sir Thomas Palmer in 1548; chapel restored 1886 by H F St John |
Chapel of St John of Jerusalem; Dynmore Preceptory |
[12] 52°08′55″N 2°45′10″W / 52.1485962°N 2.7528906°W | |
Dore Abbey +, Abbey Dore |
Cistercian monks — from Morimond founded 26 April 1147 by Robert Ewyas; dissolved 1537; granted to John Scudamore 1539/40; church restored 1633 and now in parochial use |
Abbey Dore | [13][14][15][16][17] 52°02′20″N 2°45′22″W / 52.03899°N 2.756018°W | |
Dulas Monastery | Benedictine monks purportedly founded here; transferred to Ewyas Harold |
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Ewyas Harold Priory | Benedictine monks cell dependent on Gloucester; founded after 1100 by Harold son of Ralph of the Vexin: church of St Michael granted by Harold, Lord of Ewyas, purportedly first established at Dulas; dissolved 1358 monks withdrawn through lack of revenue |
St James and St Bartholomew | [18] 51°57′10″N 2°53′40″W / 51.9528518°N 2.8944066°W | |
Flanesford Priory ^ | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1346/1347 by Richard, Lord Talbot; dissolved 1537; granted to George, Earl of Shrewsbury 1538/9; converted into a farm; remains now incorporated into a private house |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the Baptist, Flanesford | [19][20] 51°52′17″N 2°36′44″W / 51.871523°N 2.6123214°W | |
Garway Preceptory | Knights Templar founded 1185-8: grant made by Henry II; dissolved 1308-12; Knights Hospitaller refounded after 1312; merged with Dinmore before 1489; dissolved before 1535 with Dinmore |
[21] 51°53′54″N 2°47′36″W / 51.8982308°N 2.7934349°W | ||
Garway Clas | Celtic monks — clas to 11th century? | |||
Hentland Monastery | Celtic monks purportedly founded 6th century by St Dubricius |
[22] 51°56′03″N 2°39′58″W / 51.9342575°N 2.6660514°W | ||
Hereford Cathedral Priory | secular episcopal diocesan cathedral founded 669 (680); extant; Benedictine monks — abbey? founded c.1025 built early 11th century; destroyed 1055; dissolved before 1066; rebuilt 12th century by Bishop Renhelm |
The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Ethelbert in Hereford | [23] 52°03′15″N 2°42′58″W / 52.0542586°N 2.7159727°W | |
Hereford — St Guthlac's Priory | probable Saxon minster secular collegiate: St Guthlac's Collegiate Church founded before 1066 ; Benedictine monks — monastic church or chapel founded c.1101; united with Hereford priory; badly damaged in the Baron's War c.1143; and amalgamated with Hereford Priory 1143; transferred to new site outside the town (see immediately below) |
St Guthlac's in the Castle | [24] 52°03′07″N 2°42′45″W / 52.0518291°N 2.7124482°W | |
Hereford Priory | secular collegiate: St Peter's Collegiate Church founded before 1084; Benedictine monks transferred from earlier site (see immediately above); dependent on Gloucester; granted to Gloucester Abbey by Hugh de Lacy 1100; dissolved 1538; granted to John ap Rice 1542/3 |
St Guthlac St Peter, St Paul and St Guthlac |
[25] 52°03′29″N 2°42′30″W / 52.0579793°N 2.7083176°W | |
Hereford Blackfriars — earlier site | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford) founded 1246 by Sir John Daniel; transferred to new site 1322 (see immediately below) |
52°03′27″N 2°43′23″W / 52.0575835°N 2.7230215°W (approx) | ||
Hereford Blackfriars | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford) founded 1246 at earlier site (see immediately above); transferred to new site 1322; dissolved; granted to Elizabeth Wynne 1562/3 |
52°03′36″N 2°42′50″W / 52.0598825°N 2.7138859°W | ||
Hereford Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor (under the Custody of Bristol) founded before 1228; dissolved 1538 |
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Hereford Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller | |||
Holme Lacy | Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Lavendon projected c.1235, establishment never implemented |
St Mary and St Thomas Martyr | ||
Kilpeck Priory # | Benedictine monks founded c.1134 by Hugh, son of William the Norman who granted the church to Gloucester; dissolved 1428 when the cell was united to Gloucester; granted to the Bishop of Gloucester |
Kilpecke Priory | [26] 51°58′06″N 2°48′21″W / 51.9684144°N 2.8057891°W | |
Kinsham Grange | Benedictine monks alien house;[note 1] |
[27][28] 52°16′53″N 2°54′37″W / 52.2814476°N 2.910237°W (supposed) 52°16′14″N 2°56′22″W / 52.2704274°N 2.9393175°W (possible) | ||
Leominster nunnery | ||||
Leominster Priory + | Saxon nuns (possibly also monks) purportedly built c.660 by Merwald, King of West Mercia; destroyed in raids by the Danes 9th century; secular canons collegiate refounded 9th century; nuns 9th century; destroyed 1046; Benedictine monks founded after 1123: ruined monastery granted to Reading by Henry I, confirmed by Richard, Bishop of Hereford; rebuilt 12th century, fully conventual by 1139; dissolved 1539; granted to the bailiffs and burgesses of Leominster |
St Peter (660); The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Leominster (12th century) |
[29] 52°13′46″N 2°44′08″W / 52.2293569°N 2.7356708°W | |
Leominster Priory | Cluniac monks | |||
Limebrook Priory | Augustinian Canonesses (or Benedictine nuns?[note 2]) founded c.1189 (during or before the reign of Richard I) by Robert de Lingen or a member of the Mortimer family; Augustinian Canonesses 1516 (in the time of Bishop Booth); dissolved 28 December 1539; granted to John West and Robert Gratwick 1553 |
St Mary ____________________ Lymbroke Priory |
[30] 52°17′20″N 2°55′10″W / 52.288928°N 2.9194692°W | |
Moccas Clas | Celtic monks reputedly founded 6th century by St Dubricius from Hennland on Wye; dissolved before 1066? |
Mochros | ||
Monkland Priory | Benedictine monks alien house: cell dependent on Conches founded before 1100; dissolved c.1414 |
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Much Dewchurch Clas | monks of St David founded 6th century; parochial? before 1066 |
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Ocle Priory | Benedictine monks alien house: cell dependent on Lyre; founded 1160 (or c.1100) by the ancestors of Robert Chandos; granted to the Carthusians at Sheen, Surrey c.1414; granted to Sir Philip Hobby 1541/2; site now occupied by Livers Ocle farmhouse |
Acley Priory; Livers Ocle Priory |
52°06′53″N 2°37′08″W / 52.1147678°N 2.6189196°W | |
Shobdon Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine dependent on Bristol; founded between 1131 and 1135 (during the reign of Henry I and tenure of Robert de Bethune, Bishop of Hereford) by Oliver de Merlimound, steward of (and on behalf of) Hugh Mortimer; transferred to [Eye, nr.] Aymestrey c.1150; transferred from Beodune (?Byton) after 1155; transferred to north of Wigmore |
52°15′38″N 2°52′44″W / 52.260494°N 2.878968°W | ||
Sutton Camera | Knights Hospitaller under Dinmore |
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Titley Priory # | Tironensian monks apparent alien house: cell dependent on Tiron; founded 1120-1; dissolved 1391; granted to Winchester College c.1535; church rebuilt 1865; house named 'Priory Cottage' built on site 16th century |
St Peter | [31][32] 52°14′09″N 2°58′50″W / 52.2357406°N 2.9806745°W | |
Welsh Bicknor Clas | dissolved before 1100 | |||
Wigmore Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine (community founded at Shobdon 1131-5); transferred from [Eye, nr.] Aymestry; transferred to Beodune (? Byton) |
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Wigmore Abbey ^ | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine — from Shobdon; (community founded at Shobdon between 1131 and 1135); transferred here 1172-9: founded 1172 by Hugh Mortimer, Baron Wigmore; dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Thomas Palmer 1548/9; remains now incorporated into farm and buildings |
St James | [33][34] 52°20′11″N 2°52′00″W / 52.3362929°N 2.8665707°W | |
Wormsley Priory | possibly originally a hermitage; Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded after 1200 (13th century) (late in the reign of John or early in the reign of Henry III) by Gilbert Talbot; dissolved 1539; granted to Edward Lord Clinton 1545/6 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Leonard, Wormsley ____________________ Priory of St Leonard de Pyon; Wormeley Abbey[note 3] |
[35] 52°07′54″N 2°49′32″W / 52.131644°N 2.8255999°W |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (527112)". Research records (formerly PastScape).
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: MONUMENT NO. 1308081
- ^ Belmont Homepage
- ^ English Benedictine Congregation - Belmont Abbey
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: BOSBURY TEMPLARS PRECEPTORY
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: CLIFFORD PRIORY
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: MONUMENT NO. 113864
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: CRASWALL PRIORY
- ^ The Priory and Manor of Craswall, Craswall, 1904, Ewyas Lacy Study Group
- ^ English site
- ^ British History Online — House of Grandmontine monks: Priory of Alberbury — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 2 (pp.47-50)
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: CHAPEL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: DORE ABBEY
- ^ Dore Abbey — 'Friends of Dore Abbey'
- ^ Dore Abbey — Interactive Guide Book
- ^ Dore Abbey, Abbeydore, Herefordshire, England
- ^ Churches of Herefordshire: Abbey Dore
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: EWYAS HAROLD PRIORY
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: FLANESFORD PRIORY
- ^ Flanesford Priory
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: GARWAY TEMPLARS PRECEPTORY
- ^ MONUMENT NO. 109840 Images
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: HEREFORD CATHEDRAL
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: ST GUTHLACS CHURCH
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: ST GUTHLACS PRIORY
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: KILPECK PRIORY
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: MONUMENT NO. 106413
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: MONUMENT NO. 1302660
- ^ Herefordshire Through Time — Leominster Priory
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: LIMEBROOK PRIORY
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: ST PETERS CHURCH
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: MONUMENT NO. 106544
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: WIGMORE ABBEY
- ^ Remains of Wigmore Abbey — Adforton — Herefordshire — England | British Listed Buildings
- ^ Pastscape — Detailed Result: WORMSLEY PRIORY
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