Blackborough Priory
 Blackborough Priory ruins | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Priory of St. Mary and St. Catherine |
| Established | 1150 |
| Disestablished | 1537 |
| Dedicated to | Blessed Virgin and St Catherine |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Roger de Scales and Muriel de Scales (née Lisewis) |
| Architecture | |
| Completion date | 1150 |
| Site | |
| Location | Blackborough End, King's Lynn, Norfolk, England |
| Coordinates | 52°41′54″N 0°28′33″E / 52.698471°N 0.475943°E |
| Grid reference | TF67401407 |
| Visible remains | South wall of the church |
| Public access | By appointment only (with Heathlands Farm) |
Blackborough Priory was a Benedictine monastic house in Norfolk, England, about 5 miles or 8 km south east of King's Lynn. The Ordnance Survey map shows the remains of fishponds nearby, which may have been for the use of the monastery.
History
The priory was founded in 1150 by Roger de Scales and his wife Muriel, and was intended for the use of monks.[1] Later, both nuns and monks were allowed in the priory.[2] By 1200 the priory was dedicated for the sole use of Benedictine nuns.[1] The nunnery operated until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537.[3] Between 1200 and 1537 the priory had nineteen prioresses.[4] The first being Avelina and the last being Elizabeth Dawney.[4] Today, the site of the priory is a cattle farm.[5]
Burials
- Robert Scales, 1st Baron Scales and his wife Isabell de Burnell de Scales
- Robert Scales, 3rd Baron Scales
- Roger Scales, 4th Baron Scales
- Robert Scales, 5th Baron Scales
See also
References
- ^ a b "Pastscape - Detailed Result: BLACKBOROUGH PRIORY". www.pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ Service, Norfolk Historic Environment. "Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ England, Historic. "Blackborough Priory Remains, Setch Road, Middleton, Norfolk | Educational Images | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ a b "Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Blackborough | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ "heathlands". heathlands. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
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