List of monastic houses in Nottinghamshire
Beauvale Priory
Blyth Priory
Felley Priory
Fiskerton Cell
Lenton Priory
Mattersey Priory
Newark Greyfriars
Newstead Priory
Nottingham Greyfriars
Nottingham Greyfriars
Nottingham Whitefriars
Ossington Preceptory (probable site)
Rufford Abbey
Shelford Priory
Thurgarton Priory
Wallingwells Priory
Welbeck Abbey
Worksop Priory
Locations of monastic houses in Nottinghamshire
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Nottinghamshire, 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauvale Charterhouse | 
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Carthusian monks founded 1343 by Nicholas de Cauntlow (Cantilupo), Lord of Ilkeston: licence granted 1343; dissolved 18 July 1539; granted to Richard Morison 1550/1 |
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Beauvale The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity and Saint Mary the Virgin with All Saints ____________________ Beauvale Priory |
[1][2] 53°02′11″N 1°16′02″W / 53.0363825°N 1.26727°W |
| Blyth Priory + | Benedictine monks alien house: dependent on St Holy Trinity, Rouen; founded 1088 by Roger de Builly; became denizen: independent from c.1409; dissolved 1536; granted to Richard Andrews and William Ramesden 1543/4; church now in parochial use |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Blyth | [3][4] 53°22′44″N 1°03′48″W / 53.3788262°N 1.0634583°W | |
| Broadholme Priory$ | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in Lincolnshire | |||
| Felley Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Worksop; founded 1152: church and hermitage granted to Worksop by Ralph Britto of Annesley; independent from 1260; dissolved 1536 |
St Mary | [5][6] 53°03′23″N 1°16′50″W / 53.0564564°N 1.2804517°W | |
| Fiskerton Cell | Augustinian Canons Regular possible cell dependent on Thurgarton (more likely a chapel served by Canons from Thurgarton); founded c.1139 by Ralph de Ayncourt; granted to Edward Fynes, Lord Clinton and Thomas Morrison |
Fiskarton Cell | [7] 53°03′05″N 0°54′45″W / 53.0512942°N 0.9123963°W | |
| Lenton Priory | 
|
Cluniac monks alien house: dependent on Cluny; founded 1102-8 by William Peverell; became denizen: independent from 1392; dissolved 1538; granted to John Harrington 1562/3 |
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity ____________________ St Anthony's Hospital |
[8][9] 52°56′35″N 1°10′42″W / 52.943007°N 1.1782891°W |
| Marske Cell (?) | Benedictine monks cell? dependent on York; existence disputed |
Marshe Cell | ||
| Mattersey Priory | 
|
Gilbertine Canons founded c.1185 by Roger FitzRalph, son of Ranulf de Mattersey; destroyed by fire 1279; dissolved 3 October 1538; granted to Antony Neville, Esq. 1539/40; (EH) |
The Priory Church of Saint Helen, Mattersey | [10][11] 53°23′53″N 0°56′37″W / 53.398193°N 0.94369°W |
| Newark Greyfriars # | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1507 (or c.1499 by Henry VII); dissolved 1534; Augustinian Friars refounded; dissolved 1539; granted to John Andrews; house built on site named 'The Friary' |
Newark Greyfriars; Newark Austin Friars |
[12][13] 53°04′40″N 0°48′15″W / 53.0776629°N 0.804255°W | |
| Newstead Priory | 
|
Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1163 by Henry II; dissolved 21 July 1539; granted to Sir John Byron 1541/2; converted into a mansion named 'Newstead Abbey'; restored by George Gordon Byron, poet, c.1800; restored by John Shaw for Col. Wildman 1819; further altered c.1862 for William Frederick Webb, African explorer, upon whose death, 1899, estate passed via his surviving children to his grandson Charles Ian Fraser who sold Newstead to philanthropist Sir Julien Cahn, who presented it to Nottingham Corporation 1931; now in ownership of Nottingham City Council |
St Mary | [14][15] 53°04′42″N 1°11′33″W / 53.0783332°N 1.1925745°W |
| Nottingham Basford Cell | Cluniac monks cell dependent on Lenton?; founded before c.1200; dissolved after 1300 |
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| Nottingham Friary * | Franciscan Friars Minor extant |
Friary and Parish of Our Lady and St Edward | [16] 52°57′47″N 1°07′41″W / 52.9631061°N 1.1280245°W | |
| Nottingham Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford) founded before 1230; dissolved 1539 |
[17][18] 52°56′59″N 1°09′00″W / 52.9498419°N 1.1501125°W | ||
| Nottingham — Holy Sepulchre Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Holy Sepulchre founded c.1170; dissolved after 1188 |
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| Nottingham Roche Cell | Cluniac monks cell dependent on Lenton; foundation unknown; dissolved after 1405 |
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| Nottingham Whitefriars | Carmelite Friars founded before 1271, site granted by Reginald de Grey; dissolved 5 February 1539; granted to Thomas Henneage 1548/9 |
[19][20] 52°57′09″N 1°09′07″W / 52.9526311°N 1.1518398°W | ||
| Ossington Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1154, granted by William, Archbishop of York; merged with Newland, Yorkshire 1382; church of the Holy Rood built 1782, probably stands on or near site |
[21][22] 53°10′41″N 0°51′57″W / 53.1780964°N 0.8657259°W (probable) | ||
| Rufford Abbey | 
|
Cistercian monks founded 13 July 1136 by Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln; dissolved 1536; granted to George, Earl of Shrewsbury; now in ownership of Nottinghamshire County Council |
[23][24] 53°10′35″N 1°02′08″W / 53.1763538°N 1.0356385°W | |
| Shelford Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded (in the reign of Henry II) by Ralph Hanselyn; dissolved 1536; granted to Michael Stanhope 1539/40; remains incorporated into house named 'Shelford House' built c.1600, destroyed by fire 1645, rebuilt c.1678 |
[25][26] 52°59′02″N 1°00′00″W / 52.9839162°N 1.0000348°W | ||
| Thurgarton Priory + | .jpg)
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Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1119-39 by Ralph Deincourt, with the influence of Archbishop Thurstan; dissolved 12 June 1538; fortified for Charles I 1643; in use as Bishop's Palace 1884–1904; part of church now in parochial use |
The Priory Church of Saint Peter, Thurgarton | [27][28] 53°02′07″N 0°58′12″W / 53.0353257°N 0.9699498°W |
| Wallingwells Priory ^ | Benedictine nuns founded 1130 (probably c.1140-4) by Ralph de Chevrolcourt (Cheurolcourt); also given as Augustinian dissolved 14 December 1539; granted to Richard Pype and Francis Boyer 1563/4; granted to Richard Whalley 1548/9; remains possibly partly incorporated into country house named Wallingwells Hall, built 18th/19th century |
St Mary de Parco | [29][30] 53°21′03″N 1°08′29″W / 53.3509676°N 1.1413993°W | |
| Welbeck Abbey | 
|
Premonstratensian Canons — from Newsham, Lincolnshire founded 1153 by Thomas of Cuckney (Thomas Jocei); canons in residence by October 1134; dissolved 20 June 1538; remains incorporated into private residence, under the ownership of Sir Charles Cavendish before 1607; since altered and remodelled |
The Abbey Church of Saint James, Welbeck | [31][32] 53°15′44″N 1°09′22″W / 53.2621776°N 1.1559892°W |
| Winkburn Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded 1189–99, church granted by Henry Hosat and vill by Adam Tysun; serving as a camera of Ossington; dissolved 1382 |
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| Worksop Priory + | 
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Augustinian Canons Regular — probably from Huntingdon Priory founded after 1119 by William de Lovetot; dissolved 15 November 1538; granted to Francis, Earl of Shrewsbury 1541/2 church now in parochial use |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Cuthbert, Worksop ____________________ Wirksop Priory; formerly known as Radford Priory |
[33][34] 53°18′13″N 1°06′55″W / 53.3036786°N 1.1153269°W |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Historic England. "BEAUVALE PRIORY (315672)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — House of Carthusian monks: The priory of Beauvale — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.105-109)
- ^ Historic England. "BLYTH PRIORY (320594)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — House of Benedictine monks: The priory of Blyth — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.83-88)
- ^ Historic England. "FELLEY PRIORY (315917)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ British History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Felley — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.109-112)
- ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 322463". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "LENTON PRIORY (317538)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — House of Cluniac monks: The priory of Lenton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.91-100)
- ^ Historic England. "MATTERSEY PRIORY (322958)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — House of Gilbertine canons: The priory of Mattersey — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.140-141)
- ^ British History Online — Friaries: Observant friars of Newark — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.147-148)
- ^ Newark Greyfriars Images
- ^ Historic England. "NEWSTEAD ABBEY (318057)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Newstead — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.112-117)
- ^ Nottingham Archived 29 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Historic England. "NOTTINGHAM GREYFRIARS (317633)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — Friaries: Franciscan friars of Nottingham — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.144-145)
- ^ Historic England. "NOTTINGHAM WHITEFRIARS (317617)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — Friaries: Carmelite friars of Nottingham — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.145-147)
- ^ Historic England. "OSSINGTON HOSPITALLERS PRECEPTORY (322553)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — House of Knights Hospitallers: The preceptory of Ossington — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.142-144)
- ^ Historic England. "RUFFORD ABBEY (320384)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Onlinde — House of Cistercian monks: The abbey of Rufford — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.101-105)
- ^ Historic England. "SHELFORD MANOR (320038)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Shelford — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.117-120)
- ^ Historic England. "THURGARTON PRIORY (319900)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Shurgarton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.120-125)
- ^ Historic England. "WALLINGWELLS PRIORY (318604)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — House of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Wallingwells — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.89-90)
- ^ Historic England. "WELBECK ABBEY (318408)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — House of Premonstratensian canons: The abbey of Welbeck — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.129-138)
- ^ Historic England. "Worksop Priory (318323)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ British History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Worksop — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Nottingham: Volume 2 (pp.125-129)
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