List of monastic houses in Derbyshire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Derbyshire
, England.
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England.
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| Bakewell Monastery | monks or secular founded before 949 |
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| Barrow Camera | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1189; annexed to Yeaveley before 1433; remains possibly incorporated into 16th/17thC Arleston Arleston Arleston is a hamlet to the south of the city of Derby in England. Its population is 32 and it is merely 16 houses clustered together surrounded by farmland, 7 of which lie around Arleston Farm to the north of the settlement and the remaining 9 to the south of the settlement in the vicinity of... House which now occupies site |
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| Beauchief Abbey Beauchief Abbey Beauchief Abbey is a former abbey in Sheffield, England. Beauchief is prounounced bee-chiff.-History:The abbey was founded by Robert FitzRanulf de Alfreton. Thomas Tanner, writing in 1695, stated that it was founded in 1183... |
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:... founded 1173-6 (1183) by Robert fitz Ranulph, Lord Alfreton; dissolved 4 February 1537; granted to Sir Nicholas Strelly 1537; (administratively now located in South Yorkshire) |
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Thomas of Canterbury Beauchief Priory; De Bello Capite Abbey 53.333154°N 1.500861°W |
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| Bradbourne Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular cell of Dunstable Priory Dunstable Priory The Priory Church of St Peter with its monastery was founded in 1132 by Henry I for Augustinian Canons in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. St Peter’s today is a large and impressive building, but this is only the nave of what remains of an originally much larger Augustinian priory church... founded 1238: granted by Geoffrey de Cauceis; dissolved ? |
Church of All Saints, Bradbourne 53.0717169°N 1.6909128°W |
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| Breadsall Priory Breadsall Priory thumb|right|A line drawing of Breadsall Priory, by [[Francis S. Darwin]]'s daughter Violetta H. Darwin .Breadsall Priory is a former priory in Derbyshire... |
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Augustinian Canons Regular founded between 1220 and 1266; (erroneous ref. to Friars Eremites (Austin Friars) in records of 1266); dissolved 1536; granted to Henry, Duke of Suffolk 1552; 13thC arch retained in the basement of Elizabethan mansion built on site, became hotel and golf club 'Marriott Breadsall Priory Hotel' 1980 |
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Breadsall Brisoll Priory 52.968844°N 1.433944°W |
| Calke Priory # | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1131/before 1129-39 or 1130-6/before 1161 by Maud, widow of the Earl of Chester; transferred to Repton 1153-1172; dissolved 1538; granted to John, Earl of Warwick 1547; mansion named 'Calke Abbey Calke Abbey Calke Abbey is a Grade I listed country house near Ticknall, Derbyshire, England, in the care of the charitable National Trust.The site was an Augustinian priory from the 12th century until its dissolution by Henry VIII... ' built on site |
The Priory Church of Saint Giles, Calke Calke Cell 52.800556°N 1.457222°W |
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| Dale Abbey Dale Abbey Dale Abbey is a village and civil parish in the borough of Erewash in Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England, 6 miles north east of Derby.... , Deepdale |
hermitage 12thC Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Calke; cell founded 1153-8 by Serlo de Grendon; canons recalled to Calke c.1184; Premonstratensian Canons from Tupholme; founded ?c. 1185; canons recalled to Tupholme c.1192; canons transferred from Welbeck c.1196; canons transferred from Newsham (Newhouse) c.1200; avoided suppression 1536 by payment of substantial fine; dissolved 30 October 1538 |
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Stanley Park Abbey; (De Parco Stanley); Le Dale Abbey 52.9441772°N 1.3505244°W |
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| Darley Priory ^ | Augustinian Canons Regular daughter of St Helen's Derby; founded c.1146 by Robert de Ferraris (Ferrers), Earl of Derby: transferred from St Helen's; dissolved 22 October 1538; granted to Sir William West 1540/1; house named 'Darley Park' built on site 18thC, demolished 1962; a monastic building (probably the priory guest house) is now 15thC Darley Abbey public house - 'Old Abbey Inn'; partly-15thC cottage at 7 Abbey Lane may incorporate monastic remains |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Darley Darley Abbey Darley Abbey Darley Abbey is a village on the outskirts of Derby, England. The village is located on the River Derwent and is associated with the world heritage site of Derwent Valley Mills.- History :... ; Little Derby Friary; Little Dirby Friary 52.940987°N 1.478267°W |
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| Derby Augustinian Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1137 by Towyne, a burgess of Derby; most of the monks transferred to Darley, supra, c.1146; reduced to cell 1154; became a hospital 1160; ceased before 1360 |
The Priory Church of Saint Helen, Derby 52.9270606°N 1.4812124°W |
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| Derby Cluniac Priory | Cluniac monks' alien priory cell, dependent on Bermondsey; founded before 1140; granted as a cell to Bermondsey by Waltheof, son of Sweyn; accidentally burned down; rebuilt c.1335; denizen 1395; dissolved 1536; |
The Priory Church of Saint James, Derby Derby Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407... 52.9225007°N 1.4782083°W |
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| Derby Blackfriars | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford) founded before 1239; dissolved 3 January 1539; site now occupied by an 18thC building named 'Friary Hotel' |
The Annunciation Annunciation The Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her... 52.9231216°N 1.4838731°W |
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| Derby - King's Mead Priory | Benedictine nuns founded 1149-59 (c.1160) by the abbess of Derby; dissolved 1536; granted to Francis, Earl of Shrewsbury 1543/4; site now occupied by a 16th/17thC building |
St Mary De Pratis Priory 52.9264785°N 1.4893341°W |
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| Gresley Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1135-40 by William de Greisley (or Fitz-Nigel); dissolved 1536; granted to Henry Cruche 1543/4; nave of the priory church in use as parochial church of Church Gresley |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint George, Gresley Church Gresley Church Gresley is a village and former civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The village is very close to the town of Swadlincote, between the town and Castle Gresley. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,805.The toponym "Gresley" is derived... Church Gresley Priory; Greisley Priory 52.7597884°N 1.5668821°W |
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| Lees Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular ?cell of Rocester founded before c.1160?; dissolved after 1517? |
Leyes Priory 53.2085322°N 1.6271728°W |
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| Locko Preceptory | St. Lazarus Hospitallers and Leper Hospital founded c1297; dissolved 1375 |
The Hospital of Saint Mary Magdalene Lockhay Preceptory 52.9377811°N 1.3912886°W |
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| Repton Priory ^ | Anglo-Saxon monks and nuns - double monastery founded before 660 traditionally by St David; destroyed by the Danes 874; Augustinian Canons Regular from Calke founded c.1153-9; rebuilt 1172 by Maud, widow of Ranulph, Earl of Chester; dissolved 25 October 1538; remains incorporated into Repton School buildings (founded 1557); St Wystan's Church on site incorporates substantial remains of the Anglo-Saxon foundation |
St Wystan The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Repton Repingdon Priory 52.8410895°N 1.5505582°W 52.8411365°N 1.5515399°W |
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| Waingroves Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded 1147(?) on land granted by Ralph fitz Stephen, camerarius of the king; possibly merged with Yeaveley before 1199 (1189-99); house supposedly built on site 1690, remains of which incorporated into house named 'Waingroves Hall' built 1800 |
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| Yeaveley Preceptory, Stydd |
Knights Hospitaller founded c.1136 (or 1190 or 1268?) by Ralph de Fun and Sir William Meynill; dissolved 1535 (1540); granted to Charles, Lord Montjoy 1543/4; remains incorporated into farmhouse; the Church of St Saviour St Saviour's Church, Stydd St Saviour's Church is an Anglican chapel in Stydd, a hamlet near Ribchester in Lancashire, England. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.-History:... was part of the Hospitallers' possessions |
St Mary and St John the Baptist Yeaveley and Barrow Preceptory; Stydd Preceptory; Stede Preceptory; Yeveley Preceptory; Yeaveley and Stydd Preceptory 52.9572962°N 1.7453563°W 52.9572962°N 1.7453563°W |