List of monastic houses in Greater Manchester
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

, England.

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
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Kersal Priory hermitage
Cluniac monks
alien cell, dependent on Lenton
founded 1145-53 (granted after 1143 by Ranulph 'de Gernon', Earl of Chester);
denizen 1392;
dissolved 1538
St Leonard
Kershall Priory
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53.5101221°N 2.2885573°W
Warburton Priory # Premonstratensian Canons
cell, daughter of Cockersand;
founded c.1200
church of St Mary and St Werburgh granted to Cockersand Abbey by Adam of Dutton;
abandoned before 1271
Warburton Cell
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53.4021174°N 2.457279°W
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