List of monastic houses in Herefordshire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Herefordshire
, England.
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England.
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| Aconbury Priory Aconbury Priory -References:... |
Sisters of St John of Jerusalem with brethren founded 13thC (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 by 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 51.9979463°N 2.7052304°W |
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| Acton Beauchamp | granted 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, infra; founded c.1150(?); dissolved (?); transferred to Wigmore, infra, c.1131-5 |
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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 Belmont Abbey, Herefordshire Belmont Abbey, in Herefordshire, England is a Catholic Benedictine monastery that forms part of the English Benedictine Congregation. It stands on a small hill overlooking the city of Hereford to the east, with views across to the Black Mountains, Wales to the west... * |
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Benedictine monks founded 1859-present Roman Catholic priory-cathedral 1859-1917 abbey-cathedral 1917-1920 See Episcopal See An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral... transferred to St David's Cathedral, Cardiff |
The Abbey Church of Saint Michael and All Angels Michael (archangel) Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael... , Belmont 52.039333°N 2.7564096°W |
| Beodune Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine transferred from Wigmore, infra founded c.1155(?); dissolved (?); transferred to Shobdon, infra, after 1155(?) |
Byton Priory? |
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| Bosbury Preceptory | Knights Templar founded c.1217-19; dissolved 1308-12; Knights Hospitaller founded 1312; dissolved 1410 |
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| Cheleburne Priory? | Augustinian Canons Regular (possibly Chirbury Priory, Shropshire) |
Chalborn Priory; Pynkney Priory (possibly) Chirbury Priory (possibly) |
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| Clifford Priory Clifford Priory Clifford Priory was a priory in Herefordshire, England at .-References:... ^ |
Cluniac monks founded 1129-30 by Simon fitz Richard; alien house, dependent on Lewes became denizen 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 52.0942139°N 3.0913317°W |
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| Colwall Priory | Benedictine monks cell, dependent on Great Malvern; founded before 1199; dissolved (?) |
Brockbury Priory 52.0757079°N 2.395336°W |
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| Craswall Priory Craswall Priory -References:... |
Grandmontine monks founded c.1225 by Walter de Lacy; alien house, dependent on Grandmont; dissolved 1462; granted to God's House College, Cambridge 1462 |
St Mary's Priory 52.0324986°N 3.0620688°W |
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| Dinmore Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1189; chapel 14thC; 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 52.1485962°N 2.7528906°W |
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| Dinmore Monastery | small monastic community apparently existed prior to the arrival of the Knights | ||
| Dore Abbey Dore Abbey Dore Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the village of Abbey Dore in the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. A large part of the original mediaeval building has been used since the 16th century as the parish church, with remaining parts either now ruined or no longer extant.-History:The... , Abbey Dore |
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Cistercian monks - from Morimond Morimond Abbey Morimond Abbeyis a religious complex in Parnoy-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne department, in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It was the fourth of the four great daughter abbeys of Cîteaux Abbey, of primary importance in the spread of the Cistercian Order, along with La Ferté to the south,... founded 1147 by Robert Ewyas; dissolved 1537; granted to John Scudamore 1539/40; church restored 1633 and now in parochial use |
Abbey Dore 52.03899°N 2.756018°W |
| Dulas Monastery | Benedictine monks purportedly founded here; transferred to Ewyas Harold, infra |
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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, supra; dissolved 1358 monks withdrawn through lack of revenue |
St James and St Bartholomew 51.9528518°N 2.8944066°W |
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| Flanesford Priory Flanesford Priory Flanesford Priory was a priory in Herefordshire, England.Sir Richard Talbot, then owner of nearby Goodrich Castle, founded the priory in 1346 as a house of the Canons Regular of St Augustine.The priory buildings are now used as holiday accommodation.... ^ |
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 51.871523°N 2.6123214°W |
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| Garway Preceptory Garway Garway is a civil parish in south-west Herefordshire, England. It is set on a hillside above the River Monnow about 10 km northwest of Monmouth. It is a sparsely populated area, mainly agricultural in nature... |
Knights Templar founded 1185-8: grant made by Henry II Henry II of England Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the... ; dissolved 1308-12; Knights Hospitaller refounded after 1312; merged with Dinmore, supra, before 1489; dissolved before 1535 with Dinmore |
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| Garway Clas | Celtic monks — clas to 11thC? | ||
| Hentland Monastery | Celtic monks purportedly founded 6thC by St Dubricius |
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| Hereford Cathedral Priory Hereford Cathedral The current Hereford Cathedral, located at Hereford in England, dates from 1079. Its most famous treasure is Mappa Mundi, a mediæval map of the world dating from the 13th century. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.-Origins:... |
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secular cathedral founded 669; (680) Benedictine monks - abbey? founded c.1025 built early 11thC; destroyed 1055; rebuilt 12thC by Bishop Renhelm |
The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Ethelbert in Hereford 52.0542586°N 2.7159727°W |
| Hereford - St Guthlac's Priory Saint Guthlac's Priory Saint Guthlac's Priory was a Benedictine priory in Hereford, England at .-References:... |
probable Saxon minster Benedictine monks - monastic church or chapel founded c.1101; badly damaged in the Baron's War c.1143; transferred to new site outside the town (see immediately below) |
St Guthlac's in the Castle 52.0518291°N 2.7124482°W |
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| Hereford Priory Saint Guthlac's Priory Saint Guthlac's Priory was a Benedictine priory in Hereford, England at .-References:... |
Benedictine monks dependent on Gloucester; Hugh de Lacy granted St Peter's Collegiate Church (founded before 1084) to Gloucester Abbey for it to become a dependent house 1100; St Guthlac's Collegiate Church (founded before 1066) united with it, and amalgamated 1143: transferred from earlier site (see immediately above); dissolved 1538; granted to John ap Rice 1542/3 |
St Guthlac St Peter, St Paul and St Guthlac 52.0579793°N 2.7083176°W |
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| Blackfriars, Hereford — earlier site | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford) founded 1246 by Sir John Daniel; transferred to new site 1322 (see immediately below) |
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| Blackfriars, Hereford Blackfriars, Hereford Blackfriars, Hereford was a friary in Hereford, England at .-References:... |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Kilpeck Priory Kilpeck Priory Kilpeck Priory was a priory in Kilpeck, Herefordshire, England at .-References:... # |
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 51.9684144°N 2.8057891°W |
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| Kinsham Grange Kinsham Grange Kinsham Grange may have been a priory near the River Lugg in Herefordshire, England at . It now seems likely that an error by John Tanner in 1744 confused this site with one at Great Limber in Lincolnshire and there was never a priory here.-References:... |
Benedictine monks alien house; |
52.2814476°N 2.910237°W (sup) 52.2704274°N 2.9393175°W (possible) |
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| Leominster nunnery Leominster nunnery Leominster nunnery was a nunnery in Herefordshire, England.... |
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| Leominster Priory + | Saxon nuns (possibly also monks) purportedly built c.660 by Merwald, King of West Mercia; destroyed by the Danes 9thC; secular canons college refounded 9thC; nuns 9thC; destroyed 1046; Benedictine monks founded 1123: destroyed monastery granted to Reading by Henry I, confirmed by Richard, Bishop of Hereford; rbuilt 12thC, 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 Paul of Tarsus Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament... , Leominster (12thC) 52.2293569°N 2.7356708°W |
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| Limebrook Priory Limebrook Priory Limebrook Priory was a priory in Lingen, Herefordshire, England at .-References:... |
Augustinian Canonesses (or Benedictine nuns? founded c.1189 (in 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 52.288928°N 2.9194692°W |
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| Moccas Clas Moccas Monastery Moccas Monastery was a monastery near Moccas in Herefordshire, England at .-References:... |
Celtic monks reputedly founded 6thC by St Dubricius from Hennland on Wye; dissolved before 1066? |
Mochros |
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| Monkland Priory Monkland Priory Monkland Priory was a priory in Monkland, Herefordshire, England at .-References:... |
Benedictine monks alien cell, dependent on Conches founded before 1100; dissolved c.1414 |
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| Much Dewchurch Clas | monks of St David founded 6thC; parochial? before1066 |
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| Ocle Priory Ocle Priory Ocle Priory was a priory near Ocle Pychard in Herefordshire, England at .-References:... |
Benedictine monks founded 1160 (or c.1100) by the ancestors of Robert Chandos; alien cell, daughter of Lyre; granted to Sheen Priory c.1414; granted to Sir Philip Hobby 1541/2; site now occupied by Livers Ocle farmhouse |
Acley Priory; Livers Ocle Priory 52.1147678°N 2.6189196°W |
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| Shobdon Priory Shobdon Priory -References:... |
Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded between 1131 and 1135 (in the reign of Henry I and Robert de Bethune, Bishop of Hereford) by Hugh Mortimer; transferred to [Eye, nr.] Aymestrey supra; transferred from Beodune (?Byton), supra; transferred to north of Wigmore, infra |
52.260494°N 2.878968°W |
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| Sutton Camera Sutton Camera -References:... |
Knights Hospitaller under Dinmore |
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| Titley Priory Titley Priory Titley Priory was a priory near Titley in Herefordshire, England at .-References:... # |
Tironensian monks founded 1120-1; apparent alien cell, dependent on Tiron; dissolved 1391; granted to Winchester College c.1535; church rebuilt 1865; house named 'Priory Cottage' built on site 16thC |
St Peter 52.2357406°N 2.9806745°W |
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| Upleadon Preceptory Upleadon Preceptory Upleadon Preceptory was a priory in Herefordshire, England at .-References:... |
Knights Templar founded by William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke; Knights Hospitaller after 1312; merged with Dinmore and Garway 1410 |
Bosbury Preceptory |
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| Wigmore Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded 1100 by Ralph de Mortimer; transferred from [Eye, nr.] Aymestry, supra; transferred to Beodune (? Byton), supra |
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| Wigmore Abbey Wigmore Abbey Wigmore Abbey was an Augustinian abbey with a grange, from 1179 to 1530, situated about a mile north of the village of Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.Only ruins of the abbey now remain.-History of the abbey:... ^ |
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Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine - from Shobdon, supra transferred 1172-9; dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Thomas Palmer Sir Thomas Palmer (died 1553) Sir Thomas Palmer was an English soldier and courtier. His testimony was crucial in the final downfall of the Duke of Somerset in 1551–1552... 1548/9; remains now incorporated into farm and buildings |
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| Wormsley Priory | possibly originally a hermitage; Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded after 1200 (13thC) (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 |