List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in South Yorkshire
, England.
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England.
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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... |
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Premonstratensian canons founded 1170s dissolved 1537 |
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| Ecclesfield Priory Ecclesfield Priory Ecclesfield Priory was a religious house of Benedictine monks, lying in the village of Ecclesfield, north of Sheffield in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.-Early history:... |
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Benedictine monks | |
| Hampole Priory | Cistercian nuns founded before 1136 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Hampole |
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| Monk Bretton Priory Monk Bretton Priory Originally a monastery under the Cluniac order, Monk Bretton Priory is located in the village of Lundwood, in the borough of Barnsley, England. It was founded in 1154 as the Priory of St. Mary Magdelene of Lund by Adam Fitswane, sited on the Lund, from Old Norse. In the course of time the priory... |
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Cluniac monks founded 1153 Benedictine monks refounded 1281; dissolved -1538 (EH English Heritage English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... ) |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene of Lund |
| Roche Abbey Roche Abbey Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey located near Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in a valley alongside Maltby Beck and King's Wood.-Early history:... |
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Cistercian monks founded 1147; dissolved 1538 (EH English Heritage English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... ) |
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Roche Roche Abbey Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey located near Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in a valley alongside Maltby Beck and King's Wood.-Early history:... |