List of monastic houses in Warwickshire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Warwickshire
, England.
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England.
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| Alcester Abbey Alcester Abbey Alcester Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Alcester, Warwickshire in England. The abbey was founded 1138 by the Botellers of Oversley, Warwickshire. The Abbey's many endowments included the Chapel of St.James and St.Peter, near Shaftesbury, Dorset, and the manor of Blynfield in the parish of St... $ |
Benedictine monks founded c.1138/1140 by Ralph Pincerna le Boteler; reduced to priory cell, dependent on Evesham Abbey Evesham Abbey Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in England between 700 and 710 A.D. following a vision of the Virgin Mary by Eof.According to the monastic history, Evesham came through the Norman Conquest unusually well, because of a quick approach by Abbot Æthelwig to William the Conqueror... 1466; dissolved 1536; granted to William and John Sewester; demolished and quarried for the remodelling of the manor house named 'Beauchamp Court' |
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Anne Saint Anne Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah... , Saint Joseph Saint Joseph Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ .... , Saint John the Baptist John the Baptist John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River... and Saint John the Evangelist John the Evangelist Saint John the Evangelist is the conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John... Alencester Abbey 52.2192028°N 1.872434°W |
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| Alvecote Priory Alvecote Priory Alvecote Priory is a ruined Benedictine Priory in Alvecote, Warwickshire, England. Now very little remains of the priory, most of the walls have been eroded but a fairly high wall remains on one side. The main entrance arch is the most impressive feature, still standing at around high.It was... |
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Benedictine monks dependent on Great Malvern; founded 1159: granted to Great Malvern by William Burdet; dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas, Lord Audley and Sir Thomas Pope |
St Blase Avecote Priory 52.6357943°N 1.6305853°W |
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| Arbury Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular - Arroasian founded after 1154 (early in the reign of Henry II) by Ralph de Sudley; Augustinian Canons Regular 1235; dissolved 1534; granted to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9; site now occupied by an Elizabethan house named 'Arbury Hall'; in private ownership, used for corporate events |
The Blessed Virgin Mary Erbury Priory; Erdbury Priory; Ordbury Priory 52.5002189°N 1.5074927°W |
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| Atherstone Austin Friars | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Lincoln) founded 1374 by Ralph, Lord Basset of Drayton; dissolved 1538; granted to Henry Cartwright 1543/4; nave of friary church retained for parish, chancel used as a grammar school which discontinued 1863, becoming ruinous; house built on site, demolished; house named 'Atherstone House' built on site late-18thC, extant; nave and aisles rebuilt 1849 and 1888 and chancel restored to the church |
Atherston Austin Friars 52.579129°N 1.5448076°W |
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| Atherstone Priory | Benedictine nuns daughter house of St Benedict's, Colwich; foundations laid May 1859; dissolved 1967: amalgamiated with Colwich |
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| Coombe Abbey Coombe Abbey Coombe Abbey is a hotel which has been developed from an historic grade I listed building and former country house. It is located roughly midway between Coventry and Brinklow in the countryside of Warwickshire, England... |
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Cistercian monks - from Waverley Waverley Abbey Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester. It is situated about one mile south of Farnham, Surrey, in a bend of the River Wey.-History:... founded 1150 by Richard de Camvilla; dissolved 1539; granted to John, Earl of Warwick 1547/8; mansion named 'Combe Abbey House' built on site by 1581 John (afterwards Lord) Harrington; converted into a hotel, with its grounds now the country park Country park A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment.-History:In the United Kingdom the term 'Country Park' has a special meaning. There are over 400 Country Parks in England alone . Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the... of Coombe Country Park in the ownership of Coventry City Council |
Combe Abbey 52.4142815°N 1.4081758°W |
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| Balsall Preceptory | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Bretford Priory | Benedictine nuns cell founded before 1154 (in the reign of Henry II), land granted by Geoffrey de Clinton; appropriated by Kenilworth (during the tenure of Richard, Abbot of Leicester until c.1167) with the consent of Geoffrey de Clinton; dissolved before 1167 |
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| Cawston Grange | Cistercian monks grange, dependent on Pipewell; in possession of Turchis of Warwick 1086; founded after 1201: granted to Pipewell by Ingleram Clement and his son William; confirmed 1235; built by the time of Edwin the Confessor; destroyed by fire 1307; rebuilt; dissolved 1538; mansion built 16thC; demolished 1829; farmhouse built on site 19thC |
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| Coventry Greyfriars | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Coventry Priory | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Coventry - St Anne's Priory | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Coventry Whitefriars | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Grafton Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller dissolved 1470, jointly with Balsall Balsall Preceptory Balsall Preceptory in Warwickshire was a manor that was given to the Knights Templars in recognition of their service in the Crusades. The donor, according to a survey of the Templars' possessions in England in 1185, was Roger de Mowbray, son of Nigel d'Aubigny.The preceptory also governed other... |
Temple Grafton; Balsall and Grafton Preceptory |
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| Henwood Priory | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Kenilworth Abbey St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth The remains of St Mary's Abbey, of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England are situated in the grounds of St Nicholas' Church and in an adjacent area of Abbey Fields. Some of its ruins are above ground and some are below ground.-History:... |
Augustinian Canons Regular priory founded c.1125 by Geoffrey de Clinton, chamberlain and treasurer to Henry I: license dated 1125; raised to abbey status after 1439; dissolved 14 April 1539; granted by Henry VIII to Sir Andrew Flamock; masonry used at Kenilworth Castle |
The Blessed Virgin Mary 52.3487009°N 1.5821171°W |
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| Maxstoke Priory | Sir William de Clinton purchased parish church 1330, initially intending to found a chantry/college; licensed 1331; Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1336 by Sir William de Clinton, Earl of Huntingdon; dissolved 1536; granted to Charles, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9; remains incorporated into Priory Farm; now in private ownership; church suffered substantial collapse January 1986 |
The Holy Trinity, The Blessed Virgin Mary, St Michael and All Saints Mackstoke Priory 52.4780748°N 1.6562372°W |
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| Merevale Abbey | Cistercian monks - from Bordesley Bordesley Abbey Bordesley Abbey was a 12th century Cistercian abbey near the town of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England.The abbey's foundation has been attributed to Queen Maud, but it is actually down to Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan who gave the monks of Garendon Abbey in Leicestershire some more land.... daughter of Bordesley; founded 10 October 1148 by Robert de Ferrers II, Earl of Derby; dissolved 13 October 1538; granted to Walter, Lord Ferrers 1540/1; gatehouse chapel now in parochial use |
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| Monks Kirby Priory | Benedictine monks alien house, dependent on Angers; founded 1077 by Geoffrey de Wirche (Gosfred de Wirchia); granted to Axholme after 1396; restored to Angers 1399; dissolved 1414; again granted to Axholme; granted to Trinity College, Cambridge 1545/6; remains incorporated into St Mary and St Edith's Church |
The Priory Church of Saint Nicholas, Kirkbury Kirkbury Priory 52.4444792°N 1.3199191°W |
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| Nuneaton Priory | Fontevrault Benedictine nuns and monks double house - from Kintbury alien house, dependent on Fontevrault; founded c.1155 by Robert Bossu, Earl of Leicester; Benedictine nuns' apparently independent of Fontevrault after 1442; dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Marmaduke Constable 1540/1; remains incorporated into St Mary's Church, built on site 1876 |
St Mary the Virgin 52.5252673°N 1.4772883°W |
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| Oldbury Priory | Benedictine nuns manor belonged to Polesworth, infra founded c.1066: nuns purportedly transferred from Polesworth upon expulsion by Robert Marmion I; transferred to Polesworth by Robert Marmion II; dissolved c.1130; continued as a cell and chapel until c.1272 |
St Laurence St Lawrence's Chapel 52.5492626°N 1.5398347°W |
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| Penitanham Monastery (?) | land granted by Oshere, King of the Hwicce 693; no further reference nor identification |
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| Pinley Priory | Cistercian nuns founded before 1135 (in the reign of Henry I) by Robert de Pillarton (Pilardinton); dissolved 1536; granted to William Wigstone, Esq. 1544/5 |
St Mary 52.2895629°N 1.6883862°W |
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| Polesworth Abbey Polesworth Abbey Polesworth Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England. It was founded in the 9th century by St. Modwena and King Egbert. The first abbess was Edgytha Polesworth Abbey was a Benedictine nunnery in Polesworth, North Warwickshire, England. It was founded in the 9th... |
Benedictine nuns founded before 839(?) by King Egbert; possibly refounded c.980; purportedly expelled by Robert Marmion I and transferred to Oldbury 1066-70; transferred from Oldbury, supra, c.1130 by Robert Marmion II and his wife Milicent; dissolved 31 January 1539; granted to Francis Goodyere, Esq. 1544/5; conventual church in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Editha |
St Editha Pollesworth Abbey 52.6189502°N 1.6124904°W |
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| Stoneleigh Abbey Stoneleigh Abbey Stoneleigh Abbey is a large country mansion situated to the southwest of the village of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.The Abbey was founded by the Cistercians in 1154... |
Cistercian monks daughter of Bordesley; (community founded at Radmore 1143-7); transferred from Radmore 19 December 1154, with the consent of Henry II, foundations laid 13 April 1155; dissolved 1536; granted to Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk 1538/9; remains incorporated into country house named 'Stoneleigh Abbey House' built on site after 1561, altered 18th & 19thC |
Stonely Abbey 52.3384529°N 1.5338051°W |
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| Stratford-on-Avon Monastery | Saxon monks apparently founded 693-717 (in the tenure of Edwin, Bishop of Worcester) dissolved after 872 |
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| Studley Priory Studley Priory, Warwickshire Studley Priory, Warwickshire was a priory in Warwickshire, England.The Augustinian priory was founded in the 12th century by Peter Corbizun but was closed at the dissolution under Henry VIII and was used as a source of stone for other local buildings... |
Augustinian Canons Regular (community founded c.1135 at Witton); transferred from Witton by Peter Corbezon c.1151; conventual church rebuilt, consecrated 1309; dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Edmund Knightly; site now occupied by a farmhouse |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Studley Studley Studley is a large village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. Situated on the western edge of Warwickshire near the border with Worcestershire it is southeast of Redditch and northwest of Stratford. The Roman road of Ryknild Street, now the A435, passes... 52.2752748°N 1.8920732°W |
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| Thelsford Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular - Holy Sepulchre priory(?) possibly founded after 1170; Trinitarians refounded c.1214: land granted by Sir William Lucy of Charlecote (William de Cherlecote), or 1224-40(?) dissolved 26 October 1538; granted to William Whorwood, Esq. and William Walter 1543/4 |
St John the Baptist and St Radegund Thelesford Priory 52.2217202°N 1.6051519°W |
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| Warmington Priory | Benedictine monks alien house, dependent on St-Pierre, Préaux; founded before 1123 by Paul de Prattelles, granted by Henry de Newburgh, Earl of Warwick; dissolved c.1387(?); under Toft Monks by 1380; dissolved 1387; granted to Witham 1428; granted to William and Francis Seldon Esqrs. 1543/4 |
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| Warwick Blackfriars # | Dominican Friars (under the Limit of Oxford) founded before 1263, site obtained for the friars by Ralph Boteler, Baron of Wem; dissolved 20 October 1538 |
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| Warwick Monastery | Saxon monks destroyed 1016 by Cnut |
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| Warwick Nunnery | Saxon nuns purportedly destroyed c.1016 by Cnut; subsequently site of "St Nicholas's churchyard" |
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| Warwick St Sepulchre Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular - Holy Sepulchre founded c.1119-23, begun by Henry Newburgh (Henry de Beaumont) probably before 20 June 1119, completed by his son Earl Roger 1123; indistinguishable from mainstream Augustinian Canons Regular after 1188; independent after 1280 (recorded as Holy Sepulchre Canons 1280); dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Hawkins 1546/7; remains incorporated into mansion built on site 1556, largely dismantled 1925 and removed to Virginia |
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| Warwick Preceptory # | Knights Templar founded between 1123 and 1142 purportedly by Roger, Earl of Warwick; possibly superseded as preceptory by Balsall, becoming a member thereof c.1142; dissolved 1308-12; passed to Knights Hospitaller who maintained there a chaplain, bailiff and pensioner |
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| Wolston Priory | Benedictine monks alien house, dependent on St-Pierre-sur-Dives; founded 1086-94: chapel and other endowments granted by Hubert Boldran dissolved 1394; sold to Carthusians at Coventry; |
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| Wootton Wawen Priory Wootton Wawen Priory Wootton Wawen Priory was an alien priory in Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England.-History:Not long after the Norman conquest Robert De Stafford gave the church of Wootton with a hide of land nearby and another hide at 'Doversele' to the Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter de Castellion of Conches in... |
Saxon minster land granted by King Ethelbald of Mercia; no further reference to that monastic establishment; Benedictine monks alien house, dependent on Conches; founded after 1086: church and other endowments granted by Robert de Tony soon after the Norman Conquest; granted to the Carthusians at Coventry 1398; restored to Conches 1400; dissolved 1447; granted to King's College, Cambridge |
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| Wroxall Priory Wroxall Priory Wroxall Priory was a medieval monastic house in Warwickshire, England.Founded c.1135 by Hugh, Lord of Hatton and Wroxall for Benedictine nuns, the house was dissolved in 1536 by Henry VIII... |
Benedictine nuns founded c.1135(?) (1141?) by Hugh, Lord of Hatton and Wroxall; dissolved 1536; granted to Robert Burgoin and John Scudamore 1544; some claustral buildings demolished and house built on site 16thC by Burgoyne family; site sold to James Dugdale 1861; more claustral buildings demolished 1864; house named 'Wroxall Abbey' built on site 1866, in use as a school; school closed 1995 and reopened as a hotel; St Leonard's church closed 1995(?) and reopened as a chapel known as 'Wren's Chapel' for an independent Christian church |
St Leonard Wroxhall Priory 52.3341779°N 1.6758294°W |
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