List of monastic houses in the West Midlands (county)
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The following is a list of monastic houses in the West Midlands
, England.
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England.
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| Balsall Preceptory 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... |
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Knights Templar founded 1146 (c.1142) (in the reign of King Stephen) by Roger Mowbray; preceptory before 1226; dissolved 1308-12; Knights Hospitaller 1322; dissolved 1470, jointly with Grafton; granted to Sir Robert Dudley 1565/6; became part of the holdings of the prior of the order in England 1476; became ruinous; restored 1622; in use as chapel for the local almshouse 1677; church became parochial church 1863; now under trusteeship of The Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson, with public access by arrangement |
Temple Balsall; Balsall and Grafton Preceptory; Balshall Preceptory church: The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin 52.3815492°N 1.6973528°W |
| Coventry Greyfriars Greyfriars, Coventry Greyfriars, Coventry was a medieval monastic house in the West Midlands, England.-History:The first mention of the Franciscan or Greyfriars at Coventry is in the Pipe Rolls of 1234, which show Henry III allowing them timber to use for their oratory or church... |
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Worcester) founded 1234 by Ralph, Earl of Chester; dissolved 5 October 1538; granted to the Mayor and bailiffs of Coventry 1542/3 |
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| Coventry - St Mary's Priory | purported Saxon nunnery destroyed by in raids by the Danes 1016; Benedictine monks founded 1043(?) by Leofric, Earl of Mercia and his wife Lady Godiva: papal confirmation 1043; became episcopal diocesan cathedral priory 1102; dissolved 15 January 1539 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Osburg, Coventry 52.4089511°N 1.5086916°W |
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| Coventry - St Anne's Priory St. Anne's Priory, Coventry St. Anne's Priory, Coventry was a medieval monastic house historically in Warwickshire St. Anne's Priory, Coventry was a medieval monastic house historically in Warwickshire St. Anne's Priory, Coventry was a medieval monastic house historically in Warwickshire (now within the West... |
Carthusian monks - from London Charterhouse and Beauvale founded 1381 by William, Lord Zouch, of Harrington; dissolved 16 January 1539; granted to Richard Andrews and Leonard Chamberlain 1542/3 |
The Priory Church of Saint Anne, Coventry Coventry Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although... 52.4010099°N 1.494773°W |
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| Coventry Whitefriars Whitefriars, Coventry The buildings known as Whitefriars are the surviving fragments of a Carmelite friary founded in 1342 in Coventry, England. All that remains are one side of the cloister, a postern gateway in Much Park Street and the foundations of the friary church.-History:... |
Carmelite Friars friary proposed 1287, forbidden; founded 1342, built by Sir John Poultney, citizen of London and five times Lord Mayor; dissolved 1 October 1538; granted to Ralph Sadler 1544/5 |
St Mary 52.4140787°N 1.5017098°W |
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| Dudley Priory Dudley Priory Dudley Priory is a dissolved priory in Dudley, West Midlands , England. The ruins of the priory are located within Priory Park, alongside the Priory Estate, and is both a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed. The ruins received this status on September 14, 1949.The priory was founded in... |
Cluniac monks alien house, dependent on Much Wenlock; founded 1149-60 by Gervase Pagnell (Painell), carrying out the intentions of his father Ralph, lord of the manor; denizen 1395; dissolved 1539; granted to Sir John Dudley 1540/1 |
The Priory Church of Saint James, Dudley |
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| Halesowen Abbey Halesowen Abbey Halesowen Abbey was an abbey in Halesowen, England of which only ruins remain. It was located in an exclave of the historic county of Shropshire until 1844... |
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 1218; remains of abbey church and cloister in use as barn on Manor Abbey Farm; (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... ) |
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| Henwood Priory | Benedictine nuns founded 1154-9 (in the reign of Henry II, under Walter Durdent, Bishop of Chester (Coventry)) by Ketelberne (Katelbern) de Langdon; dissolved 1536; granted to John Higford 1539/40 |
The Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Henwood Heanwood Priory 52.4057244°N 1.7297539°W |
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| Sandwell Priory Sandwell Priory Sandwell Priory was a medieval monastic house in Staffordshire, England. Although records of the establishment of the priory are sparse it is reported that the priory was founded by William Fitz-Anculf in the 1100s... |
hermitage ante1190; Benedictine monks founded c.1190 by William, son of Guy de Offney; dissolved 1524 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Sandwell 52.5202017°N 1.9647101°W |
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| Carmelite Monastery, Wolverhampton Carmelite Monastery, Wolverhampton Carmelite Monastery, Wolverhampton is a monastic house in the West Midlands, England.... * |
Carmelite nuns extant |