Stoke sub Hamdon Priory is a 14th century former priests house of the chantry chapel of St Nicholas, in Stoke-sub-Hamdon

Stoke-sub-Hamdon

Stoke-sub-Hamdon is a village and civil parish in South Somerset, situated west of Yeovil, England. The parish is located near the River Parrett, and includes the village of East Stoke.-History:...

, Somerset

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, England. It is designated by English Heritage

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 as a grade I listed building, and Scheduled Ancient Monument

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The Ham stone building was originally the Provost's Lodging, part of the College Buildings of the Beauchamp Chantry. Before 1304 it may have been the rector's house.

After 1518 it became a farm, known as Parsonage Farmhouse, which it remained until around 1960.

The priory has been owned by the National Trust

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since 1946.

Major restoration was carried out in 1967.