Tickford Priory
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Tickford Priory was a medieval monastic house in Buckinghamshire
, England
. It was established in 1140 by Fulconius paganel who was lord of the Manor of Newport Pagnell at the time, also giving his name to the town. the priory was a cell of the Cluniac order at Marmoutier in Tours, France.
In 1524 Cardinal Wolsey annexed "the superfluous house of Tickford" for Christ Church College in Oxford together with all its wealth. The "Issues of the House" were worth £57 11s 4d, the bells and lead £33 6s 8d and moveable goods £5 4s 0d.
In the early 18th century some of the priory buildings were still in existence, but in a ruinous state.
The current building occupying the site is a house of 18th Century date, much of the fabric of this building is believed to have been from the old Priory.
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was established in 1140 by Fulconius paganel who was lord of the Manor of Newport Pagnell at the time, also giving his name to the town. the priory was a cell of the Cluniac order at Marmoutier in Tours, France.
In 1524 Cardinal Wolsey annexed "the superfluous house of Tickford" for Christ Church College in Oxford together with all its wealth. The "Issues of the House" were worth £57 11s 4d, the bells and lead £33 6s 8d and moveable goods £5 4s 0d.
In the early 18th century some of the priory buildings were still in existence, but in a ruinous state.
The current building occupying the site is a house of 18th Century date, much of the fabric of this building is believed to have been from the old Priory.