West Ravendale
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West Ravendale is a hamlet
in the civil parish
of East Ravendale
, Lincolnshire
, England, about 8 miles (12.9 km) south west of the town of Grimsby.
The ruins of West Ravendale Priory
are located here. It was a small Alien house of the Premonstratensian
Order. It belonged to Beaufort Abbey in Brittany
. The site is scheduled and grade II listed.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of East Ravendale
East Ravendale
East Ravendale is a small village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England. It lies south-south-west of Grimsby, and west of the A18.The village has a small school, a church, approximately twenty houses, and a postbox....
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England, about 8 miles (12.9 km) south west of the town of Grimsby.
The ruins of West Ravendale Priory
West Ravendale Priory
West Ravendale Priory was a Premonstratensian priory in North East Lincolnshire, England. The site of the priory lies south-west of Grimsby, and west of the A18. Its previous position is defined by earthworks and rubble...
are located here. It was a small Alien house of the Premonstratensian
Premonstratensian
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...
Order. It belonged to Beaufort Abbey in Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
. The site is scheduled and grade II listed.