Bullington Priory
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Bullington Priory was a priory in Bullington
, Lincolnshire
, England.
The priory was a house of the Gilbertine Order
and dedicated to Saint Mary. It was founded as a double house between 1148 and 1154 by Simon, son of William de Kyme, who gave part of his park for the site, along with wood and land, the churches of Bullington and Langton, and Hackthorn
Mill. His son, Philip de Kyme, provided for seven canons with land in Faldingworth
, the churches of Spridlington
and Winthorpe
, and a moiety
of Friskney
. For the nuns he gave 20 acres in Huttoft
for the clothing of the convent and the church of St. Albinus at Spridlington. Alexander de Crevequer granted 52 acres in Hackthorn, and common of pasture for 500 sheep and the small priory his father had founded on the island of Tunstall
. The numbers were limited by the statute of Saint Gilbert
to 100 nuns and lay sisters, and 50 canons and lay brothers.
Throughout the thirteenth century the prior and convent continued to acquire both lands and churches.
After the black death
the house suffered and by 1428 there were less than ten persons in Bullington and Spridlington, and this caused the church at Spridlington to fall into ruin.
The house was surrendered in 1538 by the Prior, Prioress, nine canons and fourteen nuns.
Bullington, Lincolnshire
Bullington is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire It lies about 8 miles north-east of Lincoln and 7 miles south of Market Rasen. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 36....
, 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.
The priory was a house of the Gilbertine Order
Gilbertine Order
The Gilbertine Order of Canons Regular was founded around 1130 by Saint Gilbert in Sempringham, Lincolnshire, where Gilbert was the parish priest...
and dedicated to Saint Mary. It was founded as a double house between 1148 and 1154 by Simon, son of William de Kyme, who gave part of his park for the site, along with wood and land, the churches of Bullington and Langton, and Hackthorn
Hackthorn
Hackthorn is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 180. It is situated 7½ miles north of Lincoln just east of the A15....
Mill. His son, Philip de Kyme, provided for seven canons with land in Faldingworth
Faldingworth
Faldingworth is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the A46 about south-west from Market Rasen. Spridlington parish lies to the west, and Friesthorpe parish to the south-east. Faldingworth parish covers just over...
, the churches of Spridlington
Spridlington
Spridlington is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is north of Lincoln just off the A15. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 194.The parish church of St. Hilary's dates from 1875...
and Winthorpe
Winthorpe, Lincolnshire
Winthorpe is a small village about two miles north of Skegness, Lincolnshire. OS grid reference: TF562656.Winthorpe was both an ancient parish, and a civil parish, until 1926 when it was abolished...
, and a moiety
Moiety
Moiety may refer to:* Moiety , a part or functional group of a molecule* Moiety , either of two groups into which a society is divided* An Australian Aboriginal kinship group* Native Hawaiian realm ruled by a Mo'i or Ali'i...
of Friskney
Friskney
Friskney is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It lies west of the A52, north-east from Boston and south-west from Skegness....
. For the nuns he gave 20 acres in Huttoft
Huttoft
Huttoft is a small village, east of the market town of Alford in the East Lindsey district of the county of Lincolnshire, England.It lies along the A52 road, between Ingoldmells and Sutton-on-Sea.- Etymology :...
for the clothing of the convent and the church of St. Albinus at Spridlington. Alexander de Crevequer granted 52 acres in Hackthorn, and common of pasture for 500 sheep and the small priory his father had founded on the island of Tunstall
Tunstall
-Place names:United Kingdom*Tunstall, East Riding of Yorkshire*Tunstall, Kent*Tunstall, Lancashire*Tunstall, Norfolk, in the parish of Halvergate*Tunstall, North Yorkshire*Tunstall, Stafford, near to Eccleshall...
. The numbers were limited by the statute of Saint Gilbert
Saint Gilbert
Saint Gilbert may refer to:*Gilbert of Sempringham, founder of the Gilbertine Order*Gilbert de Moravia , later known as Saint Gilbert of Dornoch, Bishop of Caithness and founder of Dornoch Cathedral*Gilbert of Meaux, Bishop of Meaux...
to 100 nuns and lay sisters, and 50 canons and lay brothers.
Throughout the thirteenth century the prior and convent continued to acquire both lands and churches.
After the black death
Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
the house suffered and by 1428 there were less than ten persons in Bullington and Spridlington, and this caused the church at Spridlington to fall into ruin.
The house was surrendered in 1538 by the Prior, Prioress, nine canons and fourteen nuns.