Chipley Priory
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Chipley Priory was a small Augustine
religious house, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, located about 1 miles (2 km) north-west of the village of Poslingford
in the English
county
of Suffolk
. The date of it's foundation is unknown and the first references to it occur in 1235. The priory never became a major house - a taxation roll from 1291 shows it's income at less than £5 per annum - and by 1455 the buildings were ruins. By 1468 the Bishop of Norwich
allowed the lands to be annexed by the College
at Stoke-next-Clare
.
The site is occupied by a 17th century farmhouse which incorporates some medieval building material believed to come from the priory buildings. The priory church is believed to have been destroyed in 1818 and human remains and other artifacts have been recovered from the site, with a stone coffin and bell kept at Poslingford church.
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
religious house, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, located about 1 miles (2 km) north-west of the village of Poslingford
Poslingford
Poslingford is a small village situated approximately 1¾ miles to the north of Clare, Suffolk, England.Poslingford lies near to a stream that feeds the River Stour , and the main part of the village follows the line of The Street , rising approximately 18m in height above sea level from south to...
in the English
England
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county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
. The date of it's foundation is unknown and the first references to it occur in 1235. The priory never became a major house - a taxation roll from 1291 shows it's income at less than £5 per annum - and by 1455 the buildings were ruins. By 1468 the Bishop of Norwich
Bishop of Norwich
The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury.The diocese covers most of the County of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. The see is in the City of Norwich where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided...
allowed the lands to be annexed by the College
Stoke College
Stoke College near Haverhill, Suffolk is a co-educational day school for children aged 3 to 16, with boarding for children aged 9 to 16. It is built on the site of a major medieval monastic college.- History of the site :...
at Stoke-next-Clare
Stoke-by-Clare
Stoke-by-Clare is a small village in Suffolk located in the valley of the River Stour, about two miles west of Clare.In 1124 Richard de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford moved the Benedictine Priory that had been established at his castle in Clare to Stoke-by-Clare. The Priory, which was controlled by...
.
The site is occupied by a 17th century farmhouse which incorporates some medieval building material believed to come from the priory buildings. The priory church is believed to have been destroyed in 1818 and human remains and other artifacts have been recovered from the site, with a stone coffin and bell kept at Poslingford church.