Elsham Priory
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Elsham Priory was an Augustinian
monastery in Lincolnshire
, England
. The only surviving trace is a fishpond in the grounds of Elsham Hall
. Beatrice d'Amundeville founded the monastery in the 12th century it was dissolved
in 1536.
Augustinians
The term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
monastery in 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
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...
. The only surviving trace is a fishpond in the grounds of Elsham Hall
Elsham Hall
Elsham Hall is a country park situated in Elsham, North Lincolnshire, England. It was opened in 1970 by Captain and Mrs. Elwes "to promote enjoyment of the countryside and wildlife and an appreciation of the arts and rural crafts"....
. Beatrice d'Amundeville founded the monastery in the 12th century it was dissolved
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
in 1536.