List of monastic houses in Cornwall - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following is a list of monastic houses in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

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Bodmin - Abbey of St Mary & St Petroc Abbey of St Mary and St Petroc The Abbey of St Mary and St Petroc is an abbey in Bodmin, Cornwall, United Kingdom.-History:The Roman Catholic Abbey of St Mary and St Petroc, formerly belonging to the Canons Regular of the Lateran was built in 1965 next to the already existing seminary... ^*	Augustinian Cannons Regular (Canons Regular of the Lateran Canons Regular of the Lateran The Canons Regular of the Lateran , formally titled Canons Regular of St. Augustine of the Congregation of the Most Holy Savior at the Lateran is an international religious order of priests and Brothers in the Catholic Church.... ) founded 1881; raised to abbey status 1953	>
Bodmin Blackfriars	probable mistaken reference to Bodmin GreyfriarsBodmin 'Blackfriars' — given by John Leland, Itinerary; Tanner, Notitia Monastica 72, n. h gives this as a seemingly erroneous reference to Bodmin Greyfriars	>
Bodmin Greyfriars Bodmin Friary Bodmin Friary was a Franciscan friary in Bodmin, Cornwall, UK. There are very few remains from the substantial Franciscan Friary established ca. 1240: a gateway in Fore Street and two pillars elsewhere in the town.... ^#	Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Bristol) founded before 1260; dissolved 1538	Bodmin Greyfriars > 50.4797424°N 4.7196311°W
Bodmin Priory ⁺	Celtic monks purportedly founded 6thC; Benedictine (nuns?) refounded 936 Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1124; dissolved 27 February 1538; buildings destroyed apart from the parish church, in parochial use as Church of England parish church; church usd for secular and industrial purposes post-dissolution	Bodmin Monastery > 50.4706783°N 4.7156829°W
Cardinham Grange Cardinham Grange Cardinham Grange was a grange in Cardinham, Cornwall, UK. Lady Vale Chapel was given soon after the Norman Conquest by Richard Fitz Turold to the Abbey of St Mary de Valle near Bayeux intending that a cell of monks should be established. The abbey, finding the property burdensome, induced Richard... ^#	purported medieval monastery	> 50.4714772°N 4.651401°W (possible)
Crantock Monastery Crantock Monastery -References:...	Celtic monks probably founded by a St Carrock; recorded extant 1086; refounded as a secular college 1236; dissolved 1549	> 50.403148°N 5.1119927°W
Kea Monastery Kea Monastery Kea Monastery was a monastery at Kea in Cornwall, UK, of which little is known. "The mysterious land-owning monastery of St Cheus mentioned in Domesday , 1085, possibly refers to Kea."--Charles Henderson, in Cornish Church Guide, 1925, p... , Old Kea Kea, Cornwall Kea is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a "large straggling parish" in a former mining area south of Truro.Kea village is situated just over one mile southwest of Truro....	Celtic monks supposed site of monastery recorded extant 1086	St Cheus Monastery > 50.2360144°N 5.0242536°W (supposed)
Lammana Priory Lammana Priory Lammana Priory was a priory on Looe Island in Cornwall, UK, consisting of two Benedictine monks until 1289. It was owned by Glastonbury Abbey and the property was sold in 1289 to a local landowner.... , Looe Island Looe Island Looe Island, also known as St George's Island, and historically St Michael's Island is a small island a mile from the mainland town of Looe in Cornwall, United Kingdom....	Benedictine monks founded 6thC Benedictine monks - cell of Glastonbury and chapel before 1114; dissolvedposed of by Glastonbury between 1239 and 1329; chantry chapel of the Dawnay family before 1329; dissolved 1549	The Priory Church of St Michael St Michael St Michael was a brand that was owned and used by Marks & Spencer from 1928 until 2000.-History:The brand was introduced by Simon Marks in 1928, after his father and co-founder of Marks & Spencer, Michael Marks. By 1950, virtually all goods were sold under the St Michael brand... , Lammana Lammana Chapel > 50.336931°N 4.449143°W
Lannachebran Cell, St Keverne St Keverne St Keverne is a civil parish and village on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The Cornish Rebellion of 1497 started in St Keverne. The leader of the rebellion Michael An Gof was a blacksmith from St Keverne and is commemorated by a statue in the village...	Cistercian monks founded c.6thC under the tutelage of St Achebran; secular college refounded before1086; dissolved; granted to Francis, Earl of Bedford 1559/60	St Keiran's Monastery; St Keverne's Monastery; Lanachebran Monastery > 50.0507186°N 5.0868201°W
Launceston Priory Launceston Priory -References:...	Augustinian Canons Regular restored 1871; in parochial use as the Church of St Thomas the Aafterle	> 50.6412046°N 4.3661374°W
Lanwethinoc Monastery Saint Petroc Saint Petroc is a 6th century Celtic Christian saint. He was born in Wales but primarily ministered to the Britons of Dumnonia which included the modern counties of Devon , Cornwall , and parts of Somerset and Dorset... ^~, Padstow Padstow Padstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately five miles northwest of Wadebridge, ten miles northwest of Bodmin and ten miles northeast of Newquay...	Celtic monks founded by Bishop Wethinoc site possibly occupied by the medieval Church of St Petrock at Padstow	Lanuthinoc Monastery; St Petroc's Church; Petroc-stow Monastery; Padstow Monastery > 50.5412334°N 4.9429464°W (possible)
Madron Monastery	Celtic monks before 12thC	> 50.1315902°N 5.5646825°W
Manaccan Monastery Manaccan Manaccan is a civil parish and village on the Lizard peninsula in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately five miles south-southwest of Falmouth....	Celtic monks	> 50.0824805°N 5.1264954°W
Mawgan in Pydar Franciscan Monastery *	Franciscan monks	The Franciscan Monastery of St Joseph and St Anne, St Mawgan in Pydar >
Minster Priory Forrabury and Minster Forrabury and Minster is a civil parish on the north coast of Cornwall. The parish was originally divided between the coastal parish of Forrabury and inland parish of Minster until they were united in 1779.... ⁺	Celtic monks Benedictine monks alien house, daughter of St-Serge, Angers founded before 1190 by William de Bottreaux; dissolved before 1407; slight remains of priory near the medieval parochial church	The Priory Church of Saint Materiana Saint Materiana Saint Materiana is a Welsh saint and princess of the 5th century who is patron of two churches in Cornwall and one in Wales. Alternative spellings are Madrun, Madryn, Merthiana, and Mertheriana: the name was corrupted to Marcelliana in medieval times... , Minster(St Mertherian) Talcarne Priory; Minster Cell > 50.6831697°N 4.6757019°W
probablyus Monastery	Celtic monks founded 10thC, purportedly by Athelstan; became college of secular canons 11thC (during the reign of Henry I Henry I of England Henry I was the fourth son of William I of England. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106... , who granted the church to Exeter Cathedral 1120); dissolved 1549	> 50.2957206°N 4.9442554°W
Rialton Grange Rialton Grange Rialton Grange was a grange in St Columb Minor in Cornwall, UK, belonging to the priors of Bodmin.-References:... ^#	chief manor or grange of Bodmin Priory, supra; Manor House built 15thC	Rieltone Grange > 50.4203929°N 5.0319099°W
St Anthony's Monastery, St Anthony-in-Meneage St Anthony's Monastery, St Anthony St Anthony's Monastery was a Celtic monastery at St Anthony in Meneage in Cornwall, UK....	Celtic monks Benedictine monks alien grange of St-Serge, Angers; became a grange of Twywardreath before mid-12thC (though spoken of as a cell); founded after 1088; dissolved after 1381	Lantenning Monastery > 50.0827008°N 5.1089859°W
St Anthony-in-Roseland Priory St Anthony in Roseland St Anthony in Roseland is a village and formerly a parish in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is one of four settlements in the Roseland Peninsula.At Trewince is a house of five bays and two storeys built in 1750...	Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Plympton founded 1288; dissolved 1538; remains incorporated into a 16thC house named 'Place House'	St Anthony-in-Roseland Cell > 50.1480864°N 5.0135422°W
St Buryan's Monastery St Buryan St Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End... , St Buryan St Buryan St Buryan is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village of St Buryan is situated approximately five miles west of Penzance along the B3283 towards Land's End...	Celtic monks secular college founded c.930, purportedly by Athelstan; dissolved 1545; parish church (Ss Andrew, Thomas the Martyr, Nicholas and Beriana) on site rbuilt 13thC, though mostly now 15thC	> 50.0619878°N 5.6483459°W
St Carrok's Monastery ^#, St Winnow St Winnow St Winnow is a civil parish situated in Cornwall, England, UK. Its name may be connected with either that of Saint Winnoc or Saint Winwaloe. It has a population of 304....	Celtic monks dissolved before 1086?	St Carroc Monastery; St Syriac's Monastery; St Cyricus and St Julitta's Monastery; St Cadix's Monastery > 50.3829107°N 4.6527529°W
St Carrok's Priory ^#, St Winnow St Winnow St Winnow is a civil parish situated in Cornwall, England, UK. Its name may be connected with either that of Saint Winnoc or Saint Winwaloe. It has a population of 304....	Cluniac monks alien cell, dependent on Montacute Priory Montacute Priory Montacute Priory was a Cluniac priory of the Benedictine order in Montacute, Somerset, England, founded between 1078 and 1102 by William, Count of Mortain, in face of a threat that if he did not do so, the King would take the land from him. It was the only Somerset dependency of Cluny Abbey until... founded 1100-40; denizen 1407; dissolved 1536; granted to Laurence Courtney 1534/5	St Syriac's Cell > 50.3829°N 4.6527°W
St German's Priory St German's Priory St German's Priory is a large Norman church in the village of St Germans in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.-History:According to a credible tradition the church here was founded by St Germanus himself ca. 430 AD. The first written record however is of Conan being made Bishop in the... ⁺	Celtic monks possibly founded7thC; secular canons Augustinian Canons Regular refounded 1184 (1161-87); dissolved 2 March 1539; granted to Catherine Champernoun, John Ridgeway and others 1541/2; episcopal diocesan cathedral c.936-1042 now in use as parish church; remains of claustral buildings incorporated into Port Eliot House	The Priory Church of Saint German, Saint Germans St German's Priory St German's Priory is a large Norman church in the village of St Germans in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.-History:According to a credible tradition the church here was founded by St Germanus himself ca. 430 AD. The first written record however is of Conan being made Bishop in the... > 50.396686°N 4.309699°W
St Goran's Monastery St Goran St. Goran is a coastal civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The church town, Gorran Churchtown, is situated approximately six miles south-southwest of St Austell. However, the largest settlement in the parish is the coastal village of Gorran Haven, a mile to the east.The parish is bounded by... , St Goran St Goran St. Goran is a coastal civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The church town, Gorran Churchtown, is situated approximately six miles south-southwest of St Austell. However, the largest settlement in the parish is the coastal village of Gorran Haven, a mile to the east.The parish is bounded by...	Celtic monks founded before 1083; dissolved after1083; 1269 the church and lands granted to the college of Glasney	> 50.2430333°N 4.8010254°W
St Kew Cell ^~	purported Augustinian cell secular minster status confirmed by King Edgar Edgar of England Edgar the Peaceful, or Edgar I , also called the Peaceable, was a king of England . Edgar was the younger son of Edmund I of England.-Accession:... 961-3; secular college -1283; church rebuilt 1496 and restored 1883	St Daw (or St Docco) Saint Kew (from 1440) > 50.5581469°N 4.7943735°W
St Mawgan Monastery St Mawgan Monastery St Mawgan Monastery was a monastery at St Mawgan in Cornwall, UK, originally of Celtic monks and after the Norman Conquest of Cluniac monks.-References:... ⁺	Celtic monks lands passed to Bishop before 1085; Cluniac monks; Carmelite convent possibly built on site 16thC	Lanherne Monastery; St Mawgan in Pydar Monastery > 50.4625583°N 5.0253868°W
St Michael's Mount Priory St Michael's Mount St Michael's Mount is a tidal island located off the Mount's Bay coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish and is united with the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water.... ⁺	Saxon monks 8th-11thC; Benedictine monks founded 1087-90; church consecrated 1135; alien priory, granted by Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066.... to Mont-St-Michel, Normandy before 1050; siezed during wars with the French 1362; granted by Henry VI Henry VI of England Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. Until 1437, his realm was governed by regents. Contemporaneous accounts described him as peaceful and pious, not suited for the violent dynastic civil wars, known as the Wars... to King's College, Cambridge; granted by Edward IV Edward IV of England Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England... to Syon Abbey; used alternately as fortress and monastery and private residence with public access (NT National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland... )	> 50.116387°N 5.478329°W
St Neot's Monastery, St Neot	Celtic monks dissolved after1084	Saint Aniet > 50.4744424°N 4.5662114°W
St Piran's Monastery, Perranzabuloe Perranzabuloe Perranzabuloe is a coastal civil parish and a hamlet in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The hamlet is situated just over a mile south of the principal settlement of the parish, Perranporth; the hamlet is also seven miles south-southwest of Newquay...	Celtic monks dissolved before 1085	> 50.3650105°N 5.1469231°W
Scilly Priory Tresco Abbey Gardens Tresco Abbey Gardens are located on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom.A Benedictine abbey was founded here in 964 AD, although the majority of what remains today comes from the Priory of St Nicholas founded by monks from Tavistock Abbey in 1114.The gardens were...	Celtic monks Benedictine monks cell, dependent on Tavistock Tavistock Abbey Tavistock Abbey, also known as the Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Rumon, is a ruined Benedictine abbey in Tavistock, Devon. Nothing remains of the abbey except the refectory, two gateways and a porch. The abbey church, dedicated to Our Lady and St Rumon, was destroyed by Danish raiders in 997 and... founded 12thC; Tresco Abbey Gardens created by Augustus Smith Augustus Smith Augustus John Smith was governor of the Isles of Scilly for over thirty years, and was largely responsible for the economy of the islands as it is today.-Biography:... around the priory remains in 1834	The Priory Church of St Nicholas, Scilly Tresco Cell > 49.9474643°N 6.328758°W
Sclerder Abbey Sclerder Sclerder Abbey is a Roman Catholic abbey near Looe in Cornwall, UK. The abbey is the home of an order of enclosed nuns, whose role is to pray for the Church and the wider world. The abbey was founded in 1843 by the Dames de la Retraite who left in 1852... ⁺	Dames de la Retraite founded c.1843; dissolved 1852 Franciscan Recollects founded 1858; dissolved 1864 Carmelite founded 1864; dissolved 1871; Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary The Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a group of vowed women who, in collaboration with their associates, auxiliaries, co-workers and volunteers work with the poor to identify and transform underlying causes of suffering and seek to meet practical needs.- Origin :The congregation of... founded 1904; dissolved 1910 Minoresses - from Rennes 1914-1920; Minoresses - from Bullingham 1922-1981; Franciscan c.1925; Carmelite - from Quidenham 1981; now no longer an abbey	> 50.347987°N 4.505089°W
Temple Temple, Cornwall Temple is a hamlet in the parish of Blisland on Bodmin moor, Cornwall, UK. The hamlet is bypassed by the A30 road.-History and antiquities:... property ⁺	Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller	> 50.5301658°N 4.6185708°W
Temple Templars Preceptory Temple Templars Preceptory The Templars Preceptory was a preceptory of the Knights Templar at Temple in Cornwall, UK, dissolved in 1308-12.-External links:** ] format)]... ^#	Knights Templar founded 12thC; dissolved 1308-12	> 50.4780253°N 4.3971598°W
Tintagel Monastery Tintagel Castle Tintagel Castle is a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island, adjacent to the village of Tintagel in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The site was possibly occupied in the Romano-British period, due to an array of artefacts dating to this period which have been found on the...	remains interpreted as Celtic monastic founded c.350 popular tradition as medieval Benedictine nunnery: evidence lacking; Norman castle built on site; current academic consensus regards earlier settlement as secular	> 50.6685911°N 4.7608405°W
Trebeigh Preceptory ^#	Knights Templar (purportedly); Knights Hospitaller founded before 1199 "by the bounty of" Henry de Pomeral and Reginald Marsh; united with Ansty before 1432; dissolved after1557/8; granted to Henry Wilby and George Blythe 1573/4	Treleigh Preceptory; Turleigh Preceptory > 50.4793361°N 4.3917525°W
Tregonan Cell, St Ewe St Ewe St Ewe is a civil parish and village in mid-Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is situated approximately five miles southwest of St Austell.-Antiquities:...	Celtic monks dependent on St Keverne's Monastery founded 6thC; dissolved 11thC	> 50.0551549°N 5.0890732°W
Tregonan Grange Tregonan Grange Tregonan Grange was a Cistercian grange of Beaulieu Abbey at Tregonan in the parish of St Keverne, Cornwall, UK. It was founded before 1263 and expropriated before 1527; "considerable remains" existing 1755 have since disappeared.-References:...	Cistercian monks grange of Beaulieu Abbey founded before 1263; dissolved before 1527; "considerable remains" existing 1755 have since disappeared	St Keverne Grange > 50.0521825°N 5.0901407°W
Tregony Priory Tregony Tregony is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It lies on the River Fal. In the village there is a post office, shop, and two churches. Tregony has bus links to the nearest town, which is Truro. The village is made up from two parishes namely, Tregony and Cuby... ^~	Augustinian Canons Regular alien priory cell, dependent on Le Val, Bayeux; founded before 1125(?); granted to Merton Priory Merton Priory Merton Priory was founded in 1114 by Gilbert Norman, Sheriff of Surrey under Henry I. It was located in Merton, Surrey, England at the point where the Roman Stane Street crossed the River Wandle.... 1267	The Priory Church of St James, Tregony Tregony Tregony is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It lies on the River Fal. In the village there is a post office, shop, and two churches. Tregony has bus links to the nearest town, which is Truro. The village is made up from two parishes namely, Tregony and Cuby... Tregoney Priory > 50.2663016°N 4.9174118°W (conjectured site)
Truro - Convent of the Epiphany Convent of the Epiphany The Convent of the Epiphany, Truro, Cornwall, UK, was the home of the Sisterhood of the Epiphany, founded in 1883. The founder of the sisterhood was George Wilkinson, Bishop of Truro. George Wilkinson was afterwards Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane... ^{^}	Community of the Epiphany, Anglican	> 50.272468°N 5.059001°W
Truro Blackfriars St Dominic's Holy Well St Dominic's Holy Well is a natural spring located in the parish of St George, Truro, Cornwall.It is located in the front garden of Carvedras House in St George's Road, Truro and is approached via stone steps which lead down from street level to the site....	Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London) founded before 1259 (during the reign of Henry III Henry III of England Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready... ) by the Reskiner family; (church consecrated 1259-60); dissolved 1538; granted to Edward Anglianby 1553/4	> 50.263296°N 5.0550118°W
Tywardreath Priory Tywardreath Tywardreath is a small hilltop village in southern Cornwall, United Kingdom. about north west of Fowey. It is located in a sheltered spot overlooking a silted up estuary opposite Par and near the beach of Par Sands...	Benedictine monks alien priory, daughter of the monastery of St- Serge, Angers founded c.1088 by Richard fitz Turold, Lord of Cardinham Castle, chief baron of Cornwall (or 1169 "by some noblemen", or 1135); independent c.1400; dissolved 1536; granted to Edward, Earl of Hertford 1542/3	St Andrew Truwardraith Priory > 50.3565371°N 4.6939087°W

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