List of monastic houses in County Durham
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The following is a list of monastic houses in County Durham
, England.
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England.
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| Barnard Castle Friary (?) | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of York) founded 1381: licensed by Neville, Archbishop of York, land granted by Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick; possibly not established, but if so failed before 1387? |
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| Baxterwood Priory Baxterwood Priory Baxterwood Priory is a monastery, originally founded at Haswell, County Durham, England by Henry Pudsey, a son of Bishop Pudsey, in the latter part of the 12th century. Two vills, Wingate and Haswell, were conferred, probably on the canons of Gisburn.... |
Augustinian Canons Regular - possibly from Gisborough Gisborough Priory Gisborough Priory is a ruined former Augustinian priory in the town of Guisborough, now in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1119 as the Priory of St. Mary by Robert de Brus, 1st Lord of Annandale, an ancestor of the... via Haswell founded 1180; transferred from Haswell, infra, after 1180 (possibly before Haswell was built); dissolved 1196; lands appropriated by Finchale Priory |
Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baxterwood Bactanesford Priory 54.7763066°N 1.604138°W |
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| Bradbury Cell Bradbury Cell -References:... |
Benedictine monks' chapel and cell of Nun Monkton founded 12thC |
54.6551581°N 1.5209815°W |
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| Durham Cathedral Priory Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093... + |
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secular canons founded 995 (997), built by Bishop Aldhun; Benedictine monks founded 1093 (or 1083) by Bishop William of St Carileph, who expelled the seculars; dissolved 1539; episcopal diocesan cathedral 997 (995)-present |
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Cuthbert at Durham Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093... The Cathedral Church of Christ Christ Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach... and Blessed Mary the Virgin, Durham Durham Cathedral The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is a cathedral in the city of Durham, England, the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Durham. The Bishopric dates from 995, with the present cathedral being founded in AD 1093... 54.7732882°N 1.5759587°W |
| Durham Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Newcastle) founded before 1239; dissolved before 1240(?), friars apparently settled at the chapel of St Mary, but on meeting with opposition transferred to Hartlepool, infra |
Hartlepool Friary |
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| Durham Abbey * | Minoresses founded at the former vicarage of St Nicholas Parish Church; Society of the Sacred Mission |
St Antony's Priory, Durham 54.7782573°N 1.5720266°W |
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| Ebchester Nunnery | nuns founded before 660 by St Ebba (purportedly daughter of King Ethelfrid); destroyed c.875 by the Danes; ref to hermitage or chapel mid-12thC and 1241 (Chapel of St Mary, Yareshale (Yareshaugh)) possibly on site, private chapel of Bishops of Durham before mid-15thC |
St Ebbas Nunnery 54.8896722°N 1.8457353°W (possible) |
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| Egglestone Abbey Egglestone Abbey Egglestone Abbey is an abandoned Premonstratensian Abbey on the eastern bank of the River Tees, 1½ miles south-east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England, at... |
Premonstratensian Canons - from Easby Easby Abbey Easby Abbey or the Abbey of St Agatha is an abandoned Premonstratensian abbey on the eastern bank of the River Swale on the outskirts of Richmond in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire. The site is maintained by English Heritage and can be reached by a pleasant riverside walk from... c.1195, 1198-1540 converted into a house 1548 then labourers cottages (EH English Heritage English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... ) |
The Blessed Virgin Mary and St John the Baptist 54.5314762°N 1.9051623°W |
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| Finchale Priory Finchale Priory Finchale Priory was a 13th century Benedictine priory. The remains are sited by the River Wear, four miles from Durham. It is a Grade I listed building.-Current Situation:... |
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Benedictine monks cell, dependent on Durham; 1115 (or 1128) by Randal, Bishop of Durham; Flambard, Bishop of Durham permitted St Godrick to establish his hermitage before 1170; becoming priory dependent on Durham 1196; dissolved 1538; granted to the Dean and Chapter of Durham 1534/5; (EH English Heritage English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport... ) |
The Blessed Virgin Mary and St John the Baptist St John the Baptist and St Godric 54.818137°N 1.540213°W |
| Gateshead House | monks founded before 653; apparently abandoned when monks left for Ireland |
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| Hartlepool - St Hilda's Monastery | probably monks and nuns founded c.640 by Hieu, an Irishwoman (possibly St Bega) placed in charge by St Aidan Aidan of Lindisfarne Known as Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Aidan the Apostle of Northumbria , was the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England. A Christian missionary, he is credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria. Aidan is the Anglicised form of the original Old... destroyed ? 800 |
St Hilda's Monastery 54.6955677°N 1.1807352°W |
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| Hartlepool Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Newcastle) transferred from Durham, supra, before 1240; dissolved 1538 |
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| Hartlepool Friary? | Dominican Friars probably copyist's error ref to Franciscan Friary (see immediately above) |
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| Haswell Grange Haswell Grange -References:... |
Benedictine monks endowment - possibly from Gisborough transferred to Baxterwood after 1180, probably prior to any buildings being erected; becoming a grange under Finchale |
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| Jarrow Priory | Benedictine monks? founded 681/2 by St Benedict Biscopius Benedict Biscop Benedict Biscop , also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory and was considered a saint after his death.-Early career:... and King Egfrid Ecgfrith of Northumbria King Ecgfrith was the King of Northumbria from 670 until his death. He ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous defeat in which he lost his life.-Early life:... of Northumbria; destroyed c.867 in raids by the Danes; destroyed again? 973; destroyed by William the Conqueror 1069; Benedictine monks refounded 1074 (1072); cell, dependent on Durham Priory 1083; dissolved 1536; granted to William, Lord Eure William Eure, 1st Baron Eure Sir William Eure of Witton was an English knight and soldier active on the Anglo-Scottish border. Henry VIII of England made him Baron Eure by patent in 1544. The surname is often written as 'Evers.' William was Governor of Berwick upon Tweed in 1539, Commander in the North in 1542, Warden of the... remains demolished 18thC |
The Priory Church of Saint Paul Paul of Tarsus Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament... , Jarrow St Paul's Monastery; Jarrow Monastery; St Paul's Priory; Priory of St Paul; St Paul's Monastery 54.9802181°N 1.4722055°W |
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| Jarrow Friary? | Dominican Friars possible ref. to Yarm Friary, North Yorks |
possibly Yarm Friary (Jarue Friary) |
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| Neasham Priory Neasham Priory Neasham Priory is a priory founded for a community of Benedictine nuns before 1157. Located on the River Tees near Sockburn, County Durham, it was the only such institution in the county to be independent of Durham Cathedral Priory... |
Benedictine nuns founded before 1156 (before 1163) purportedly by Lord Dacres; dissolved 1539-40 granted to James Lawson 1540/1; a 19thC house named 'Neasham Abbey' now stands near the site |
St Mary Nesham Priory; Nesseham Priory 54.4851107°N 1.5036356°W |
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| Norton Monastery? | St Mary's Church incorporates remnants of a church built c.1000 - no reference of pre-Conquest community, but size suggests more than a parochial church; granted to St Cuthbert's, then Chester-le-Street Cathedral | ||
| Owton Priory | Gilbertine Canons charter confirming founded 1204 by Alan de Wilton, probably never established (though possibly a grange at Owton Grange nr Brierton) |
St Mary Oveton in Hartness Priory;Owton in Harness Priory |
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| Sanford Priory? | Benedictine monks probably confused for Stamford Priory, Lincolnshire |
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| South Shields Monastery | Saxon monks and nuns founded 648 by St Aidan Aidan of Lindisfarne Known as Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Aidan the Apostle of Northumbria , was the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England. A Christian missionary, he is credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria. Aidan is the Anglicised form of the original Old... for St Hilda; Benedictine? nuns refounded? c.686; destroyed ? 865-75 |
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| Wearmouth Abbey, Monkswearmouth |
Benedictine monks founded 674, built by St Benedict Biscopius Benedict Biscop Benedict Biscop , also known as Biscop Baducing, was an Anglo-Saxon abbot and founder of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Priory and was considered a saint after his death.-Early career:... ; destroyed by Malcolm III, King of Scotland Malcolm III of Scotland Máel Coluim mac Donnchada , was King of Scots... 1070; refounded 1174; dissolved; granted to Thomas Whitehead 1545/6 |
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Wearmouth Monkswearmouth Abbey; Wermouth Cell 54.9131172°N 1.3748896°W |