List of monastic houses in East Sussex
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The following is a list of monastic houses in East Sussex
, England.
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
, England.
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| Battle Abbey Battle Abbey Battle Abbey is a partially ruined abbey complex in the small town of Battle in East Sussex, England. The abbey was built on the scene of the Battle of Hastings and dedicated to St... |
Benedictine monks founded 1067 by William the Conqueror; dissolved 27 May 1538; granted to Sir Antony Brown 1538/9; (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 Abbey Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Mary and Saint Martin Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints... St Martin's Abbey; Battel Abbey 50.9145167°N 0.4874861°W |
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Premonstratensian Canons - from Brockley between 1199 and 1208, and from Otham, infra, between 1208 and 1211 daughter of Prémontré founded c.1207 (1200) by Robert of Thornham (Robert de Turreham); (established on the union of Otham and Brockley Abbeys) dissolved 1525 (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 Bayham Old Abbey; Beigham Abbey 51.103846°N 0.355232°W |
| Beddingham Monastery | Saxon monastery in the reign of Offa (757-96); possibly destroyed in raids by the Danes 9thC |
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| Hailsham Cell | Premonstratensian Canons cell, dependent on Bayham; founded after 1260; dissolved 1280-7 (canons expelled, restored and again expelled); restored 1296 in return for annual payment to Michelham Michelham Priory Michelham Priory is the site of a former Augustine Priory near Upper Dicker, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom. It is owned and administered by the Sussex Archaeological Society.-History:... |
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| Hastings Priory Hastings Priory -References:... |
Augustinian Canons Regular - (?)Arroasian founded 1189-99 by Walter Bricet, or more probably by Walter de Scotney; dissolved 1413; dissolved; granted to John Baker 1537/8; structure physically moved inland to Warbleton, infra, due to encroachment of the sea; masonry from the establishment was excavated during the construction of the Ritz Cinema |
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Hastings 50.8561464°N 0.5768815°W |
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| Hooe Grange | Benedictine monks alien grange, dependent on Bec-Hellouin founded 1106; dissolved before 1230 |
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| Langney Priory | Cluniac monks grange, dependent on Lewes founded before 1121; now a house |
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| Lewes Priory Lewes Priory The Priory of St Pancras was the first Cluniac house in England and had one of the largest monastic churches in the country. It was set within an extensive walled and gated precinct laid out in a commanding location fronting the tidal shore-line at the head of the Ouse valley to the south of Lewes... |
Cluniac monks alien house, dependent on Cluny; founded 1077 (1078-81) by Earl William de Warenna (Warenne) and his wife Gundreda who granted the church of St Pancras; denizen 1351; dissolved 16 November 1537; granted to Richard Baker and Richard Sackville 1559/60 |
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| Michelham Priory Michelham Priory Michelham Priory is the site of a former Augustine Priory near Upper Dicker, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom. It is owned and administered by the Sussex Archaeological Society.-History:... ^ |
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Augustinian Canons Regular - (?)Arroasian founded 1229 by Gilbert de Aquila; dissolved 1536; granted to William Earl of Arundel 1541/2; remains incorporated into a mansion; now in ownership of Sussex Archaeological Society |
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Michelham 50.8626495°N 0.2140376°W |
| Otham Abbey Otham Abbey -References:... , Polegate |
Premonstratensian Canons - from Durford(?), supra founded c.1180 (1175, 1180-3(?)), or between 1180 and c.1187 (probably before 1183 if colonized from Durford) by Ralph de Dene; (united with Bayham) 1208-11; transferred to Bayham, supra, becoming a grange and chapel thereof 1250; dissolved 1526; now Otteham Court and St Lawrence's Chapel |
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Laurence 50.8296793°N 0.252015°W |
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| Ramstede Priory | Benedictine nuns founded 1174-84 by Richard, Archbishop of Canterbury Richard of Dover Richard was a medieval Benedictine monk and Archbishop of Canterbury. Employed by Thomas Becket immediately before Becket's death, Richard arranged for Becket to be buried in Canterbury Cathedral and eventually succeeded Becket at Canterbury in a contentious election... dissolved before 1204 by Hubert, Archbishop of Canterbury Hubert Walter Hubert Walter was an influential royal adviser in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries in the positions of Chief Justiciar of England, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Chancellor. As chancellor, Walter began the keeping of the Charter Roll, a record of all charters issued by the... and nuns removed |
St Mary Magdalene Ramestede Priory 50.8725929°N 0.0115845°W |
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| Robertsbridge Abbey Robertsbridge Abbey Robertsbridge Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, England. It was founded in 1176 by the Abbot, Robert de St Martin. The abbey was dissolved in 1538.-External links:*... |
Cistercian monks transferred from Salehurst, infra, c.1250; daughter of Boxley dissolved 16 April 1538; granted to Sir William Sidney 1541/2; site now occupied by a private house without public access |
Robert's Bridge Abbey 50.9905867°N 0.4907906°W |
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| Rotherfield Priory | Benedictine monks founded 790(?); alien house, dependent on St Denys; dubious charter evidencing grant by Bertoald, Duke if the South Saxons; dissolved |
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| Rye Austin Friary, earlier site | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford) founded 1364; destroyed by French marauders 1377; transferred into Rye (see immediately below) |
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| Rye Austin Friary + | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford) transferred 1378 following destruction of earlier foundation (see immediately above); dissolved 1538; the chapel extant, now called 'The Monastery' |
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| Rye - Sack Friary Friary of the Sack, Rye -References:... ^ |
Friars of the Sack founded 1263; dissolved when order abolished 1307; subsequently in secular use |
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| Rye - Friary of St Anthony * | Conventual Franciscan Friars St Walburga's Church opened 1900; parish in care of Franciscans 1910; St Anthony of Padua church opened 1930 |
The Friary Church of Saint Anthony of Padua 50.9491624°N 0.7329136°W |
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| Salehurst Abbey | Cistercian monks - from Boxley Boxley Abbey Boxley Abbey in Boxley, Kent, England was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1143-46 by William Ypres, Earl of Kent, and colonised by monks from Clairvaux Abbey in France. Some of its ruins survive, some four miles north-east of Maidstone.- Notable events :... , supra daughter of Boxley; founded 29 March 1176 by Alfred de St Martino; transferred to Robertsbridge Robertsbridge Abbey Robertsbridge Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Robertsbridge, East Sussex, England. It was founded in 1176 by the Abbot, Robert de St Martin. The abbey was dissolved in 1538.-External links:*... c.1250 |
Robertsbridge Abbey, earlier site 50.9906373°N 0.4907182°W |
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| Warbleton Priory Warbleton Priory -References:... ^ |
Augustinian Canons Regular (community founded at Hastings 1189-99); refounded 1413 by Sir John Pelham: transferred from Hastings; dissolved 1536; remains incorporated into Priory Farm, in private ownership without public access |
The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Hastings Rushlake Priory; New Priory of Hastings 50.9392979°N 0.3343213°W |
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| Wilmington Priory + | Benedictine monks alien house, dependent on Grestein; cell founded before 1086 by or Robert, Earl of Morteton; priory founded c.1243 by Herluin; dissolved 1414; granted to Dean and Chapter of Chichester; granted to Sir Richard Sackville 1565; site now occupied by parochial church |
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| Winchelsea Black Friars, earlier site Black Friars, Winchelsea -References:... |
Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London) founded 1318 on the South cliff; new site granted by the king 1358 due to threat from sea; transferred to new site (see immediately below) |
Winchelsey Friary |
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| Winchelsea Blackfriars Black Friars, Winchelsea -References:... |
Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London) founded 1358 (transferred from earlier site (see immediately above)); dissolved 1538; granted to William Gifford and Michael Wildbore 1544/5 |
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Winchelsea Winchelsea Winchelsea is a small village in East Sussex, England, located between the High Weald and the Romney Marsh, approximately two miles south west of Rye and seven miles north east of Hastings... Winchelsey Friary 50.9268362°N 0.7067379°W 50.9244862°N 0.7066628°W (alleged) |
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| Winchelsea Greyfriars Greyfriars, Winchelsea -References:... , New Town |
Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of London) founded before 1253, transferred from Old Town (see immediately below) (1283-7); dissolved 1538 |
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| Winchelsea Greyfriars Greyfriars, Winchelsea -References:... , Old Town |
Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of London) founded before 1242; transferred to new site (see immediately above) 1283-7 |
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| Withyham Priory | Benedictine monks alien house, grange(?) dependent on Mortain and Marmoutier; land apparently granted by Robert, Count of Mortain before 1086; founded 1249; dissolved 1413; granted to the New College, Hastings (Warbleton); dissolved 1536; granted to King's College, Cambridge |