List of monastic houses in Gloucestershire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Gloucestershire
, England.
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England.
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| Beckford Priory Beckford Priory -References:... |
Saxon minster founded before 803; Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1128-35; alien house, dependent on Ste-Barbe-en-Auge, Normandy (granted by Henry I Henry I of France Henry I was King of France from 1031 to his death. The royal demesne of France reached its smallest size during his reign, and for this reason he is often seen as emblematic of the weakness of the early Capetians... ) dissolved 1414; lands granted to Eton College 1443; granted to Sir Richard Lee 1547; known as 'The Manor'; mansion named 'Salesian House' (also known as 'Beckford Hall') built on site 17thC; now in use as Roman Catholic College; crypt alone remains of the monastic founded |
St Barbara Beckford Cell; Beccanford Priory 52.0216328°N 2.0357403°W |
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| Berkeley Abbey | nuns founded before 807; destroyed before 1051 secular college founded before 1066 (1019-1053) by Earl Godwin; dissolved c.1135 or later (after 1338); granted to Reading Abbey; current parochial church of St Mary possibly on site of minster or a property of the minster |
Berkeley Minster possibly Oldminster 51.7158224°N 2.4746811°W |
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| Bishop's Cleeve | minster and church of St Michael granted by Offa Offa Offa may refer to:Two kings of the Angles, who are often confused:*Offa of Angel , on the continent*Offa of Mercia , in Great BritainA king of Essex:*Offa of Essex A town in Nigeria:* Offa, Nigeria... and Ealdred Ealdred Ealdred may refer to:* Ealdred , 11th century English ecclesiastic* Ealdred of Northumbria, 10th century king of Northumbria* Ealdred * Ealdred of Hwicce, 8th century king of Hwicce... 768-79; apparently annexed to the bishop or church of Worcester before 888 |
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| Brimpsfield Priory Brimpsfield Priory -References:... |
Benedictine monks founded before 1100; alien house (non-conventual: grange?), dependent on St Wandrille, Fontenay; dissolved 1414 (before 1441); granted to Eton College, then to Windsor |
Brimpsfield Grange 51.8144419°N 2.0862222°W |
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| Bristol Blackfriars | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Bristol Cathedral Abbey | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Bristol Greyfriars | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Bristol Sack Friars | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Bristol St James's Priory | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Bristol — St Mary Magdalen Nunnery | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Bristol — St Philip's Priory | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Bristol Whitefriars | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Cheltenham Minster | reference to minster 803 founded before 803 (c.770: apparently extant for 30 years); absorbed by Worcester ? before 890 |
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| Cirencester Abbey Cirencester Abbey Cirencester Abbey in Gloucestershire was founded as an Augustinian monastery in 1117 on the site of an earlier church, the oldest-known Saxon church in England, which had itself been built on the site of a Roman structure. The church was greatly enlarged in the 14th century with addition of an... |
Saxon minster — secular college founded before 839 (in the reign of Egbert Egbert Several Anglo-Saxon persons were named Ecgberht . The name itself means "Bright Edge," such as that of a blade.*Ecgberht of Kent *Saint Egbert , hermit and missionary... ) by Alwin; Augustinian Canons Regular founded (1117 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... ; dissolved 19 December 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Seymour 1547; granted to Richard Masters 1563/4; site now within a public park |
The Blessed Virgin Mary 51.7188218°N 1.9693074°W |
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| Daylesford Monastery Daylesford Monastery -References:... |
founded 718 (? 727) by Begia (Baegia), land granted by King Ethelbald Ethelbald Æthelbald may refer to:*Æthelbald of Mercia, King of Mercia, ?–757*Æthelbald of Wessex, King of Wessex, 856–860*Æthelbald of York, Archbishop of York, 900–904... ; granted to Worcester by Beorhtwulf 841; later claimed by Evesham dissolved |
Daeglesford Priory 51.9299244°N 1.6487217°W |
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| Deerhurest Abbey + | Saxon minster founded late-7thC; Benedictine? monks founded after 715 purportedly by Dodo (co-founder of Tewkesbury); destroyed? c.878; Benedictine monks rebuilt/(re)founded c.970 by St Oswald; destroyed c.975; rebuilt before 1056, purportedly 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.... , who granted it to St Denis c.1059 - alien priory; independent denizen 1443; granted to Eton College c.1447; restored to St Denis, for English monks 1461; secular chaplain without monks 1467; granted as cell to Tewkesbury; dissolved 1540; abbey church converted for use as parochial St Mary's Church |
St Mary the Virgin St Mary the Virgin and St Denis Derehures Abbey 51.9679748°N 2.1899271°W |
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| Farmcote Grange | Cistercian monks grange of Hailes Abbey |
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| Flaxley Abbey Flaxley Abbey Flaxley Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in England, now a private residence, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.-History:Flaxley Abbey was founded in 1148 by Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford... + |
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Cistercian monks daughter of Bordesley founded 30 September 1151 by Roger, Earl of Hereford; dissolved 1536-7; granted to Sir Anthony Kingston Anthony Kingston Sir Anthony Kingston was an English royal official, holder of various positions under several Tudor monarchs.-Life:He was son of Sir William Kingston of Blackfriars, London... 1544/5; remains now incorporated into a private house without public access |
The Blessed Virgin Mary Flexley Abbey; Dene Abbey 51.836111°N 2.451944°W |
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| Gloucester Blackfriars Gloucester Blackfriars -References:... |
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Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford) founded 1239 by Sir Stephen de Hermshall (or by 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... ) and consecrated 1284; granted to Thomas Bell Thomas Bell (Mayor of Gloucester) Sir Thomas Bell the Elder was an English cap manufacturer, mayor of Gloucester and MP. He was a manufacturer of caps in Gloucester and one of the city's largest employers and wealthiest citizens and a great benefactor of the city and its people. He is described in contemporaneous documents as a... 1539/40, who made it a drapering house |
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| Gloucester Greyfriars Gloucester Greyfriars Gloucester Greyfriars was a friary in Gloucestershire, England.-References:... |
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Bristol) founded before 1230 (1231), granted by Lord Berkley, under the guidance of Agnellus of Pisa, with timber provided by 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... ; dissolved 1538; granted to John Jennings 1543/4; church converted into a brewery |
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| Gloucester Whitefriars Gloucester Whitefriars -References:... # |
Carmelite Friars founded before 1268 (in the reign of Henry III) purportedly by Queen Eleanor, Sir Thomas Gifford and Sir Thomas Berkley; dissolved c.25 July 1538; granted to Richard Andrews and Nicholas Temple 1543/4 |
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| Gloucester Cathedral Abbey Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present... + |
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Benedictine monks and nuns - double house founded c.681 by Wulfhere, King of Mercia and his brother and successor Æthelred; secular canons minster founded c.823-5 Benedictine monks founded 1022; dissolved 1539; granted to the Bishop and officers of Gloucester; conventual church becoming an episcopal diocesan cathedral 1541-present |
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Gloucester The Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity in Gloucester Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present... (1541) 51.867549°N 2.246590°W |
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| St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester St Oswald's Priory was founded by Æthelflæd, daughter of Alfred the Great, and her husband Æthelred, ealdorman of Mercia, in the 890s. St Peter's Abbey had been founded in Gloucester about 679 by Osric, ruler of the Hwicce, and at the end of the ninth century Æthelflæd and Æthelred founded a new... |
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church of secular canons traditionally founded 660 by a son of Penda of Mercia; Augustinian Canons Regular founded 890s/refounded 909 by Æthelflæd/Æthelflæda and her husband Æthelred, ealdorman of Mercia; founded before 1153 as a priory by Henry Murdac Henry Murdac Henry Murdac was abbot of Fountains Abbey and Archbishop of York in medieval England,-Early life:Murdac was a native of Yorkshire. He was friendly with Archbishop Thurstan of York, who secured his promotion in the cathedral chapter of York Minster, however Murdac resigned soon afterwards when... , Archbishop of York Archbishop of York The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man... ; granted to John Jennings 1539/40; subsequently in parochial use as the Parish Church of St. Catherine; destroyed 1643 |
St Oswald, King and Martyr 51.8692815°N 2.2476844°W |
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| Hailes Abbey Hailes Abbey Hailes Abbey is two miles northeast of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England.The abbey was founded in 1245 or 1246 by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, called "King of the Romans" and the younger brother of King Henry III of England. He was granted the manor of Hailes by Henry, and settled it with... |
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Cistercian monks - from Beaulieu Beaulieu Abbey Beaulieu Abbey, , was a Cistercian abbey located in Hampshire, England. It was founded in 1203-1204 by King John and peopled by 30 monks sent from the abbey of Cîteaux in France, the mother house of the Cistercian order... founded 17 July 1246 (1245) by Richard, Earl of Cornwall; dissolved 24 December 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Seymour 1547; granted to William, Marquis of Northampton 1550; (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... ) |
The Blessed Virgin Mary Hayles Abbey; Tray Abbey 51.968333°N 1.928056°W |
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| Hatherop Priory | Carthusian Monks founded 1222 transferred to Hinton 1227-32 |
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| Hazleton Abbey | Cistercian monks daughter of Tintern (community founded 1139 at Kingswood, infra; transferred from Kingswood c.1149-50; dissolved c.1150-4; transferred to Tetbury; (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 51.6839778°N 2.1039087°W |
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| Horsley Priory Horsley Priory Horsley Priory was a priory in Gloucestershire, England.Goda owned an estate at Horsley, in 1066.It was granted to Troarn Abbey by Roger de Montgomery, before 1086.... |
Benedictine monks founded in the reign of William the Conqueror by Roger, Earl of Shewsbury; alien house, cell of Troarn; Augustinian Canons Regular cell granted to Bruton Priory 1260; vicarage 1380; dissolved; granted to Sir Walter Denys of Dyrham Dyrham Dyrham is a village and parish in South Gloucestershire, England.-Location and communications:Dyrham is at lat. 51° 29' north, long. 2° 22' west . It lies at an altitude of 100 metres above sea level. It is near the A46 trunk road, about north of Bath and a little south of the M4 motorway... 1553; a prison late-18thC 19thC parish Parish A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization... church of St Mary now occupies the site or an area to the north |
dedication unknown Horkeslegh Priory 51.6805453°N 2.2357553°W |
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| Kingswood Abbey, earlier site Kingswood Abbey Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located in the village of Kingswood near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.- History :Kingswood Abbey was founded in the year 1169 by William of Berkeley in accordance with the wishes of his uncle, Roger II of Berkeley, and colonised from the... # |
Cistercian Monks - from Tintern Tintern Abbey Tintern Abbey was founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow, on 9 May 1131. It is situated in the village of Tintern, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, which forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England. It was only the second Cistercian... (community founded 7 September 1139 by William de Berkeley); refounded 1164-70 on new site; transferred to Hazleton, supra, 1149-50; Kingswood reduced to grange; dissolved 1 February 1538 and demolished; gatehouse remains; (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... ) |
Kingswood Grange 51.6147656°N 2.3741627°W or 51.6274217°N 2.3727465°W (possible) |
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| Kingswood Abbey Kingswood Abbey Kingswood Abbey was a Cistercian abbey, located in the village of Kingswood near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England.- History :Kingswood Abbey was founded in the year 1169 by William of Berkeley in accordance with the wishes of his uncle, Roger II of Berkeley, and colonised from the... |
Cistercian Monks transferred from Tetbury c.1164-70; dissolved 1 February 1538 |
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| Lechlade Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 13thC by Richard, Earl of Cornwall |
The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Lechlade Lechelade Priory 51.6918164°N 1.6934127°W |
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| Leonard Stanley Priory Leonard Stanley Priory -References:... |
Benedictine monks founded 1121-30 (1136) by Roger Berkey; Augustinian Canons Regular confirmed to Gloucester Abbey 1146; dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Anthony Kingston Anthony Kingston Sir Anthony Kingston was an English royal official, holder of various positions under several Tudor monarchs.-Life:He was son of Sir William Kingston of Blackfriars, London... church now in parochial use |
The Priory Church of Saint Leonard of Stanley Leonard Stanley Leonard Stanley is a small village on the outskirts of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire about 2.5 miles from Stroud.-References:* David Verey, Gloucestershire: the Cotswolds, The Buildings of England edited by Nikolaus Pevsner, 2nd ed. ISBN 0-14-071040-X, pp.296-299-External links:* at *... Stanley St. Leonard Priory; Stanley Priory 51.7271943°N 2.2879672°W |
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| Llanthony Secunda Priory Llanthony Secunda Llanthony Secunda Priory is a ruined former Augustinian priory in Hempsted, Gloucester, England. Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, founded the priory for the monks of Llanthony Priory, Vale of Ewyas, in what is now Monmouthshire, Wales, in 1136.... |
Augustinian Canons Regular - from Llanthony Llanthony Priory Llanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian priory in the secluded Vale of Ewyas, a steep sided once glaciated valley within the Black Mountains area of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It lies seven miles north of Abergavenny on an old road to Hay... daughter of Llanthony founded 1136 at the instance of Robert, Bishop of Gloucester on a site granted by Miles (Milo) of Gloucester, Earl of Hereford; built by the prior and canons at Llanthony Priory; dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Arthur Porter 1540/1 |
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lantony Priory; Lanthony Priory 51.8604393°N 2.256875°W |
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| Minchinhampton Priory | Benedictine nuns granted to Andrews, Lord Windsor 1542/3; alien house, dependent on Holy Trinity, Caen; probably a grange — no evidence of nuns resident; granted to the nuns (or minchins) of Holy Trinity, Caen 1082 by William the Conqueror; leased before 1192; forfeit 14thC; reverted to the Crown 1414; granted to Syon Abbey 1424 |
Minchin Hampton Priory 51.7057707°N 2.1880656°W |
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| Newent Priory Newent Priory -References:... |
Benedictine monks founded before 1086 by William fitz Osbern; alien house, dependent on of Cormeilles Priory, Normandy dissolved 1411 by Henry IV Henry IV of England Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke... ; granted to Fotheringay College; granted to Sir Richard Lee 1547; St Mary's Parish church possibly the Priory Church |
The Blessed Virgin Mary Noent Priory; Newenton Priory 51.9313798°N 2.4040747°W |
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| Poulton Priory Poulton Priory Poulton Priory or the Priory of St Mary was a Gilbertine priory in Poulton, Gloucestershire, England. It was founded as a chantry chapel in 1337 by Sir Thomas Seymour and became a house of Gilbertine canons in 1350. From 1539, with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory was used as the... |
chantry chapel founded 1348 by Sir Thomas Seymour; Gilbertine Canons founded 1350; dissolved 1539; conventual church becoming the parish church demolished and replaced 1873; monastic remains incorporated into a wall at Priory Farm on site |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary 51.6989753°N 1.8638939°W |
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| Prinknash Abbey Prinknash Abbey Prinknash Abbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery situated in the Vale of Gloucester in the Diocese of Clifton, near the village of Cranham.... * |
Benedictine monks founded 1928 at St Peter's Grange; transferred to new abbey 1972 (see immediately below); transferred back to St Peter's Grange 29 June 2008 |
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| Prinknash Abbey - former site Prinknash Abbey Prinknash Abbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery situated in the Vale of Gloucester in the Diocese of Clifton, near the village of Cranham.... |
Benedictine monks (community founded 1928 at St Peter's Grange); transferred to new abbey 1972; transferred back to St Peter's Grange 29 June 2008 (see immediately above) |
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| Quenington Preceptory Quenington Preceptory -References:... |
Knights Hospitaller founded between 1144 and 1162 by Walter, the first Prior of the Order in England by the bounty of Agnes de Lacy and her daughter; dissolved 1540; granted to Sir Richard Morisine and Sir Anthony Kingston Anthony Kingston Sir Anthony Kingston was an English royal official, holder of various positions under several Tudor monarchs.-Life:He was son of Sir William Kingston of Blackfriars, London... 1545/6; demolished 17thC; site now occupied by Quenington House |
Queinington Preceptory 51.7342911°N 1.7869949°W |
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| Temple Guiting Preceptory Temple Guiting Preceptory -References:... |
Knights Templar founded c.1150, lands granted by Gilbert de Lacy and Roger de Waterville; benefactors included Roger, Earl of Hereford, and Roger d'Oilly; dissolved 1308-1311; possible in ownership of Knights Hospitallers after 1338, but used as preceptory or camera |
Guiting Preceptory 51.9413482°N 1.8705082°W |
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| Tetbury Monastery | Saxon monastery founded before 680; land granted by King Æthelred of Mercia; site possibly near current after-medieval parish church of St Mary Magdalene (built on the site of a medieval church) |
Tettan Monastery 51.6357561°N 2.160337°W |
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| Tetbury Abbey | Cistercian monks (community founded 7 September 1139 at Hazelton); transferred from Hazleton, supra, c.1150-4 (1148-54); site found to be unsuitable; transferred to Kingswood, supra, c.1164-70; monastic remains apparently incorporated into current residences in Tetbury |
The Blessed Virgin Mary 51.6356829°N 2.1603316°W |
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| Tewkesbury Abbey Tewkesbury Abbey The Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Tewkesbury in the English county of Gloucestershire is the second largest parish church in the country and a former Benedictine monastery.-History:... + |
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Benedictine monks cell, dependent on Cranborne Cranborne Priory -References:... ; founded c.980 (or 715 by brothers Odo and Doddo); enlarged by Robert RitzHaimon 1102; transferred from Cranborne Cranborne Priory -References:... 1102; dissolved 1540; granted to Thomas Strowde, Walter Erie and James Paget 1544/5; now in parochial use |
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tewkesbury Tewkesbury Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook... Theokesbury Abbey 51.990338°N 2.160594°W |
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| Westbury Priory | Historical county location. See entry under |
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| Winchcombe Nunnery Winchcombe Nunnery -References:... |
nuns founded 787 by Offa Offa Offa may refer to:Two kings of the Angles, who are often confused:*Offa of Angel , on the continent*Offa of Mercia , in Great BritainA king of Essex:*Offa of Essex A town in Nigeria:* Offa, Nigeria... ; Benedictine foundation built on site (see immediately below) |
51.95310°N 1.966700°W |
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| Winchcombe Abbey Winchcombe Abbey Winchcombe Abbey is a now-vanished Benedictine abbey in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, this abbey was once the capital of Mercia, an Anglo Saxon kingdom at the time of the Heptarchy in England. The Abbey was founded c. 798 for three hundred Benedictine monks, by King Offa of Mercia or King Kenulf. In... |
Benedictine monks founded 798 by King Ranulph on site of a nunnery (see immediately above); secular founded 9thC?; raised to abbey status c.969; destroyed by fire 1151; rebuilt and rededicated 1239; dissolved 1540; granted to Sir Thomas Seymour 1547/8; abbot's house used as parish workhouse; demolished 1815 |
The Abbey Church of St Mary and St Kenelm, Winchcombe Winchcombe Priory Winchelcombe Abbey 51.95292°N 1.966612°W |
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| Wotton under Edge Friary | Crutched Friars founded 1349(?) (1347): license granted for founded by Edward III Edward III of England Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe... 1349; dissolved ?, probably after only a few years |
51.6379835°N 2.3525441°W |
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