List of monastic houses in Leicestershire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Leicestershire
, England.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England.
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| Aldermanshaw Priory | Cluniac monks founded c. before 1220-35; alien cell, dependent on Bermondsey; dissolved/ruinous before 1450; 17thC cottage built on site |
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| Belvoir Priory Belvoir Priory Belvoir Priory was a Benedictine priory adjacent to Belvoir Castle. Although once described as in Lincolnshire, England it is within the modern Boundaries of Leicestershire, near the present Belvoir lodge.... |
Benedictine monks priory cell, dependent on St Albans Abbey; begun by Robert de Todeni, lord of Belvoir 1076; completed by Abbot Paul of St Albans; dissolved 1539 |
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| Bradley Priory Bradley Priory Bradley Priory was a priory in Leicestershire, England.-Priors of Bradley:*Robert, elected 1233-4.*Henry, appointed by the Bishop of Lincoln, 1263.*Walter of Drayton, confirmed 1290, resigned 1295.*John of Kirkby, confirmed 1295.... |
Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1220 by Robert Bundy; dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Newell, Esq. 1537/8 |
Braddley Priory 52.5502754°N 0.7872391°W |
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| Holy Hill monastery, Breedon Holy Hill monastery, Breedon The Priory Church of St Mary and St Hardulph is the Church of England parish church of Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England. The church has also been known as Breedon Priory and as the Holy Hill Monastery.... |
Saxon Benedictine? monks - from Medeshamstede (Peterborough) founded late-7thC; abandoned 874 during Danish raids; Augustinian Priory built on site (see immediately below) |
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| Breedon Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular priory cell dependent on Nostel; refounded between 1109 and 1122, on site of earlier Saxon monastery (see immediately above): church of SS Mary and Hardulph granted to Nostel by Robert de Ferrers; dissolved November 1539; granted to John, Lord Grey 1553 |
Bredon Priory 52.8060271°N 1.3999146°W |
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| Buckminster | possibly Saxon minster | ||
| Charley Priory | confirmed to Luffield by Alexander III Pope Alexander III Pope Alexander III , born Rolando of Siena, was Pope from 1159 to 1181. He is noted in history for laying the foundation stone for the Notre Dame de Paris.-Church career:... 1173-4; founded before 1190, granted to Evroul by Countess Parnel of Leicester (Blanchmain's, Earl of Leicester confirmed to Ware, chief dependency of St Evroul in England 1203-6; described as hermitage c.1220; Augustinian Canons Regular alien grange, dependent on St Evroul; founded after 1220; ruinous 1455; dissolved 1465; granted to Frideswide, widow; united with Ulverscroft c.1465 |
Chorley and Ulverscroft Priory Locum de S. Mariae de Charleia 52.7281837°N 1.2914085°W |
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| Croxton Abbey Croxton Abbey Croxton Abbey, near Croxton Kerrial, Leicestershire, was a Premonstratensian monastery founded before 1160 by William, Count of Boulogne.Croxton was the mother house of the monasteries of Blanchland Abbey in County Durham and Cockersand Abbey in Lancashire.... |
Premonstratensian Canons - from Newhouse Newhouse Abbey Newhouse Abbey, near Brocklesby, Lincolnshire, was the first Premonstratensian abbey in England, founded in 1143. The abbey was built in honour of Our Lady and St. Martial, Bishop of Limoges.... founded 1163 (1162) by William Porcarius; dissolved 1538 (1539); granted to Thomas, Earl of Rutland 1538/9 |
Croxton Kerrial Abbey 52.8396735°N 0.7796618°W |
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| Dalby and Heather Preceptory | Knights Hospitallers founded before 1206, granted purportedly by Robert Bossu, Earl of Leicester dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Andrew Nowell |
Old Dalby Preceptory 52.8033273°N 0.9991068°W |
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| Garendon Abbey | Cistercian monks probable daughter of Waverley Abbey Waverley Abbey Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester. It is situated about one mile south of Farnham, Surrey, in a bend of the River Wey.-History:... founded 28 October 1133 by Roboert Bossu, Earl of Leicester; dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas, Earl of Rutland 1540/1; house named 'Garendon Hall' built on site, demolished 1964 |
Gerondon Abbey 52.7742816°N 1.2584791°W |
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| Grace Dieu Priory Grace Dieu Priory The Grace Dieu Priory was an Augustinian priory near Thringstone in Leicestershire, England. It was founded around 1235-1241 by Roesia de Verdon and dissolved in October in 1538. It was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and St Mary.-History:... ^ |
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Augustinian Canonesses founded 1239/40 by Rose (Rorsia) de Verdon); 'White Nuns of St Augustine'; dissolved 1538; granted to Humphrey Foster 1538/9; remains incorporated into a cottage; largely demolished 1696; in care of Grace Dieu Priory Trust; open to public from late 2004 |
The Priory Church of Holy Trinity and St Mary, Belton Gracedieu Priory; Belton Priory 52.7610349°N 1.3564146°W |
| Heather Preceptory | Knights Hospitallers founded before 1199 (in the reign of King John); reduced to camera before 1338; dissolved unknown — administered from Dalby (itself dissolved 1540) |
Hether Hospital 52.6932985°N 1.4245856°W |
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| Hinckley Priory | Benedictine monks founded before 1173(?): church and land granted to Lyre by Robert [Blanchmaines], Earl of Leicester (confirmed by Henry II); alien priory cell, dependent on Lyre; dissolved 1409; granted to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; site later occupied by a mansion then smaller private houses |
Hinkley Priory |
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| Hinckley Priory | Dominican monks | ||
| Kirby Bellars Priory Kirby Bellars Priory - Origins :In 1316 Roger Beler granted lands to support a pair of chaplains to say daily masses in the chapel of St. Peter at Kirby Bellars for the souls of himself, his wife Alice, his parents William and Amicia, and others... |
secular college or chantry founded 1316; Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1359 by Roger Beller; dissolved (1534 or) 1536: already destroyed and derelict; granted to Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy 1543/4; near site of current parish church |
Kirkby Bellers Priory; Kirkby Bellairs Priory; Kerkbey on the Wrethek Priory 52.7582447°N 0.9380704°W |
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| Langley Priory | Benedictine nuns - from Farewell founded c.1150 by William Pantulf (Pontulf) and his wife burgia; Cistercian nuns? (claimed during time of Alexander III, claim apparently abandoned 13thC); dissolved 1536 (before1537); granted to Thomas Grey 1543/4; incorporated into a 16th/17thC house; present house incorporates medieval fabric |
The Priory Church of God and the Blessed Virgin 52.8077758°N 1.3581969°W |
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| Launde Priory # | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1119-25 by Richard Basset and his wife Maud; dissolved 1539; granted to Thomas, Lord Cromwell 1539/40; site occupied by manor house named 'Launde Abbey Launde Abbey Launde Abbey is located in Leicestershire, 14 miles east of the city of Leicester and six miles south west of Oakham. The building is presently used as a conference and retreat centre, by the Church of England Dioceses of Leicester and Peterborough.... ' now a retreat/conference centre |
St John the Baptist Landa Priory 52.6309714°N 0.8237097°W |
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| Leicester Abbey Leicester Abbey Leicester Abbey, the Abbey of Saint Mary de Pratis , standing about a mile north of the city of Leicester in the riverside meadows on the west bank of the River Soar, was built under the patronage of Robert le Bossu, Earl of Leicester. It was founded as a community of Augustinian Canons, the... |
Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1143 (1139?) by Robert Bossu, Earl of Leicester; dissolved 1538; granted to William, Marquis of Northampton 1550/1 |
The Abbey Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Leicester St Mary de Pre; St Mary de Pratis (St Mary of the Meadows) 52.6477073°N 1.1384046°W |
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| Leicester Austin Friary | Augustinian hermits founded 1254; dissolved November 1538; granted to John Bellew and John Broxholm |
St Catherine? 52.6333616°N 1.1444282°W |
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| Leicester Blackfriars # | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford) founded before 1284; dissolved 1538; granted to Henry, Marquis of Dorset 1546/7 |
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| Leicester Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford) founded before 1320 (1265) by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester; dissolved 1538; granted to John Bellew and John Broxholm 1545/6 |
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| Leicester Priory * | Dominican Friars founded 1882; church consecrated 14 May 1958; extant |
The Priory of the Holy Cross, Leicester 52.6305168°N 1.1301541°W |
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| Leicester Sack Friary ~ | Friars of the Sack founded before 1274; abandoned? before1295 |
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| Melton Mowbray Grange | Cluniac monks cell or grange(?), dependent on Lewes; granted to Thomas, Lord Cromwell 1537/8 |
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| Mount St Bernard Abbey, earlier site Mount St. Bernard Abbey Mount St Bernard's Abbey is a Cistercian monastery of the Strict Observance near Whitwick in Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835. Its present Superior is Dom Joseph Delargy.... # |
Cistercian monks (Cistercian order of the Strict Observance (Trappists) founded 1835; became a guest house when new monastery (see immediately below) opened 1844; reformatory 1856; closed 1885, demolished |
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| Minsterton | possibly Saxon minster | ||
| Mount St Bernard Abbey Mount St. Bernard Abbey Mount St Bernard's Abbey is a Cistercian monastery of the Strict Observance near Whitwick in Leicestershire, England, founded in 1835. Its present Superior is Dom Joseph Delargy.... * |
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Cistercian monks (Cistercian order of the Strict Observance (Trappists) founded 1844; replaced earlier monastery (see immediately above) |
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| Owston Abbey + | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1161 by Sir Robert Grimbald (confirmed by Archbishop Theobald); dissolved 1536; granted to Sir John Harrington 1538/9; site now in private ownership as Manor Farm church restored and now in parochial use |
The Abbey Church of Saint Andrew Osulveston Priory 52.6638418°N 0.8565259°W |
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| Rothley Temple Rothley Temple Rothley Temple is a chapel in Rothley, Leicestershire associated with the Knights Templar.Records show that the Templars were already in Rothley when King John gave them five librates of land in 1203. Further donations were acquired between 1218 and 1219, though it would seem that a preceptory was... |
Knights Templar founded 1231: manor granted by Henry III; chapel built c.1240; Knights Hospitaller transferred 1313; dissolved 1540; transferred to the Crown; granted to Babington family; manor house built on site |
Rothley Preceptory 52.7053135°N 1.1489457°W |
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| Swinford Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1199: (granted before the reign of King John); under Dalby before 1220; separate camera under a seneschal 1338; dissolved 1538 |
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| Ulverscroft Priory Ulverscroft Priory Ulverscroft Priory was founded by Robert de Bossu, Earl of Leicester in 1134 as a priory for eremites of the Order of St Augustine. It was closely connected with the Lords Ferrars of Groby. The last Prior was Geoffrey Whalley. On the suppression of the Priory in 1539, Whalley was granted a pension... |
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Augustinian Eremites founded 1134: land granted by Ranulph de Gernon, Earl of Chester; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before c.1174(?) by Robert, Earl of Leicester; still referred to as a hermitage c.1220; suppression avoided 1536; dissolved 15 September 1539; now in private ownership without public access |
St Mary 52.709889°N 1.259861°W |
| Ulverscroft Monastery | uncertain order or foundation |