List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...

, England.
Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
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Beauchief Abbey
Beauchief Abbey
Beauchief Abbey is a former abbey in Sheffield, England. Beauchief is prounounced bee-chiff.-History:The abbey was founded by Robert FitzRanulf de Alfreton. Thomas Tanner, writing in 1695, stated that it was founded in 1183...

Premonstratensian canons
founded 1170s
dissolved 1537

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Ecclesfield Priory
Ecclesfield Priory
Ecclesfield Priory was a religious house of Benedictine monks, lying in the village of Ecclesfield, north of Sheffield in Yorkshire, United Kingdom.-Early history:...

Benedictine monks
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Hampole Priory Cistercian nuns
founded before 1136
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Hampole
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Monk Bretton Priory
Monk Bretton Priory
Originally a monastery under the Cluniac order, Monk Bretton Priory is located in the village of Lundwood, in the borough of Barnsley, England. It was founded in 1154 as the Priory of St. Mary Magdelene of Lund by Adam Fitswane, sited on the Lund, from Old Norse. In the course of time the priory...

Cluniac monks
founded 1153
Benedictine monks
refounded 1281;
dissolved -1538 (EH
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The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene of Lund
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Roche Abbey
Roche Abbey
Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey located near Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in a valley alongside Maltby Beck and King's Wood.-Early history:...

Cistercian monks
founded 1147;
dissolved 1538 (EH
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The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Roche
Roche Abbey
Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey located near Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in a valley alongside Maltby Beck and King's Wood.-Early history:...


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