List of monastic houses in Wiltshire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in Wiltshire
, England.
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England.
| Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
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| Amesbury Abbey Amesbury Abbey Amesbury Abbey, also known as the Abbey of St Mary and St Melor, was a Benedictine abbey at Amesbury in Wiltshire, founded by Queen Ælfthryth in about the year 979 on what may have been the site of an earlier monastery.... |
Benedictine nuns | Amesbury Priory |
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| Antsy Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller | ||
| Avebury Priory | Benedictine monks | ||
| Bradenstoke Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1142 by Walter D'Evereaux; dissolved 17 January 1539; remains within farmstead called Bradenstoke Abbey |
Clack Priory 51.5121362°N 2.0020169°W |
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| Charlton Priory | |||
| Clatford Priory | Benedictine monks | Hullavington Priory |
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| Corsham Priory | |||
| Easton Priory or Hospital | Cluniac monks | ||
| Edington Priory Edington Priory Edington Priory in Wiltshire, England, was founded by William Edington, the bishop of Winchester, in 1332 in his home village of Edington. The priory church was built between 1352 and 1361.-History:... |
Bonshommes brothers church now in parochial use (affiliation cited by Discovering Abbeys & Priories, Geoffrey N. Wright and Victoria County History (http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=36545&strquery=edington%20priory) as being one of the only two Bonshommes establishments in England) |
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| Ivychurch Priory Ivychurch Priory Ivychurch Priory was a priory in Alderbury, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries it became a private house and estate in the Herbert family.-Priory foundation:... |
Augustinian Canons Regular | ||
| Kington St. Michael Priory Kington St. Michael Priory Kington St. Michael Priory was a Benedictine Priory of nuns at Kington St Michael in Wiltshire, England.The last Prioress of Kington was Dame Marie Denys, a daughter of Sir William Denys of Dyrham, Gloucestershire and Lady Ann Berkeley, da. of Maurice, de jure 3rd Baron Berkeley... |
Benedictine nuns | The Priory Church of Saint Michael St Michael St Michael was a brand that was owned and used by Marks & Spencer from 1928 until 2000.-History:The brand was introduced by Simon Marks in 1928, after his father and co-founder of Marks & Spencer, Michael Marks. By 1950, virtually all goods were sold under the St Michael brand... , Kington St. Michael Kington St. Michael Priory Kington St. Michael Priory was a Benedictine Priory of nuns at Kington St Michael in Wiltshire, England.The last Prioress of Kington was Dame Marie Denys, a daughter of Sir William Denys of Dyrham, Gloucestershire and Lady Ann Berkeley, da. of Maurice, de jure 3rd Baron Berkeley... |
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| Lacock Abbey Lacock Abbey Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order.- History :... |
Augustinian nuns (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 Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Lacock Lacock Abbey Lacock Abbey in the village of Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order.- History :... |
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| Longleat Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular | ||
| Maiden Bradley Priory | originally a Lazer House 1152 Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1184; dissolved 1536 |
The Hospital and Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Lazarus Lazarus of Bethany Lazarus of Bethany, also known as Saint Lazarus or Lazarus of the Four Days, is the subject of a prominent miracle attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death... , Maiden Bradley |
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| Malmesbury Abbey Malmesbury Abbey Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, was founded as a Benedictine monastery around 676 by the scholar-poet Aldhelm, a nephew of King Ine of Wessex. In 941 AD, King Athelstan was buried in the Abbey. By the 11th century it contained the second largest library in Europe and was... |
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secular canons -965; Benedictine monks founded 965; dissolved 1539; church now in parochial use |
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and 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... , Malmesbury Malmesbury Abbey Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, was founded as a Benedictine monastery around 676 by the scholar-poet Aldhelm, a nephew of King Ine of Wessex. In 941 AD, King Athelstan was buried in the Abbey. By the 11th century it contained the second largest library in Europe and was... |
| Monkton Farleigh Priory | Cluniac monks | ||
| Ogbourne Priory | Benedictine monks, alien house, cell of Bec Bec Abbey Bec Abbey in Le Bec Hellouin, Normandy, France, once the most influential abbey in the Anglo-Norman kingdom of the twelfth century, is a Benedictine monastic foundation in the Eure département, in the Bec valley midway between the cities of Rouen and Bernay.Like all abbeys, Bec maintained annals... founded 1149; dissolved 1414 |
Ogbourne Saint George Priory |
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| Rockley Preceptory | Knights Templar | ||
| Salisbury Black Friary | Dominican Friars | ||
| Salisbury Grey Friary | Franciscan Friars | ||
| Stanley Abbey Stanley Abbey Stanley Abbey was a medieval abbey near Chippenham, Wiltshire in England which flourished between 1151 and 1536.- Foundation :The abbey was given by Empress Matilda in 1151 to monks from Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight. Originally at Loxwell, to the east of Chippenham, it moved to nearby Stanley... |
Cistercian monks | ||
| Temple Rockely Preceptory | |||
| Tisbury Grange | |||
| Upavon Priory | |||
| Wilton Priory | Benedictine nuns | ||
| Wilton Friary | Dominican Friars |