List of monastic houses in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England.
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England.
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| Beverley Minster Beverley Minster Beverley Minster, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire is a parish church in the Church of England. It is said to be the largest parish church in the UK.... + |
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built on site of secular canons' monastery, secular canons founded c.700; dissolved 1547; collegiate Collegiate church In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons; a non-monastic, or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by a dean or provost... |
The Parish Church of Saint John John of Beverley John of Beverley was an English bishop active in the kingdom of Northumbria. He was the Bishop of Hexham and then the Bishop of York which was the most important religious designation in the area. He went on to found the town of Beverley by building the first structure there, a monastery... 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... , Beverley |
| Blackfriars, Beverley | Dominican Friars founded 1267 (or before 1240); dissolved 1539; granted to John Pope and Antony Foster 1544/5 |
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| Greyfriars, Beverley | Franciscan Friars initially founded before 1267 possibly by John de Hightmede at a site within the town walls; removed here 1297 by William Liketon and Henry Weighton; dissolved 1539; granted to Thomas Culpeper 1541/2 |
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| Bridlington Priory Bridlington Priory Priory Church of St. Mary, Bridlington, , commonly known as Bridlington Priory Church is a parish church in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the Diocese of York... + |
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Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1114; dissolved 1537 church now in parochial use |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Bridlington Bridlington Priory Priory Church of St. Mary, Bridlington, , commonly known as Bridlington Priory Church is a parish church in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the Diocese of York... |
| Faxfleet Preceptory Faxfleet Preceptory The Faxfleet Preceptory is a former community of the Knights Templar located in what is now the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stood on lands which are now part of Thorpe Grange Farm and are largely buried under a field to the west of the farm known today as Temple Garth... |
Knights Templar founded 1185; dissolved 1308/12 site now occupied by a fortified manor house |
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| Haltemprice Priory Haltemprice Priory Haltemprice Priory was an Augustinian monastery located approximately two miles south of the village of Cottingham in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England... |
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Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1327 (or 1321/2) by Thomas, Lord Wake of Lyddel; dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas Culpeper 1540/1 |
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| Hemingbrough Minster | Hemingburgh Minster |
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| Howden Minster Howden Minster Howden Minster is a large Grade I listed Church of England church in the Diocese of York. It is located in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the largest and most magnificent churches in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul and it is therefore... |
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secular canons founded 1267 by Robert, Bishop of Durham; dissolved 1550, collegiate Collegiate church In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons; a non-monastic, or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by a dean or provost... |
The Collegiate and Minster Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Howden Howden Minster Howden Minster is a large Grade I listed Church of England church in the Diocese of York. It is located in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the largest and most magnificent churches in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul and it is therefore... |
| Meaux Abbey Meaux Abbey Meaux Abbey was a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1151 by William le Gros, 1st Earl of Albemarle , Earl of York and 4th lord of Holderness, near Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire.... |
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Cistercian monks founded 1150; dissolved 1539 site now occupied at Crown Farm, in private ownership |
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| North Ferriby Priory North Ferriby Priory -References:... # |
Knights Templar preceptory founded by Eustace fitz John Eustace fitz John Eustace fitz John was a powerful magnate in northern England during the reigns of Henry I, Stephen and Henry II. From a relatively humble background in the south-east of England, Eustace made his career serving Henry I, and was elevated by the king through marriage and office into one of the most... c.1140; Augustinian Canons Regular priory; dissolved 1536-7; granted to Thomas Culpeper c.1540 |
The Priory Church of St Marie North Ferriby Preceptory; North Ferry Priory |
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| Nunburnholme Priory Nunburnholme Priory -References:... |
Benedictine nuns founded 12th/13thC; dissolved 1536 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Nunburnholme Nunburnholme Priory -References:... |
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| Nunkeeling Priory | Benedictine nuns founded 1152 by Agnes de Arches (Agnes de Catfoss) |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses... , Keeling Nonnekelyng Priory |
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| Swine Priory Swine Priory -References:... + |
Cistercian nuns founded 12thC by Robert de Verli; dissolved; granted to Sir Richard Gresham c.1540 now in parochial use |
Swinhey Priory |
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| Thicket Priory Thicket Priory Thicket Priory is a religious house in the civil parish of Thorganby, North Yorkshire, England, located about south east of York. It lies in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough.... |
Benedictine nuns founded 12thC by Roger Fitz Roger; dissolved; granted to John Aske c.1541 |
Thickhed Priory |
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| Warter Priory Warter Priory Warter Priory was a priory in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.It is also a well-respected sporting estate, well known throughout England, especially in yorkshire for providing very good bags of pheasant and partridge-References:... |
Augustinian Canons Regular abbey alien house, daughter of Arrouaise; independent 1162; founded 1132 by Jeffery (Geffrey) Fitz Pain;priory 1181/92 to dissolution; dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas, Earl of Rutland c.1540 priory church remained in parochial use until demolition in 1864; the present village parochial church of St James St James' Church, Warter St James’ Church lies in Warter, an estate village in England, in the Yorkshire Wolds, part of the East Riding of Yorkshire.-Origins and History:... was built on site |
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| Watton Priory Watton Priory -References:... |
Gilbertine double monastery founded 1150; dissolved 1539; on the site of an earlier priory (686) house named Watton Abbey on site which is now in private ownership |
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| Wilberfoss Priory | Benedictine nuns founded c.1154 by Alan de Cotton; dissolved 1539; granted to George Gale c.1543 |
The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wilberfoss Wilburfosse Priory |