Abbeys and priories in England

Abbeys and priories in England lists abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in England.

Overview

In this article alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as monastic granges and cells, and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and Hospitallers). The numerous monastic hospitals "per se" are not included here unless at some time the foundations listed functioned as such. Over 1000 establishments in England are listed.

Article layout

The list is presented alphabetically by Ceremonial County. Foundations are listed alphabetically within each county.

Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution, and the current status of the site.

Alt. Name: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.

Formal Name/dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.

References: presents links to online references to the particular establishment in addition to the general printed and online references given at the foot of this article. Establishments for which online references have not been specified are referred to within the printed references listed.

Location: provides a link to the geographical position of the site of the foundation where established. Where the location has been established the location is pinpointed (dependent on the available resolution of the map data), otherwise the general location is given in "italic".

Monastic Glossary: following the listing, provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.

Abbreviations and Key

List of Houses by County

Bedfordshire

Berkshire

Bristol

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Cornwall

Cumbria

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

County Durham

East Riding of Yorkshire

East Sussex

Essex

Gloucestershire

Hampshire

Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire non-Christian Monasteries

Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight non-Christian Monasteries

Kent

Lancashire

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

Greater London

London non-Christian Monasteries

Merseyside

Norfolk

Northamptonshire

Northumberland

Northumberland non-Christian monasteries

North Yorkshire

Nottinghamshire

Oxfordshire

Shropshire

Somerset

South Yorkshire

Staffordshire

Suffolk

Surrey

Tyne and Wear

Warwickshire

Warwickshire non-Christian Monasteries

=West Midlands=

=West Midlands non-Christian Monasteries=

West Sussex

West Sussex non-Christian Monasteries

West Yorkshire

Wiltshire

Wiltshire non-Christian Monasteries

Worcestershire

References

*Anthony New, "A guide to the abbeys of England and Wales", Constable, 1985
*Henry Thorold, "Collins Guide to Cathedrals, Abbeys and Priories of England and Wales", Collins, 1986
*Henry Thorold, "Collins Guide to the Ruined Abbeys of England, Wales and Scotland", Collins, 1993
*Geoffrey N. Wright, "Discovering Abbeys and Priories", Shire Publications Ltd. 2004
*Richard Morris, "Cathedrals and Abbeys of England and Wales", JM Dent & Sons Ltd. 1979
*"English Cathedrals and Abbeys, Illustrated", Odhams Press Ltd.
*M.R. James, "Abbeys", The Grammar School, Thornbury, Glos. 1925
*David Robinson, "The Cistercian Abbeys of Britain", B.T.Batsford with English Heritage, CADW, Historic Scotland, 2002
*Derry Brabbs, "Abbeys and Monasteries", Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999
*"Map of Monastic Britain, South Sheet", Ordnance Survey, 2nd Edition, 1954
*"Map of Monastic Britain, North Sheet", Ordnance Survey, 2nd Edition, 1955
*William Cobbett, " [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UycQAAAAIAAJ List Of Abbeys, Priories, Nunneries, Hospitals: And Other Religious Foundations In England And Wales And In Ireland, Confiscated, Seized On, Or Alienated, By The Protestant "Reformation" Sovereigns And Parliaments] ", Thomas Richardson and Son; Dublin and Derby, 1868
*"British History Online" http://www.british-history.ac.uk
*http://homepages.tesco.net/~k.wasley/Tywardreath.htm
*http://www.cornwallpast.net

ee also

*List of abbeys and priories
**List of abbeys and priories in Scotland
**List of abbeys and priories in Wales
**List of abbeys and priories on the Isle of Man
**List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland
**List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
**List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England
*List of cathedrals
**List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom
**List of cathedrals in Ireland