Cannington Priory
Appearance
Monastery information | |
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Order | Benedictine |
Established | c. 1138 |
Disestablished | 1536 |
People | |
Founder(s) | Roger de Curci |
Site | |
Location | Cannington, Somerset, England |
Grid reference | ST257396 |
Cannington Priory was a Benedictine nunnery established around 1138 and dissolved in 1536 in Cannington, Somerset, England.
It was attached to the Church of St Mary.[1][2]
It was first populated by Benedictine nuns (from Dorset), who were later transferred to Colwich Abbey. The building was converted into a mansion but later reverted to being a nunnery.[3] It was disestablished as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.[4]
Cannington Court incorporates some of the remains.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Priory History". Cannington Online. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Church of St Mary". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington". British History Online. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "'Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington',". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 2. British History Online. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Cannington Court". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2008.