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Grimsby Priory
Hob Uid: 81455
Location : North East Lincolnshire Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TA2640008000
Summary : St Leonard's Priory, an Austin nunnery, was founded before 1184, probably by Henry II, and dissolved in 1539. One of the poorest houses of the order, the buildings suffered from fire damage in 1311, and in 1459 it was burnt and flooded.
More information : The Priory of St. Leonard, Grimsby, a House of Austin Nuns, was placed under the protection of Wellow Abbey (TA 20 NE 7) before 1184. It was dissolved in 1539. The nunnery stood outside Grimsby at the cross roads to Louth and Laceby, still called "The Nuns". The Nuns' Farm House, which stood on the site, was demolished about 1952. (1 - 4) The site of the farm is now being developed as a College of Further Education by Messrs. F.A. Would who could add nothing further to the above information. On a map reconstructed from a Bailiff's extent book dated 1491, both of which are in the possession of the Grimsby Archives office, the Priory of St. Leonard is sited the same as authy 1, centred to TA 264 080. (5) TA 265079 area. Site of St Leonard's Priory of Augustinian Nuns. Authority a) records finding "no trace of the church except a single voussoir with dog-toothed ornament", this is now in Doughty Museum. (6)

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Source details : Lincs Historian No 9 1952 326 (W M Wright)
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Source details : Gossip about Old Grimsby 1893 22 (A. Bates)
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Source details : A History of Grimsby 1970 75-6 (E E Gillet)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1539
Monument Start Date : 1184
Monument Type : Augustinian Nunnery, Priory
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Humberside)
External Cross Reference Number : 772
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 20 NE 18
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1961-05-26
End Date : 1961-05-26

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1962-01-01
End Date : 1962-12-31

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Grimsby Priory