More information : (SO 26169853) Priory (Augustinian) (NR) (Site of) (1)
Priory of Augustinian canons founded about 1190. The buildings were demolished when the monastery was dissolved in 1536. (2)
The site of the Priory lies in the churchyard to the east of the present parish church of St Michael. The present church, in fact, dates from before the founding of the Priory and was incorporated in it serving also the needs of the parishioners. All that remains of the Priory itself is an octagonal pier which might be the base of what was once the central pillar of the chapter house. (HHR - Gd I) (3-4)
The only visible evidence of this Priory is an octagonal carved pier of Early English design at SO 26169853, at the foot of the churchyard wall. It is below ground level, exposed by excavation, and is probably in situ. It is 1.0m in diameter and the exposed portion is 1.1m in height. See GP. (Surveyed at 1/2500). The church is in normal use. (5)
Priory of Augustinian canons founded about 1190. The buildings were demolished when the monastery was dissolved in 1536. The site of the Priory lies in the churchyard to the east of the present parish church of St Michael. The present church, in fact, dates from before the founding of the Priory and was incorporated in it serving also the needs of the parishioners. All that remains of the Priory itself is an octagonal pier which might be the base of what was once the central pillar of the chapter house. (6)
The priory was founded in the early 13th century next to the Church of St Michael, which became the monastic church. Documentary references to the construction of conventual buildings to the north of the church date to the mid 13th century with further work taking place in the late 13th century and early 14th century. The priory was dissolved in 1536. Surviving priory structures comprise the church and a column base from a pier of the chapter house or sacristy, situated on the northern edge of the churchyard. The true extent of the conventual buildings and size of the priory is uncertain. (7) |