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St Margarets Priory
Hob Uid: 220545
Location : Wiltshire Marlborough
Grid Ref : SU1927068820
Summary : A small priory of probably not more than 5 or 6 Gilbertine canons dedicated to St Margaret. Founded 1199-1200 , dissolved 1539. Situated south of the town on the south bank of the Kennet.
More information : (SU 19276882) Site of (NAT) St Margaret's Priory (NR) (Gilbertine) (NAT) (1) A small priory of probably not more than 5 or 6 Gilbertine Canons (2) dedicated to St Margaret (3) was founded - 1199-1200 and dissolved in 1539 (2). The priory was situated 200 yds south of the town, on the south bank of the Kennet, to the west of the road (4) where a disused C16th dwelling house now stands (5). Excavations, immediately north of the disused house towards the old George Inn, revealed skeletons and tiles assigned by J Ward Perkins, to the C13th - C14th. Skeletons have been found east of the Salisbury road and towards the town as far as the Wiltshire War Memorial; also at the junction of the Bath Road and George Lane. The area seems too extensive to be the private cemetery of the Order (6). (2-6) The C16th house which stood on the site of the priory was demolished several years ago and a new building erected a few yards to the west. F G H Kempson says that his study of Medieval records suggests that the OS siting is most probably correct. (7)

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Source details : OS 25" 1943
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Source details : Lelands Itin 4 1964 130 (Ed L T Smith)
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Source details : Revision ONB 1943 8
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Source details : Rep Marlborough College NHS 87 1938 12-16 plan (E R A Sewell)
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Source Number : 7
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Source details : King, AN OS Field Investigation 10-Sep-1969
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Source details : E G H Kempson MA Sun Cottage, Hyde Lane, Marlborough.
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Extant
Monument End Date : 1539
Monument Start Date : 1199
Monument Type : Gilbertine Monastery, Priory
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C13 and 14
Monument End Date : 1399
Monument Start Date : 1200
Monument Type : Cemetery
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Components and Objects:

Period : Medieval
Component Monument Type : Cemetery
Object Type : FLOOR TILE
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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 473
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 16 NE 20
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1938-01-01
End Date : 1938-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1969-09-10
End Date : 1969-09-10

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St Margarets Priory