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Oldbury Priory
Hob Uid: 336284
Location : Warwickshire North Warwickshire Hartshill
Grid Ref : SP3130094700
Summary : Benedictine nunnery founded circa 1066 dissolved circa 1130 but continued as a cell and chapel (St Lawrence's Chapel) until circa 1272.
More information : When the Benedictine Nuns were expelled from Polesworth (SK 20 SE 2) after the Norman Conquest, they settled at Oldbury in a cell on the south side of the Camp (SK313947) They returned to Polesworth c.1130, when Oldbury continued as a cell until the time of Henry II (1154-1189). A few years later only the chapel, dedicated to St.Lawrence, remained. Part of the chapel was still standing in 1656. (1-3) No remains of the chapel or any ecclesiastical building can be seen. (4)

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Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1130
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Benedictine Nunnery, Priory
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1272
Monument Start Date : 1130
Monument Type : Benedictine Cell, Chapel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : SP 39 SW 11
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1967-04-17
End Date : 1967-04-17

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Oldbury Priory