Cockerham Priory Explained

Cockerham Priory
Established:1207 or 1208
Disestablished:1477
Status:Priory
Functional Status:Demolished
Location:Cockerham, Lancashire, England
Map Type:United Kingdom City of Lancaster
Coordinates:53.9601°N -2.8204°W
Oscoor:SD 4626 5185
Remains:None

Cockerham Priory was a priory served by Austin Canons in Cockerham, Lancashire, England. St Michael's Church was granted to Leicester Abbey c. 1153–54, with some land.[1] The priory was founded in 1207 or 1208 as a cell of the Abbey of St Mary de Pratis ("St Mary in the Meadows") in Leicester.[2]

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  1. http://www.pastscape.org/hob.aspx?hob_id=41059 Pastscape
  2. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=38354 British History