List of monastic houses in Rutland explained

The following is a list of the monastic houses in Rutland, England.

Listing

FoundationImageCommunities and provenanceFormal name or dedication and alternative namesOnline References & Location
Brooke Priory #Augustinian Canons Regular
priory cell dependent on St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth, Warwickshire
founded before c.1153 by Hugh de Ferrero;
dissolved 1535–6; granted to Antony Coope 1536/7
St Mary52.6467°N -0.751°W
Edith Weston Priory ~Benedictine monks
alien house: cell, dependent on St-Georges, Bocherville
founded c.1114 by William de Tancarville, sold to the Carthusians at Coventry 1394; granted to William, Marquis of Northampton 1550/1
[1] 52.6405°N -0.6347°W (probable)

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=39914 British History Online — Alien Cell: Priory of Edith Weston — A History of the County of Rutland: Volume 1 (pp.163-164)