The following is a list of the monastic houses in Shropshire, England.
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| Alberbury Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian dependent on Lilleshall; founded c.1221-6; Grandmontine monks alien house: dependent on Grandmont; refounded c.1230: confirmed by Fulk fitz Warin of Whittington, 1232; dissolved c.1441; bought by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury; granted to All Souls College, Oxford by Henry VI, in use as a chantry chapel; dissolved 1547; conventual church converted into a farmhouse called 'White Abbey Farm' 1578; alterations 1857–8 | St Mary ____________________ White Abbey | [1] 52.7308°N -2.927°W | |||||
| Beth centuryote | Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Haughmond; farm and chapel | |||||||
| Bridgnorth Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Worcester) founded 1244; dissolved 1538 | [2] 52.537°N -2.4162°W | ||||||
| Bromfield Priory + | secular canons collegiate founded before 1061; Benedictine monks cell dependent on Gloucester, Gloucestershire; founded 1155; dissolved 1540; granted to Charles Fox; church now in parochial use | St Mary, Virgin | [3] 52.3866°N -2.7624°W | |||||
| Buildwas Abbey | Savignac monks — from Savigny dependent on Savigny; founded 8 August 1135; Cistercian monks orders merged 1147; dissolved 1535 (1536) part of monastic buildings incorporated into a private house; (EH) | The Abbey Church of St Mary and St Chad, Buildwas ____________________ Bildewas Abbey | [4] 52.6354°N -2.5286°W | |||||
| Chirbury Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — from Snead founded c.1190 by Robert de Buthlers, Lord of Montgomery; canons arrived c.1195; dissolved 1536; granted Edward Hampton 1545/6 | The Priory Church of Saint Michael, Chirbury | [5] 52.5796°N -3.0911°W | |||||
| Church Preen Priory | Cluniac monks alien house: dependent on Wenlock; founded after 1150; cell 1384; dissolved before 1539 | St John the Baptist ____________________ Preen Priory | [6] 52.5789°N -2.6754°W | |||||
| Donnington Wood Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — from Dorchester, Oxfordshire; (community founded at Lizard c.1143); transferred from Lizard c.1144; dissolved c.1148; transferred to new site at Lilleshall | 52.6514°N -2.2823°W | ||||||
| Emstrey | possible Saxon minster | Eiminstre | ||||||
| Halston Preceptory | possible Knights Templar (evidence lacking) Knights Hospitaller refounded before 1221 (between 1165 and 1187) by Roger de Powys, Lord of Whittington; dissolved before 1540; granted to William Horne 1562/3 | [7] 52.875°N -2.9838°W | ||||||
| Hatton Grange | Cistercian monks grange, dependent on Buildwas; founded 1227; dissolved before 1540 | |||||||
| Haughmond Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular priory? founded c.1110 (1130-8) by William fitz Alan of Clun; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian(?) priory; before 1130–5; purportedly raised to abbey status c.1155?; listed under Augustinian general chapter c.1160-80; dissolved 9 September 1539; granted to Edward Littleton (died 1558) 1540/1; (EH) | The Abbey Church of St John the Evangelist, Haughmond ____________________ Haghmon Priory | [8] 52.7328°N -2.6798°W | |||||
| Lilleshall Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — from Dorchester, Oxfordshire, via Lizard (community founded at Lizard c.1143); transferred from Donnington Wood c.1148; dissolved 1538; granted to James Leveson 1539/40; (EH) | The Blessed Virgin Mary ____________________ Lilleshull Priory | [9] 52.7283°N -2.3978°W | |||||
| Lizard Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — from Dorchester, Oxfordshire founded c.1143; transferred to new site at Donnington Wood c.1144; retained for use as grange | 52.6885°N -2.3154°W | ||||||
| Ludlow Austin Friars | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Lincoln) founded 1254; built c.1282; dissolved 1538; granted to George Cotton and William Man | [10] 52.3672°N -2.7115°W | ||||||
| Ludlow Whitefriars | Carmelite Friars founded 1350 (1349) by Lawrence of Ludlow; dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Hacket and Thomas Trentham 1559/60 | [11] 52.3708°N -2.7211°W | ||||||
| Lydley Keys Preceptory | Knights Templar founded c.1155-60; dissolved 1308–12 | Lydley Preceptory | [12] | |||||
| Minsterley | possible Saxon minster | |||||||
| Morville Priory | collegiate church before 1066; Benedictine monks priory cell dependent on Shrewsbury; founded 1138 by the Earl of Shrewsbury, collegiate church granted to Shrewsbury as a cell by Robert, Bishop of Hereford; dissolved 1540; granted to Henry Lord Lisle 1545/6 | St Gregory ____________________ Morfield Priory | [13] 52.5419°N -2.4886°W | |||||
| Ratlinghope Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular priory cell founded before 1200; Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine priory cell dependent on Wigmore, Herefordshire; before 1209; dissolved 1538; granted to Robert Long 1545/6 | St Giles ____________________ Ratlingcope Priory | [14] 52.5666°N -2.8826°W | |||||
| Shrewsbury Abbey + | Benedictine monks founded 1083-6 (c.1080) by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel; dissolved 1540; granted to Edward Watson and Henry Herdson 1541/2; part of church now in parochial use | The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Shrewsbury (nave dedicated to The Holy Cross) | [15] 52.7076°N -2.7436°W | |||||
| Shrewsbury Austin Friars, earlier site | Augustinian Friars founded c.1255 by the Stafford family: Henry III granted land to 'poor brethren of Cowlane' (possible Austin Friars) June 1254; transferred to new site (see immediately below) 1290–8 | |||||||
| Shrewsbury Austin Friars | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Lincoln) community founded at earlier site (see immediately above) c.1255; transferred here 1290–1298; dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Andrews and Nicholas Temple 1543/4 | [16] 52.7088°N -2.7603°W | ||||||
| Shrewsbury Blackfriars | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford) founded before 1232 by Lady Genevile; dissolved 1539; granted to Richard Andrews and Nicholas Temple 1543/4 | [17] 52.7088°N -2.7499°W | ||||||
| Shrewsbury Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Worcester) founded 1245-6 by Hawise, Countess of Powys; dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Andrews and Nicholas Temple 1543/4 | [18] 52.705°N -2.749°W | ||||||
| Snead Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1190; transferred to Chirbury c.1195 | 52.5126°N -3.0181°W | ||||||
| Stanton Long Camera | Knights Templar camera or grange; founded c.1221 (before 1228); dissolved 1308–12 | 52.5062°N -2.6349°W | ||||||
| Stitt Cell | Augustinian Canons Regular (?)cell dependent on Haughmond — evidence lacking | 52.5807°N -2.8825°W | ||||||
| Wenlock Nunnery | Saxon nuns founded c.680 by Merwald, King of West Mercia (or his daughter St Milburga); ruined; Cluniac house built on site (see immediately below) | [19] 52.5973°N -2.5552°W | ||||||
| Wenlock Priory | possible secular canons — minster founded c.1050: built by Earl Leofric; Cluniac monks alien house: dependent on La Charité: monks invited by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, built on site of ruined Saxon nunnery (see immediately above); became denizen: independent from 1395; dissolved 26 January 1540; granted to Augustino de Augustinis 1544/5; (EH) | The Priory Church of Saint Michael and Saint Milburga, Wenlock ____________________ Much Wenlock Priory | ||||||
| Whitchurch | possibly Saxon minster at Album Monasterium | |||||||
| White Ladies Priory | Augustinian Canonesses founded c.1199(?); dissolved 1538(?): granted to William Whorwood 1539/40; house built on site (EH) | St Leonard ____________________ Brewood White Ladies Priory; Brewood Priory | [20] [21] 52.6658°N -2.2584°W | |||||
| Wombridge Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular transferred from Dodlinch, Somerset before? 1226; founded 1130-5 by William de Hadley; dissolved 1536; granted to James Leveson 1539/40; conventual church continued in parochial use until mid-17th century when ruinous; Lady Chapel in use until destroyed in a storm 1756; new parish church built, rebuilt 19th century, in use as current parish church | The Holy Trinity, St Mary Virgin, and St Thomas Martyr ____________________ Wombride Priory | [22] 52.7015°N -2.4585°W | |||||
| Woodhouse Austin Friars | Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Lincoln) founded c.1250: granted by the Turberviles (Tubervilles); dissolved August 1538; granted to Thomas Reeves and George Cotton | [23] 52.3914°N -2.5201°W |