Monastic houses in England include abbeys, priories and friaries, among other monastic religious houses.The sites are listed by modern (post-1974) county.
The list is presented in alphabetical order ceremonial county. Foundations are listed alphabetically within each county.
Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution, and the current status of the site.
Formal name or dedication is the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.
Some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time; such alternatives in name or spelling have been given.
Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights Hospitaller). The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptor/commandery.
The name of the county is given where there is reference to an establishment in another county. Where the county has changed since the foundation's dissolution the modern county is given in parentheses, and in instances where the referenced foundation ceased to exist before the unification of England, the kingdom is given, followed by the modern county in parentheses.
| current monastic function | ||
| + | current non-monastic ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure) | |
| ^ | current non-ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure) or redundant intact structure | |
| $ | remains limited to earthworks etc. | |
| no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains | ||
| ~ | indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown | |
| ≈ | identification ambiguous or confused |
Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location) or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented) or ecclesiastical establishments with a monastic appellation but lacking monastic connection.
| EH | English Heritage | |
| LT | Landmark Trust | |
| NT | National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty |
See main article: List of monastic houses in Bedfordshire. [1] Return to top of page
See main article: List of monastic houses in Berkshire. [2] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Bristol ) [3] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Buckinghamshire )[4] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Cambridgeshire ) [5] [6] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Cheshire ) [7] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Cornwall)Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Cumbria ) [8] [9] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Derbyshire) [10] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Devon )Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Dorset ) [11] [12] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Durham ) [13] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Essex ) [14] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Gloucestershire ) [15] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in London ) [16] [17] [18] Return to top of page
For references or to add or amend any details or images, please refer to the individual article for each monastic house.Return to top of page
See main article: Abbeys and priories in Hampshire. (For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Hampshire ) [12] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Herefordshire )Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Hertfordshire ) [1] [19] Return to top of page
See main article: List of monastic houses on the Isle of Wight. Return to top of page
See main article: List of monastic houses in Kent. Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Lancashire ) [8] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Leicestershire )[20] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Lincolnshire ) [21] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Merseyside ) [8] Return to top of page
See main article: List of monastic houses in Norfolk.
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Northamptonshire )[22] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Northumberland )Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Nottinghamshire ) [23] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Oxfordshire )[24] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Rutland )[25] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Shropshire) [26] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Somerset ) [3] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Staffordshire ) [27] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Suffolk ) [28] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Surrey ) [29] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in East Sussex) [30] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in West Sussex )[31] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Tyne and Wear )[32] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Warwickshire )[32] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in the West Midlands ) [27] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Wiltshire )[33] Return to top of page
(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in Worcestershire ) [34] Return to top of page
See main article: List of monastic houses in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Return to top of page
See main article: List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire. Return to top of page
See main article: List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire was created in 1974 from part of the former West Riding of Yorkshire.
See main article: List of monastic houses in West Yorkshire. Return to top of page