Normansburgh Priory Explained

Normansburgh Priory was a Cluniac priory in South Raynham, Norfolk, England that was founded in 1160 by William de Liseurs,[1] and dissolved between 1351 and 1374[2] under orders of Henry VIII.[3] The building existed until 1537, but is now rubble above the foundations.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Houses of Cluniac monks: The priory of Normansburgh British History Online . 2022-04-28 . www.british-history.ac.uk.
  2. Web site: Heritage Gateway - Results . 2022-04-28 . www.heritagegateway.org.uk.
  3. Book: Head, David . The Ebbs and Flows of Fortune: The Life of Thomas Howard, Third Duke of Norfolk . University of Georgia Press . 1995 . 9780820316833 . 275.
  4. Web site: Normansburgh Priory; 1160-1537; cluniac; South Raynham, Norfolk - Norfolk Record Office Online Catalogue . 2022-04-28 . nrocatalogue.norfolk.gov.uk.

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