St Kyneburgh's Chapel, Gloucester Explained

St Kyneburgh's Chapel was established in early times near the City of Gloucester. It was dedicated to St Kyneburgh and was transferred with all its lands to Llanthony Secunda Priory by Roger Earl of Hereford between 1143 and 1155.^[1] It was situated inside Gloucester's city wall at the south gate. It was formerly a possession of St Owen's Church, Gloucester.^[2]

In 1455-1456, during the era of John Hayward (Prior of Llanthony Secunda Priory 1457-1466) it was recorded, in Latin, that Llanthony Secunda Priory had existed for 319 years and the chapel of St. Kyneburgh had existed for 919 years.^[3] which might suggest a likely date for the chapel of between AD500 - AD550.

References

1. Walker, David. (ed.) Charters of the Earldom of Hereford 1095–1201. (2009) No. 11, (in Latin): General confirmation by Roger E. of Hereford to Llanthony Secunda (1143–55) of the chapel of St Kyneburg and all the land in its parish below the gate of "Suth/Sut" (South Gate?)
2. 'Gloucester: Churches and chapels', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 4, the City of Gloucester, ed. N M Herbert (London, 1988), pp. 292-311http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol4/pp292-311
3. Gloucestershire Record Series vol. 15 'A Calendar Of The Registers Of The Priory of Llanthony by Gloucester 1457-1466, 1501-1525, ed. John Rhodes (pub. Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, 2002), entry 35, pp. 20