Wormegay Priory Explained

Wormegay Priory was a priory in Norfolk, England.

It was founded by William de Warenne, a royal justice.[1]

In 1468 Walter Hart, Bishop of Norwich, united Wormegay with Pentney Priory with the consent of both establishments, Wormgay becoming a cell of Pentney.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Turner, Ralph V. . The English Judiciary in the age of Glanvill and Bracton, c. 1176–1239 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, UK . 2008 . Reprint . 0-521-07242-5 . 263 footnote 22.
  2. Web site: A History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 2. British History Online. 3 March 2014.

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