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List Of Monastic Houses In England
Monastic houses in England include abbeys, priories and friaries, among other monastic religious houses. The sites are listed by modern ( post-1974) county. Overview The list is presented in alphabetical order of 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 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christians, Christian monks and nuns. The concept of the abbey has developed over many centuries from the early monastic ways of religious men and women where they would live isolated from the lay community about them. Religious life in an abbey may be monastic. An abbey may be the home of an enclosed religious order or may be open to visitors. The layout of the church and associated buildings of an abbey often follows a set plan determined by the founding religious order. Abbeys are often self-sufficient while using any abundance of produce or skill to provide care to the poor and needy, refuge to the persecuted, or education to the young. Some abbeys offer accommodation to people who are seeking retreat (spiritual), spiritual retreat. There are many famous abbeys across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landmark Trust
The Landmark Trust is a British architectural conservation, building conservation charitable organization, charity, founded in 1965 by John Smith (Conservative politician), Sir John and Lady Smith, that rescues buildings of historic interest or architectural merit and then makes them available for holiday rental. The Trust's headquarters is at Shottesbrooke in Berkshire. Most Trust properties are in England, Scotland and Wales. Several are on Lundy Island off the coast of north Devon, operated under lease from the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust. In continental Europe there are Landmark sites in Belgium, France and Italy. There are five properties in Vermont, US, one of which, Naulakha (Rudyard Kipling House), Naulakha, was the home of Rudyard Kipling in the 1890s. The Trust is a charity registered in England & Wales and in Scotland. The American sites are owned by an independent sister charity, Landmark Trust USA. There is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In Essex
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Essex, England. Alphabetical listing See also * List of monastic houses in England Notes References Citations Bibliography * Binns, Alison (1989) ''Studies in the History of Medieval Religion 1: Dedications of Monastic Houses in England and Wales 1066–1216'', Boydell * Cobbett, William (1868) ''List of Abbeys, Priories, Nunneries, Hospitals, And Other Religious Foundations in England and Wales and in Ireland, Confiscated, Seized On, or Alienated by the Protestant "Reformation" Sovereigns and Parliaments'' * Knowles, David & Hadcock, R. Neville (1971) ''Medieval Religious Houses England & Wales''. Longman * Morris, Richard (1979) ''Cathedrals and Abbeys of England and Wales'', J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. * Thorold, Henry (1986) ''Collins Guide to Cathedrals, Abbeys and Priories of England and Wales'', Collins * Thorold, Henry (1993) ''Collins Guide to the Ruined Abbeys of England, Wales and Scotland'', Collins * Wright, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In County Durham
The following is a list of the monastic houses in County Durham, England. Alphabetical listing See also * List of monastic houses in England Notes References Citations Bibliography {{DEFAULTSORT:Monastic houses in Durham County History of County Durham England in the High Middle Ages Medieval sites in England Lists of buildings and structures in County Durham Archaeological sites in County Durham, . Monasteries in County Durham, * Houses in County Durham, . Lists of monastic houses in England, Durham Church of England church buildings in County Durham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In Dorset ...
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Dorset, England. Alphabetic listing See also * List of monastic houses in England Notes References Bibliography {{DEFAULTSORT:Monastic houses in Dorset History of Dorset England in the High Middle Ages Medieval sites in England Lists of buildings and structures in Dorset .Monastic * .Monastic .Monastic Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In Devon
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Devon, England. See also * List of monastic houses in England Notes References Citations Bibliography * Binns, Alison (1989) ''Studies in the History of Medieval Religion 1: Dedications of Monastic Houses in England and Wales 1066–1216'', Boydell * Cobbett, William (1868) ''List of Abbeys, Priories, Nunneries, Hospitals, And Other Religious Foundations in England and Wales and in Ireland, Confiscated, Seized On, or Alienated by the Protestant "Reformation" Sovereigns and Parliaments'' * Knowles, David & Hadcock, R. Neville (1971) ''Medieval Religious Houses England & Wales''. Longman * Morris, Richard (1979) ''Cathedrals and Abbeys of England and Wales'', J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. * Thorold, Henry (1986) ''Collins Guide to Cathedrals, Abbeys and Priories of England and Wales'', Collins * Thorold, Henry (1993) ''Collins Guide to the Ruined Abbeys of England, Wales and Scotland'', Collins * Wright, Geoffrey N., (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In Derbyshire
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Derbyshire, England. The following location in Derbyshire lacks monastic connection: Beightonfields Priory: a 17th- to 19th-century country hous See also * List of monastic houses in England Notes References Bibliography {{DEFAULTSORT:Monastic houses in Derbyshire History of Derbyshire England in the High Middle Ages Medieval sites in England .Monastic * .Monastic Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ... . Lists of buildings and structures in Derbyshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In Cumbria
The following is a list of monastic houses in Cumbria, England, a modern county including all of the former Cumberland and Westmorland and parts of Lancashire. See also * List of monastic houses in England Notes References Bibliography {{DEFAULTSORT:Monastic houses in Cumbria England in the High Middle Ages Medieval sites in England Lists of buildings and structures in Cumbria Archaeological sites in Cumbria Monasteries in Cumbria, Houses in Cumbria Lists of monastic houses in England, Cumbria Church of England church buildings in Cumbria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In Cornwall
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Cornwall, England. Map Key to listing See also * List of monastic houses in England Notes References Further reading * George Oliver (historian), Oliver, George (1846) ''Monasticon Dioecesis Exoniensis: being a collection of records and instruments illustrating the ancient conventual, collegiate, and eleemosynary foundations, in the Counties of Cornwall and Devon, with historical notices, and a supplement, comprising a list of the dedications of churches in the Diocese, an amended edition of the taxation of Pope Nicholas, and an abstract of the Chantry Rolls'' [with supplement and index]. Exeter: P. A. Hannaford, 1846, 1854, 1889 * Olson, Lynette (1989) ''Early Monasteries in Cornwall'' (Studies in Celtic History series). Woodbridge: Boydell Press * Nicholas Orme, Orme, Nicholas (2007) ''Cornwall and the Cross''. Chichester: Phillimore; English Heritage * Orme, Nicholas (1996) ''English Church Dedic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In Cheshire
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Cheshire, England. See also * List of monastic houses in England * List of monastic houses in Wales Notes References Bibliography {{DEFAULTSORT:Monastic houses in Cheshire History of Cheshire England in the High Middle Ages Medieval sites in England Lists of buildings and structures in Cheshire Archaeological sites in Cheshire, . Monasteries in Cheshire, * Houses in Cheshire, . Lists of monastic houses in England, Cheshire Church of England church buildings in Cheshire, . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In Cambridgeshire
The following is a list of monastic houses in Cambridgeshire, England. The following locations in Cambridgeshire lack known monastic connections: *Barnwell Priory Abbey: (The Church of St. Andrew, Saint Andrew-the-Less, Barnwell), built adjacent to former Priory Church, called 'The Abbey Church' *Buckden Abbey: Elizabethan mansion See also * List of monastic houses in England Notes References Bibliography {{DEFAULTSORT:Monastic houses in Cambridgeshire History of Cambridgeshire England in the High Middle Ages Medieval sites in England Archaeological sites in Cambridgeshire Houses in Cambridgeshire Monasteries in Cambridgeshire, Lists of monastic houses in England, Cambridgeshire Lists of buildings and structures in Cambridgeshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Monastic Houses In Buckinghamshire
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Buckinghamshire, England. The following location in Buckinghamshire lacks known monastic connection: *Wycombe Abbey: Independent girls' school See also * List of monastic houses in England Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Monastic houses in Buckinghamshire Lists of religious buildings and structures in England, Buckinghamshire Lists of monastic houses in England, Buckinghamshire Lists of buildings and structures in Buckinghamshire Monasteries in Buckinghamshire, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
