Exeter Blackfriars was a
Dominican priory in the centre of
Exeter
Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...
, the county town of
Devon
Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
in England. It was dissolved in 1538.
Burials
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John Dinham (1406–1458)
Sir John Dinham (or Dynham) (1406–1458) was a knight from Devonshire, England. His principal seats were at Nutwell and Kingskerswell in South Devon and Hartland in North Devon.Cokayne, p.377
Origins
He was the son and heir of Sir John Dinh ...
and wife Joan Arches (daughter of
Richard Arches
Sir Richard Arches (died 1417), of Eythrope, in the parish of Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, was MP for Buckinghamshire in 1402. He was knighted before 1401.Woodger, HoP biog of Sir Richard Arches
Origins
He was probably the son of Richard Arches ...
)
*Lady Isabel de Vere Courtenay, Daughter of
Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford and Hawise de Quincy
See also
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Exeter monastery
St Nicholas' Priory, Exeter, the remains of part of a Benedictine monastery.
Various monasteries and other religious houses have existed at various times during the Middle Ages in the city of Exeter, Devon, England.
Monastic buildings
The mon ...
References
Monasteries in Devon
Buildings and structures in Exeter
History of Exeter
Dominican monasteries in England
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