Lossenham Friary was a

Carmelite The Order of the Brothers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (; abbreviated OCarm), known as the Carmelites or sometimes by synecdoche known simply as Carmel, is a mendicant order in the Catholic Church for both men and women. Histo ...

friary A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may ...

Newenden Newenden is a small village and civil parish in area and population in the Ashford District of Kent, England. Geography The village is clustered together along the south slope and at the foot of the end of a tall escarpment by the River Rothe ...

in the

Weald The Weald () is an area of South East England between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs. It crosses the counties of Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, and Kent. It has three parts, the sandstone "High W ...

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

, England.

History

Sir Thomas Alcher or Aucher founded the third Carmelite friary in England northeast of

village in around 1242. It burnt down in 1275 but was rebuilt. It was dissolved in 1538. The site became the property of the Culpeper family, the heirs of the Alchers. There are no visible remains but Hasted reports that foundations were uncovered south of Lossenham Manor House and a stone coffin was found in the late 18th century.Heritage Gateway: Historic England Research Records - Lossenham Whitefriars
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References

External links

English Heritage Pastscape

The Lossenham Project
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