Poulton Priory
Poulton Priory or the Priory of St Mary was a Gilbertine priory in Poulton, Gloucestershire, England. It was founded as a chantry chapel in 1337 by Sir Thomas Seymour and became a house of Gilbertine canons in 1350.[1][2] From 1539, with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory was used as the parish church for Poulton. It was demolished in 1873.[1]
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| Monastery information | |
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| Full name | Priory of St Mary |
| Order | Gilbertine |
| Established | 1350 |
| Disestablished | 1539 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Thomas Seymour |
| Site | |
| Location | Poulton, Gloucestershire |
| Coordinates | 51.698975°N 1.863894°W |
A Tudor style mansion was built on the site by Sir Arthur Blomfield for the Marshall family c1897. It was later owned by James Joicey and Major Alexander Black-Mitchell. In World War II, it was used as a children's hospital.
References
- Pugh & Crittall, p. 319
- Historic England. "Poulton Priory (327300)". PastScape. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- Bibliography
- Pugh, R. B.; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1956), "The Priory of St Mary, Poulton", A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 3, OCLC 277574324
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| Gilbertine | ||
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