Bilsington Priory
Bilsington Priory is a former Augustinian priory in Kent, England, about 3⁄4 mile (1 km) north of Bilsington and about 5 miles (8 km) south of Ashford. It was founded in 1253 by John Maunsell, with help from the canons of Merton Priory, which provided the first three priors.[1][2] Being a monastic house under £200, it was suppressed in the 1536 Dissolution of the Monasteries. Its lands were granted to Anthony St Leger, who exchanged them with Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury.[3][4]
The north wing of St Mary's Priory, seen from the west
Some of its buildings survived and were converted into a farmhouse. In 1906 they were restored to designs by JT Micklethwaite. They are Grade I listed.[5] The priory is now a wedding and conference venue.[6]
References
- Heales, Alfred (1898). Records of Merton Priory. Oxford. p. 137-8.
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- Dugdale, p.492.
- Page, WH, ed. (1926). "The priory of Bilsington". A History of the County of Kent. Victoria County History. Vol. 2. London: The St Catherine Press. pp. 156–157.
- Historic England. "St Augustines Priory (Medieval Buildings) (Grade I) (1362769)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- Bilsington Priory Estate Ltd
Further reading
- Newman, John (1976) [1969]. West Kent and the Weald. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 171–172. ISBN 0-14-071038-8.
- Page, WH, ed. (1926). "The priory of Bilsington". A History of the County of Kent. Victoria County History. Vol. 2. London: The St Catherine Press. pp. 156–157.
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