Cannington Priory

Cannington Priory was a Benedictine nunnery established around 1138 and dissolved in 1536 in Cannington, Somerset, England.

Cannington Priory
Monastery information
OrderBenedictine
Establishedc. 1138
Disestablished1536
People
Founder(s)Roger de Curci
Site
LocationCannington, Somerset, England
Grid referenceST257396
Cannington Priory is located in Somerset
Cannington Priory
Cannington Priory shown within Somerset
(grid reference ST257396)

It was attached to the Church of St Mary.[1][2]

It was first populated by Benedictine nuns (from Dorset), who were later transferred to Colwich Abbey. The building was converted into a mansion but later reverted to being a nunnery.[3] It was disestablished as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.[4]

Cannington Court incorporates some of the remains.[5]

References
  1. "Priory History". Cannington Online. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  2. "Church of St Mary". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  3. "Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington". British History Online. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  4. "'Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington',". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 2. British History Online. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  5. "Cannington Court". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2008.

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