Thremhall Priory

Thremhall Priory was a community of Augustinian Canons in Great Hallingbury, Essex, England. It was probably founded in around 1150 by Gilbert de Montfichet or else by his son Richard de Montfichet the Elder.[1]

It was dissolved in 1536 and re-granted to Sir John Cary and his betrothed, the widow Joyce Walsingham (née Denny; mother of Sir Francis Walsingham), with all its possessions, which included the manors of Thremhall, Engeyneshall (now Gidea Hall) in Little Clacton and Beches in Furneux Pelham.[1]

There are no remains of the priory buildings, the site of which is now occupied by an 18th-century house, but the outlines of the moat and fishpond are still visible.[2]

References
  1. Victoria County History of Essex (1907), vol. 2, pp. 163–164: "Houses of Austin canons: Priory of Thremhall"
  2. Heritage Gateway: Historic England Research Records - Thremhall Priory

Further reading

51.873471°N 0.208998°E / 51.873471; 0.208998 (Thremhall Priory (approx. loc.))


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