Slevesholm Priory
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Cluniac |
| Established | 1222-6 During the reign of king Stephen (1135–1154) |
| Disestablished | 1537 |
| Site | |
| Location | Methwold, Norfolk, England |
| Grid reference | TL7025096010 |
| Public access | private |
Slevesholm Priory was a Cluniac priory in the civil parish of Methwold, Norfolk, England, that was dedicated to St. Mary and St. Giles. A cell of the Castle Acre Priory, Slevesholm Priory was either granted by William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey between 1222-6 or established during the reign of king Stephen (1135–1154), and dissolved in 1537 during the dissolution of the monasteries.[1] There are no extant remains of the priory; Historic England undertook field research in 1976 and remarked: "There are no physical remains of this [priory] at the formerly published site which is now under plough; farm workers questioned had no knowledge of early finds or foundations. [There is] impression of early quarrying [while] no recognisable pattern is evident and there is no surface trace of building material."[1]
Upon its dissolution it was granted to the Mundefords of Feltwell. Francis Blomefield in his An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk (volume 2, 1805) writes the following succession of owners: "Francis, son of Osbert Mundeford, had livery of it in the 23d of Elizabeth [1581]. In 1600, Edmund Mundeford held it. After this we find it possessed by Captain Smith of Croxton, who conveyed it to Edward-Saunders Seabright; and Sir Thomas Seabright, Bart. died possessed of it in 1736."[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Slevesholm Priory". Heritage Gateway. Historic England. n.d. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Blomefield, Francis (1805). An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. Vol. 2. William Miller. p. 210 – via British History Online.
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