List of monastic houses in Shropshire


The following is a list of monastic houses in Shropshire, England.

FoundationImageCommunities & ProvenanceFormal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names
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Alberbury PrioryAugustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
dependent on Lilleshall;
founded c.1221-6;
Grandmontine monks
alien house: dependent on Grandmont;
refounded c.1230: confirmed by Fulk fitz Warin of Whittington, 1232;
dissolved c.1441; bought by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury;
granted to All Souls College, Oxford by Henry VI, in use as a chantry chapel; dissolved 1547;
conventual church converted into a farmhouse called 'White Abbey Farm' 1578; alterations 1857-8		St Mary
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White Abbey
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Beth centuryoteAugustinian Canons Regular
dependent on Haughmond;
farm and chapel
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Bridgnorth GreyfriarsFranciscan Friars Minor, Conventual
founded 1244;
dissolved 1538
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Bromfield Priory +secular canons collegiate
founded before 1061;
Benedictine monks
cell dependent on Gloucester, Gloucestershire;
founded 1155;
dissolved 1540; granted to Charles Fox;
church now in parochial use		St Mary, Virgin
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Buildwas AbbeySavignac monks — from Savigny
dependent on Savigny;
founded 8 August 1135;
Cistercian monks
orders merged 1147;
dissolved 1535
part of monastic buildings incorporated into a private house; 		The Abbey Church of St Mary and St Chad, Buildwas
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Bildewas Abbey
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Chirbury PrioryAugustinian Canons Regular — from Snead
founded c.1190 by Robert de Buthlers, Lord of Montgomery;
canons arrived c.1195;
dissolved 1536; granted Edward Hampton 1545/6		The Priory Church of Saint Michael, Chirbury
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Church Preen PrioryCluniac monks
alien house: dependent on Wenlock;
founded after 1150;
cell 1384;
dissolved before 1539		St John the Baptist
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Preen Priory
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Donnington Wood AbbeyAugustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — from Dorchester, Oxfordshire;
;
transferred from Lizard c.1144;
dissolved c.1148;
transferred to new site at Lilleshall
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Emstreypossible Saxon minsterEiminstre
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Halston Preceptorypossible Knights Templar '
Knights Hospitaller
refounded before 1221 by Roger de Powys, Lord of Whittington;
dissolved before 1540; granted to William Horne 1562/3
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Hatton GrangeCistercian monks
grange, dependent on Buildwas;
founded 1227;
dissolved before 1540
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Haughmond AbbeyAugustinian Canons Regular
priory?
founded c.1110 by William fitz Alan of Clun;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
priory;
before 1130-5;
purportedly raised to abbey status c.1155?;
listed under Augustinian general chapter c.1160-80;
dissolved 9 September 1539; granted to Edward Littleton 1540/1; 		The Abbey Church of St John the Evangelist, Haughmond
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Haghmon Priory
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Lilleshall AbbeyAugustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — from Dorchester, Oxfordshire, via Lizard
;
transferred from Donnington Wood c.1148;
dissolved 1538; granted to James Leveson 1539/40; 		The Blessed Virgin Mary
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Lilleshull Priory
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Lizard AbbeyAugustinian Canons Regular — from Dorchester, Oxfordshire
founded c.1143;
transferred to new site at Donnington Wood c.1144; retained for use as grange
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Ludlow Austin FriarsAugustinian Friars
founded 1254; built c.1282;
dissolved 1538; granted to George Cotton and William Man
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Ludlow WhitefriarsCarmelite Friars
founded 1350 by Lawrence of Ludlow;
dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Hacket and Thomas Trentham 1559/60
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Lydley Keys PreceptoryKnights Templar
founded c.1155-60;
dissolved 1308-12		Lydley Preceptory
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Minsterleypossible Saxon minster
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Morville Priorycollegiate church before 1066;
Benedictine monks
priory cell dependent on Shrewsbury;
founded 1138 by the Earl of Shrewsbury, collegiate church granted to Shrewsbury as a cell by Robert, Bishop of Hereford;
dissolved 1540; granted to Henry Lord Lisle 1545/6		St Gregory
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Morfield Priory
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Ratlinghope PrioryAugustinian Canons Regular
priory cell
founded before 1200;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine
priory cell dependent on Wigmore, Herefordshire;
before 1209;
dissolved 1538; granted to Robert Long 1545/6		St Giles
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Ratlingcope Priory
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Shrewsbury Abbey +Benedictine monks
founded 1083-6 by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel;
dissolved 1540; granted to Edward Watson and Henry Herdson 1541/2;
part of church now in parochial use		The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Shrewsbury

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Shrewsbury Austin Friars, earlier siteAugustinian Friars
founded c.1255 by the Stafford family: Henry III granted land to 'poor brethren of Cowlane' June 1254;
transferred to new site ' 1290-8
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Shrewsbury Austin FriarsAugustinian Friars
c.1255;
transferred here 1290-8;
dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Andrews and Nicholas Temple 1543/4
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Shrewsbury BlackfriarsDominican Friars
founded before 1232 by Lady Genevile;
dissolved 1539; granted to Richard Andrews and Nicholas Temple 1543/4
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Shrewsbury GreyfriarsFranciscan Friars Minor, Conventual
founded 1245-6 by Hawise, Countess of Powys;
dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Andrews and Nicholas Temple 1543/4
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Snead PrioryAugustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1190;
transferred to Chirbury c.1195
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Stanton Long CameraKnights Templar
camera or grange;
founded c.1221 ;
dissolved 1308-12
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Stitt CellAugustinian Canons Regular
cell dependent on Haughmond — evidence lacking
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Wenlock NunnerySaxon nuns
founded c.680 by Merwald, King of West Mercia ; ruined; Cluniac house built on site '
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Wenlock Priorypossible secular canons — minster
founded c.1050: built by Earl Leofric;
Cluniac monks
alien house: dependent on La Charité: monks invited by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury, built on site of ruined Saxon nunnery ';
became denizen: independent from 1395;
dissolved 26 January 1540; granted to Augustino de Augustinis 1544/5; 		The Priory Church of Saint Michael and Saint Milburga, Wenlock
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Much Wenlock Priory
Whitchurchpossibly Saxon minster at Album Monasterium
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White Ladies PrioryAugustinian Canonesses
founded c.1199;
dissolved 1538: granted to William Whorwood 1539/40;
house built on site 		St Leonard
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Brewood White Ladies Priory;
Brewood Priory
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Wombridge PrioryAugustinian Canons Regular
transferred from Dodlinch, Somerset before? 1226;
founded 1130-5 by William de Hadley;
dissolved 1536; granted to James Leveson 1539/40;
conventual church continued in parochial use until mid-17th century when ruinous;
Lady Chapel in use until destroyed in a storm 1756;
new parish church built, rebuilt 19th century, in use as current parish church		The Holy Trinity, St Mary Virgin, and St Thomas Martyr
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Wombride Priory
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Woodhouse Austin FriarsAugustinian Friars
founded c.1250: granted by the Turberviles ;
dissolved August 1538; granted'' to Thomas Reeves and George Cotton
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