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

Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights Hospitaller). The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptory/commandery.

The name of the county is given where there is reference to an establishment in another county. Where the county has changed since the foundation's dissolution the modern county is given in parentheses, and in instances where the referenced foundation ceased to exist before the unification of England, the kingdom is given, followed by the modern county in parentheses.

FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication and alternative names ! style="width:10%;"|References and locationAnkerwycke Priory, WraysburyBenedictine nunsfounded c.1160 by Gilbert de Mountfitchet, Kt., Lord of Wyrardisbury and his son;dissolved before 8 July 1536; granted to Lord Windsor 1538/9 then to Sir Thomas Smith 1550/1ruins in grounds of Ankerwycke HouseThe Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Ankerwyke____________________Ankerwick Priory;Ankerwyke Priory |Ascot Priory *, WinkfieldAnglican nunsfounded 1861; extantThe Priory Church of Jesus Christ |Ascot Priory Home Page Bisham Abbey #Augustinian Canons Regular prioryfounded 1337 by William Montacute;built to the northeast of the site of the former Knights Templars' preceptory (see immediately below)dissolved 1536Benedictine monksabbeyfounded 1537 by Henry VIII;the abbey incorporating parts of the former Knights Templars' structure;(transferred from Chertsey, Surrey);dissolved 1538; granted to Sir Edward Hoby c.1554;extant preceptory & demolished priory/abbey site now headquarters of the National Sports CouncilThe Priory Church of the Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, BishamThe Abbey Church of the Holy Trinity, Bisham____________________Bustlesham Priory; |British History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Bisham — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 2 (pp.82-85)Berkshire History: Bisham Abbey Manor HouseBisham Preceptory #Knights Templarfounded before 1139 by Robert de Ferrers;dissolved 1308–12;Augustinian priory later founded to northeast of site (see immediately above);extant preceptory & demolished priory/abbey site now headquarters of the National Sports Council|Bradfield Abbey ~monksdocumented 1066land granted by King Ine to Hean, Abbot of Abingdon, and Ceolswyth 688-90 to found a monastery; community included monks, status and site otherwise unknown|Bradley Priory ~Benedictine monksdependent on Abingdon Abbey (Oxfordshire)manor, described in 1547 as 'lately a priory';status and site otherwise unknown|Parishes: Chieveley — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (pp.55-70) (approx)Bromhall Priory #,SunningdaleBenedictine nunsdaughter house of Chertsey, Surrey;founded before 1200 by Edward, the Black Prince;accidentally burnt 1462;dissolved 1521 when the last prioress died and the remaining sisters left;given to St John's College, Cambridgeremains destroyed or incorporated into farm buildingsThe Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Bromhall____________________Broomhall Priory |British History Online — House of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Bromhall  — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 2 (pp.80-81) (approx)Cold Ash Centre *Franciscan Friars Minor and sistersNovitiate house for the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary founded 1930s; extantThe Cold Ash Centre |Cold Ash Cookham Abbey ~probable double monasteryfounded before 726; granted to Canterbury by Æthelbald of Mercia;confiscated by Offa and Coenwulf;restored before 798; granted by Archbishop Æthelheard to Cynethryth, an abbess;site now occupied by parochial church| (supposed)Donnington Friary ^Crouched Friarsfounded before 1404 (1392/3), land granted by Sir Richard Abberbury to the London Friary c.1376;dissolved 1538 (recorded at suppression as Trinitarian, later corrected to Crossed Friars);site now occupied by country house named 'The Priory'Donington Friary |British History Online — Friaries: The crouched friars of Donnington — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 2 (pp.91-92)Douai Abbey *, WoolhamptonBenedictine monks(community founded at Douai, Belgium, 1615)removed from Douai 1903; extantThe Abbey Church of Saint Edmund, King and Martyr, Upper Woolhampton |Greenham Preceptory ~Knights Hospitallerfounded c.1180 (1199) on estates granted by Matilda Countess of Clare and Gervase Paynell;last preceptor d. 1442;made part of the estate of the prior of England by the grand master of Rhodes 1445dissolved 1540;briefly restored under Queen Mary|British History Online — House of Knights Hospitallers: The preceptory of Greenham — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 2 (pp.88-89) (approx)Hurley Priory +Benedictine monksfounded before 1087 (1065) granted by Godfrey de Magna Villa (Mandeville) to the Benedictines of Westminster to found a cell;dissolved 1536; granted to Leonard Chamberleyn c.1544nave of church now in parochial useThe Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hurley |British History Online — Houses of Benedictine monks: The priory of Hurley — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 2 (pp.73-77)Kintbury Abbey #possible Saxon abbey, minuter or oratoryfounded before 931, not mentioned in Domesday survey;land granted to Fontevrault Benedictine nuns and brothers 1147 by Robert Le Bossu to found a monastery;transferred to new site at Nuneaton, Warwickshire 1155;planned refoundation probably never establishedSaint Mary | (approx)Poughley Priory ^Augustinian Canons Regularfounded c.1160 by Ralph de Chaddleworth;dissolved 1524 and granted to Cardinal Wolsey's college at Oxford and was occupied by scholars of the college;remains (cellar range) now incorporated into after-dissolution farmhouse without public accessThe Priory Church of Saint Margaret, Poughley |British History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Poughley — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 2 (pp.85-86) (approx)Reading AbbeyCluniac monksfounded 1121 by Henry IBenedictine monksrefounded c.1210;dissolved 1539; granted to Edward, Duke of Somerset c.1550;quarried and dismantled c.1550-1643ruins extantThe Abbey Church of Our Lady and Saint John the Evangelist, Reading |British History Online — Houses of Benedictine monks: The abbey of Reading — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 2 (pp.62-73)Reading Nunnerynunsfounded 979dissolved 1016; granted to Battle, Sussex by William the Conqueror;apparently on the site now occupied by St Mary's Minster Church (restored 1551-1555 with masonry and timbers from the demolished Reading Abbey)|Reading Greyfriars, earlier siteFranciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford)founded 1233 by permission of Adam de Lathbury, abbot of Reading, and the abbey's convent;transferred to new site 1285-6 (see immediately below)|Reading Greyfriars +Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Oxford)transferred from former site (see immediately above) 1285-6 with permission of the abbot of Reading;church built 1311;dissolved 15 September 1538; used as hospital, a poorhouse then a town jail; converted back to a parish churchSaint Francis |British History Online — Friaries: The grey friars of Reading — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire, Volume 2 (pp.89-91)Sandleford Priory ^Augustinian Canons Regularfounded 1193/1202 by Jeffrey (Geoffrey), Earl of Perch and his wife Maud (Matilda);arrangements made 1274 by Maud de Clare, Countess of Gloucester and Hertford (1223–1289) to refound as a double house for Fontevrault Benedictine nuns and brothers, but this did not come about;dissolved 1478remains converted to a country house (see also Sandleford);now an Anglican convent schoolThe Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Sandleford |British History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Sandleford — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 2 (pp.86-88)Shalford PreceptoryKnights Templarfounded c.1198, apparently granted by Simon de Ovile;Knights Hospitallerdissolved after 1276;by 1338 had become a member of GreenhamBrimpton Commandery;Brimpton Preceptory |British History Online — House of Knights Hospitallers: The preceptory of Greenham — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 2 (pp.88-89)British History Online — Parishes: Brimpton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 4 (pp.51-55) (approx)Sheffield Lesser Priory ~Benedictine monksalien house: manor-grange dependent on St Martin-de-Noyon, Charleval;founded after 1086, manor granted to Charleval by the Count of Evreux;locally known as a 'priory'dissolved and privately leased c.1166-7;passed to Reading 1270|Sonning MinsterSaxon minsterheld by Bishop of Ramsbury/Sherborne 10th/11th centurysometimes considered joint see with Ramsbury, Wiltshire;current parochial church dating to 9th century, largely rebuilt 1852–3;restored 1870–90Hundredal Minster |Stratfield Saye PrioryBenedictine monksalien house: priory cell dependent on Valmontfounded 1169 or 1170 by Nicholas de Stoteville (Nicholas d'Estouteville): hermitage granted to Valmont;dissolved 1399;house named 'The Priory' built on site (Beech Hill in the Berkshire part of Stratfield Saye)St Leonard____________________Stratfield-Say Priory |British History Online — Alien priories: The priory of Stratfield Saye — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 2 (p.113)Templeton CameraKnights Templarpossible small hospice or hostel with chapel;passed to Knights Hospitallers in 1311; in private hands at Dissolution;mansion named 'Templeton House' built on site 1895| (approx)

See also List of monastic houses in England

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References

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