List of monastic houses in Northamptonshire

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

FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication & alternative names !width = 10%|References & locationBrackley Blackfriarshospital of Ss James and John;Dominican Friars(1420) intended conversion of hospital never implemented|Brixworth Abbey +Saxon monastery Benedictine? monksfounded after 675; daughter church of Medehamstede (Peterborough), Mercia (Cambridgeshire);probably became a minster;destroyed? 870 in raids by the Danes;parochial c.960-70; now parochial: All Saints' Church, Brixworth|Pastscape — Detailed Result: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTSCanons Ashby Priory +Augustinian Canons Regularfounded 1147-51 (during the reign of Stephen) by Stephen de Leye;dissolved 1536;became nunnery; granted to Sir Francis Bryan 1537/8;converted into secular residence;part of church now in parochial useThe Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ashby____________________Canon's Ashby PrioryAshby Priory |Pastscape — Detailed Result: CANONS ASHBY PRIORYBritish History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Canons Ashby — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.130-133)Castor PriorySaxon nunsfounded before 664–5;destroyed by the Danes c.870 (or, less likely, 1010)Dormundescastre Priory |Catesby Prioryevidently initially Benedictine nunsfounded c.1175 by Robert de Esseby (Ashby); order by papal bull c.1189;Cistercian nunsfounded c.1175;Augustinian Canons Regularfounded after 1175 (associated with the Cistercian nunnery);(given as Gilbertine in the Mappa Mundi);with regular priests or brethren (from date unknown to after 1316)dissolved 1536; granted to John Onley 1536/7;house built on site 16th century; demolished 1863St Mary and St EdmundorSt Mary, St Edmund and St Thomas the Martyr (?)____________________Katebi Priory;Katesbey Priory |Pastscape — Detailed Result: CATESBY PRIORYPastscape — Detailed Result: CATESBY PRIORYBritish History Online — Houses of Cistercian nuns: The priory of Catesby | A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.121-125)Chacombe PrioryAugustinian Canons Regularfounded between 1216 and 1272 (during the reign of Henry II);dissolved 1536; granted to Michael Fox 1544/5;house named 'Chacombe Priory' built 17th century on the siteChalcombe Priory |Pastscape — Detailed Result: CHACOMBE PRIORYBritish History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Chalcombe — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.133-135)Daventry PrioryCluniac monks(founded initially at Preston Capes c.1090);transferred here 1107–8;alien house: dependent on La Charite;allegedly seceded from Cluniac Order c.1231, although apparently reported directly to La Charite 1298, 1390 and 1405;became denizen: independent from 1405;dissolved 1525; granted to Christ Church, Oxford;Holy Cross church attached to the west range of the claustral buildings, demolished and replaced 19th centurySt Augustine____________________Daventre Priory |Pastscape — Detailed Result: DAVENTRY PRIORYBritish History Online — Houses of Cluniac monks: The priory of St Augustine, Daventry — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.109-114)Daventry Holy Cross PrioryDeene PrioryBenedictine monkspriory cell, dependent on Westminster;founded before 1066;dissolved after 1086|Pastscape — Detailed Result: DEENE PRIORYDelapré AbbeyCluniac nunsfounded c.1145, built by Simon de St Liz (Senlis) II, Earl of Northampton;dissolved 15 December 1538; granted to John Merabe 1542/3St Mary____________________Northampton, Delapre Abbey;de Pratis |Pastscape — Detailed Result: DELAPRE ABBEYPastscape — Detailed Result: DELAPRE ABBEYBritish History Online — House of Cluniac nuns: The abbey of Delapre — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.114-116)Dingley PreceptoryKnights Hospitallersfounded before 1154;merged with Battisford 1461;dissolved 1540; granted to Edward Griffith 1544|Pastscape — Detailed Result: DINGLEY HOSPITALLERS PRECEPTORYBritish History Online — House of Knights Hospitallers — The preceptory of Dingley — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.142-144)Everdon Priory #Benedictine monksalien house: grange dependent on Bernayfounded before c.1100;considered by some a parcel of Creeting St. Mary;dependent on Eton College before 1367;dissolved before c.1399; granted to Eton College 1440;remains recorded 1720; not locatable by 1970|Pastscape — Detailed Result: MONUMENT NO. 339556British History Online — Alien houses: The priory of Everdon — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (p.182)Fineshade PrioryAugustinian Canons Regularfounded before 1208 by Richard Engayne (Engain), Lord of Blatherwike;dissolved 1536; granted to John, Lord Russell 1541/2;Sir Robert Kirkham converted west range into a country residence, which was demolished along with the remains of the priory 1749;house subsequently built on site; demolished 1956St Mary____________________Castle Hymel Priory |Pastscape — Detailed Result: FINESHADE ABBEYBritish History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Fineshade or Castle Hymel — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.135-136)Fotheringhay NunneryCluniac nunsfounded c1141(?)transferred to Delapré c.1145;secular college founded on site 1411, with associated church c.1460;dissolved 1548; granted to James CrewFodringhey College |Pastscape — Detailed Result: FOTHERINGHAY COLLEGEBritish History Online — Colleges: Fotheringhay — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.170-177)Grafton Regis PrioryAugustininan Canons Regularcell or hermitage;founded 1180–1205;amalgamated with the Abbey of St James's, Northampton before 1400 (end of 14th century)St Mary and St Michael____________________Grafton Regis Hermitage |Pastscape — Detailed Result: GRAFTON REGIS PRIORYBritish History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The hermitage of Grafton Regis — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (p.137)Guilsborough PreceptoryKnights Hospitallercamera/hospitalfounded before 1285;dissolved before 1338|Kalendar PrioryPremonstratensian canonspriory?/cell, dependent on Sulby;founded after 1155: land granted by William Buttevant;probably ceased to exist before 1291(?)St John____________________Kayland PrioryKaylend Priory |Pastscape — Detailed Result: KAYLAND PRIORY CELLLuffield Priory, SyreshamPartly in Buckinghamshire. See entry under List of monastic houses in BuckinghamshireNorthampton AbbeyAugustinian Canons Regularfounded c.1145-50 by William Peverel II of Nottingham;dissolved August 1538; granted to Nicholas Giffard 1545/6;housing estate now occupies siteThe Abbey Church of Saint James, known as Northampton Abbey in St James End, Northampton |Pastscape — Detailed Result: NORTHAMPTON ABBEYBritish History Online — Houses of Austin canons: The abbey of St James, Northampton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.127-130)Northampton Austin FriarsAugustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford)founded 1275-90 (or possibly not before 1323 by Sir John Longville, of WolvertonNorthampton Austin Friars: Sir John Longville is said to have founded the house 1323, however deeds between 1275 and 1290 refer to an Austin friary in existence at that time);dissolved 1538; granted to Robert Dighton 1540/1|Pastscape — Detailed Result: NORTHAMPTON AUSTIN FRIARYBritish History Online — Friaries: The Austin friars of Northampton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (p.147)Northampton Blackfriars ~Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of Oxford)founded before 1233;dissolved 1538; granted to William Ramesden 1544/5|Pastscape — Detailed Result: NORTHAMPTON BLACKFRIARSBritish History Online — Friaries: The black friars of Northampton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.144-146) (probable)Northampton Friars of the SackFriars of the Sackfounded before 1271;abandoned (before(?)) 1303|Pastscape — Detailed Result: NORTHAMPTON FRIARY OF FRIARS OF THE SACK (probable)Northampton Greyfriars, earlier siteFranciscan Friars (under the Custody of Oxford)founded 1226 by Sir Richard Gobion;transferred to new site (see immediately below) c.1235|Pastscape — Detailed Result: NORTHAMPTON GREYFRIARSBritish History Online — Friaries: The Franciscans of Northampton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.146-147)Northampton GreyfriarsFranciscan Friars (under the Custody of Oxford)transferred from earlier site (see immediately above) c.1235; built by 1258;dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Taverner 1544/5|Northampton — St Andrew's PrioryCluniac monksalien house: dependent on La Charitéfounded 1093–1100;became denizen: independent from 1405;dissolved 1538;site built over 19th centurySt Andrew |Pastscape — Detailed Result: ST ANDREWS PRIORYBritish History Online — Houses of Cluniac monks: The priory of St Andrew, Northampton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.102-109)Northampton WhitefriarsCamelite Friarsfounded before 1265 (1271) by Simon Montford and Thomas Chitwood;dissolved 1538; granted to William Ramesden 1544/6|Pastscape — Detailed Result: NORTHAMPTON WHITEFRIARSBritish History Online — Friaries: The Carmelite friars of Northampton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.148-149)Northampton NunneryFranciscan nunsfounded 1252;dissolved after 1272|Oxney PrioryHistorical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in CambridgeshirePeterborough AbbeyHistorical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in CambridgeshirePipewell AbbeyCistercian monksdaughter house of Newminster;founded 13 September 1143 (1141) by William de Boutwylein;dissolved 5 November 1538; granted to William, Marquess of Northampton 1547/8;ruinous by 1548; systematically demolished and used as building material;(not the modern 'Abbey church' to the north)Pikewell Abbey |Pastscape — Detailed Result: PIPEWELL ABBEYBritish History Online — House of Cistercian monks: The abbey of Pipewell — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.116-121)Preston Capes PrioryCluniac monksalien house: dependent on La Charité;founded c.1090 by Hugh de Leicester;transferred to Daventry 1107–8|Pastscape — Detailed Result: PRESTON CAPES PRIORYRothwell PrioryAugustinian canonessesfounded before 1262, probably by a member of the Clare family, purportedly by Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester;dissolved 1537–8;former farmhouse known as 'The Nunnery' possibly built on siteThe Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Rothwell |Pastscape — Detailed Result: ROTHWELL PRIORYBritish History Online — House of Austin nuns: The nunnery of Rothwell — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 2 (pp.137-138)Sewardsley PrioryCistercian nunsfounded between 1216 and 1272 (during the reign of Henry II) by Richard de Lestre;dependent on the Cluniacs at Delapré 1459/60 for maintenance (though no evidence that the community converted to the Cluniac order);dissolved 1538; granted to Richard Fermer 1550/1Sewardesley Priory