List of monastic houses in Somerset

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

FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceCommunities & provenance shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution, and the current status of the site.Formal name or dedicationFormal name or dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated. & alternative namesAlternative names: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching, such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided. !width=10%|ReferencesReferences: presents links to online references to the particular establishment in addition to the general printed and online references given at the foot of this article. Establishments for which online references have not been specified are referred to within the printed references listed. & locationLocation: provides a link to the geographical position of the site of the foundation where established. Where the location has been established the location is pinpointed (dependent on the available resolution of the map data), otherwise the general location is given in italic.Athelney Abbey #possible early hermitage or monastery founded c.878?;Benedictine? monksfounded c.888 by King Alfred (possibly enlarging pre-existing establishment);Benedictine monks(re)founded c.960;dissolved 8 February 1539; granted to John Clayton 1544/5;now on private land, the site of church is marked by a monument erected 1801The Abbey of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Athelwine, Athelney | AthelneyBablew GrangeCluniac monksgrange and chapelBablew: given as priory by Tanner, Notitia Monastica dependent on MontacuteBablew Priory |TintinhullBanwell Monastery Saxon monasterygranted to Asser by Alfred c.888;St Andrew's Church, Banwell, possibly on site (alternative possible sites)| (alleged) (possible) (possible)Barlynch Priory Augustinian Canons Regularfounded between 1154 and 1189 (between 1174(?) and 1220), reputedly by William de Say;dissolved before July 1537; granted to Sir John Wallop 1538/9;remains now on site of Barlynch Farm;now in ownership of Working for WildlifeThe Priory Church of Saint Nicholas, Barlinch____________________Barlinch Priory |Brompton RegisBarrow Gurney NunneryBenedictine nunsfounded c.1200 by ___ Gurney, Lord of Stoke Hamden;dissolved 1536; granted to William Clerke 1544/5;incorporated into Barrow CourtThe Blessed Virgin Mary and St Edmund, King and Martyr____________________Minchin Barrow Priory;Minchinbarrow PrioryBearwe Priory;Borrow Gurney Priory |Barrow GurneyBath Abbey +Saxon nunsfounded c.676, reputedly by King Osric, who granted land to Bertana, abbess;destroyed and rebuilt several times;monksrefounded before 758;secular? 775;Benedictine? monksrefounded 963/4;episcopal diocesan cathedral 1090;dissolved 1539; granted to Humphrey Colles 1542/3;conventual church now in parochial useThe Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath |Bath, SomersetBedminster MonasteryHistorical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in BristolBrent Cell ~Benedictine monkspurported cell dependent on GlastonburyEast Brent Cell | (very approx)Bridgwater Greyfriars ^Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of Bristol)founded c.1245 by William Bruer (Briwere);church consecrated 1445 (after rebuilt/extended);dissolved 13 September 1538Bridge Water Friary |BridgwaterBristol Austin FriarsHistorical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in BristolBristol Eremites FriarsHistorical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in BristolBristol PreceptoryHistorical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in BristolBruton AbbeyBenedictine monksabbey(?) founded c.1005 by Algar, Earl of Cornwall;dissolved before 1086(?);Augustinian Canons Regularrefounded 1127-1135 by William de Mohunraised to abbey status 1511;dissolved 1 April 1539; granted to Maurice Berkely 1545/6|BrutonBuckland PrioryAugustinian Canons Regularfounded c.1166 by William de Arlegh (Erlegh), Lord of Durston;dissolved c.1180;Knights Hospitaller preceptoryrefounded c.1180; dissolved 1433together with priory of Sisters of St John of Jerusalem (see immediately below);refounded c.1180; dissolved after 1500;Augustinian Canons Regularpriory or hospital;refounded after 1500;dissolved 10 February 1539; granted to Alexander Popham and William Halley 1544/5;site now occupied by Buckland FarmJohn the Baptist____________________Minchin Buckland PreceptoryBuckland Sororum |rowspan=2|DurstonBuckland Sisters of St John PriorySisters of St John of Jerusalemtransferred from Carbrooke, Clanfield, Gosford, Hampton, Hogshaw, Shingay, Standon and Swingfield;refounded c.1180;together with Knights Hospitaller Preceptory on the site of former Augustinian Canons Regular priory (see immediately above);dissolved after 1500;Augustinian Canons Regular priory or hospital founded on site (see immediately above);site now occupied by Buckland FarmSt Mary and St NicholasBurtle Priory hermitage, endowed by William son of Godfrey of Eddington 1199;Augustinian Canons Regularpriory cell dependent on Glastonbury 1267;refounded before 1270;independent from 1275;dissolved 1536; granted to John and James Bisse 1553/4:parochial church of St Philip and St James Church built on the siteThe Holy Trinity, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Stephen____________________Burtle Moor Priory;St Stephens Chapel, Sprauellissmede;Byrkley Priory;Burcle Priory;Bercle Priory;Brademers Priory |BurtleCannington PrioryBenedictine nuns — from Dorsetfounded c.1138 by Robert de Courcey;transferred to Colwich, Staffordshire;converted into a mansion;reverted to nunnery;dissolved 1536; granted to Edward Rogers 1538/9;remains incorporated into Cannington Court, built on siteCanyngton Nunnery |Cannington, SomersetCharterhouse on MendipCarthusian monksgrange (purported cell) dependent on Witham;granted Robert May 1544/5|Cheddar Monasteryreference to community 978; called a minster|Chewstoke Cellcell(?)founded (?) by Elizabeth de Sancta Cruce;dissolved before 1500(?)Holy Cross | Clevedon Friary *Franciscan Friars MinorextantFriary and Parish of the Immaculate Conception |Clevedon Cleeve AbbeyCistercian monks — from Revesbyfounded between 1186 and 1191, land granted by William de Roumare (Romara), Earl of Lincoln (building apparently begun by 1198 - 24 or 25 June 1198);dissolved 1536; granted to Thomas, Earl of Sussex 1541/2; (EHThe current trustee of this site is English Heritage)Vallis Florida;Clyve Abbey;Cliff Abbey |Washford/Old CleeveDodlinch Priory ~Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorinepossibly initially dependent on Bristol;associated with the Victorine abbey at Bristol;founded c.1210 by William de Courtney;transferred to new site at Woodspring ?before 1226;dissolved 1230Dodelyng Priory |Downside Abbey *This site has a current monastic function.Benedictine monks(community founded at Douai 1607);transferred from Douaifounded 1814The Abbey Church of Saint Gregory the Great, Downside, Stratton-on-Fosse |Stratton-on-the-FosseDunster Priory +This site has a current non-monastic ecclesiastic function.Benedictine monksdependent on Bath;founded c.1100 (after 1090) by William de Mohun;dissolved 1539; granted to Humphrey Colles 1542/3;church in parochial use as the Priory Church of St GeorgePriory Church of St George |DunsterFrome MonasterySaxon (Benedictine?) monks — purportedly from Malmesbury;founded after 675 by St Aldhelm;dissolved before 690?|Glastonbury AbbeySaxon monksfounded c.6th century(?);Benedictine? monksfounded c.705;secular 9th century?Benedictine monks(re)founded(?) c.960;dissolved 15 November 1539; granted to Edward, Duke of Somerset 1547/8;granted to Sir Peter Carew 1558/9;ruins purchased by the Bath and Wells Diocesan Trust 1908;now in ownership of the registered charity Glastonbury Abbey Trust with public accessThe Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Glastonbury |GlastonburyGreen Ore Cell(?)Benedictine monks'cell of Glaston';probable grange of Hinton CharterhouseGreen Oare |Haselbury Prioryhermitage to 1154;Augustinian Canons RegularWilliam fitz Walter began house — apparently not completed; possibly destroyed in the contests of the barons|Hinton PrioryCarthusian monks(community founded 1222 at Hatherop, Gloucestershire 1222);transferred here May 1232;dissolved 1539;now in private ownership without public accessHinton Charterhouse |Hinton CharterhouseIlchester Blackfriars #Dominican Friarsfounded between 1221 and 1260;dissolved 1538;demolished early 19th century|IlchesterIlchester Nunnery hospital founded c.1217-1220 by William Dennis (Dacus);Augustinian Canonessesrefounded before 1281;dissolved before 1463Whitehall Hospital of the Holy Trinity____________________Blanchesale Hospital;Whitehall Hospital |James Stevens-Cox, A History of Ilchester, the ancient county town of Somerset nos. 1–6, 8 & 9 (1958), p. 129IlchesterIlminsterpossible Saxon minster; land granted to Muchelney by King Ine; no record of community|Keynsham AbbeyAugustinian Canons Regularfounded c.1170 by William, Earl of Gloucesterdissolved 1539; granted to Thomas Bridges, Esq 1552/3|KeynshamKilve Chantryfounded 1329 by Simon de Furneaux;dissolved late 14th centurydamaged by fire in 1848|KilveLangley Prioryuncertain order and foundationhouse of St Mary, brothers or canons, short-lived establishment 12th century|Martock Priorygranted to Humphry Colles 1542/3|Moorlynch CellBenedictine monkscell dependent on Glastonbury|Montacute PrioryCluniac monksfounded between c.1078 and 1102 by William, Count of Mortaindissolved 1539; granted to Robert, Earl of Leicester 1573/4;remains now part of Abbey FarmhouseMontecute;Mons Acutus |MontacuteMuchelney AbbeyBenedictine? monksfounded before 693 traditionally by King Ine;destroyed in raids by the Danes(?)c.878secular collegiate?founded 939 by King Athelstan;Benedictine monksfounded c.950 (959);dissolved 3 January 1538; granted to Edward, Earl of Hertford 1537/8;(EHThe current trustee of this site is English Heritage)Michelney Abbey |MuchelneyPennard MinsterSaxon minster|Pitminsterpossible Saxon minster|Potbury PrioryAugustinian Canons Regularpossible priory dependent on Bristol — no record of cell|Regil GrangeCistercian monksgrange? dependent on Flaxley;founded before 1200(?)|Stavordale PrioryAugustinian Canons Regular — Vitorinefounded before 1243 by a member of the Lovel family;merged with Taunton 1533;granted to John, Earl of Oxford 1544/5;conventual church converted into a private house, renovated and extended in 1905Slaverdale Priory |Charlton MusgroveSteep Holme CellAugustinian Canons Regularcell dependent on Studley, Oxfordshire;founded before 1260;dissolved before 1300|Stogursey PrioryBenedictine monksalien house: dependent on Lonlay 1183;founded 1100-07: church granted by William de Falaise and his wife Geva;granted to Eton College 1440; last prior left 1442Stoke Courcy Priory |C. Gathercole, An Archaeological Assessment of Stogursey, Somerset Urban Archaeology Surveys (English Heritage Extensive Urban Surveys/Somerset County Council 2003), with link to full report (SW South-West Heritage Trust).StogurseyTaunton Priory #There is no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains at this site.secular collegiatefounded before 904;Augustinian Canons Regularfounded c.1120 (c.1115) by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester;dissolved 1539; granted to Mathew Colehurst 1544/5;part of remains now called 'Priory Barn';converted into a cricket museumThe Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Taunton