The following is a list of the monastic houses in South Yorkshire, England.
FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication & alternative names !width = 10%|References & locationBeauchief Abbey +Premonstratensian canons — from Welbeck, (Nottinghamshire)daughter house of Welbeck;founded 1173-6 (1183) by Robert fitz Ranulph, Lord Alfreton, Albinus, Abbot of Darley, witnessed foundation charter;dissolved 4 February 1537; granted to Sir Nicholas Strelly 1537;remains incorporated into present parish church, restored 19th centuryThe Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Beauchief____________________Beauchief Priory;De Bello Capite Abbey |Doncaster Greyfriars #Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of York)founded before 1284;dissolved 20 November 1538|British History Online — Friaries: Houses of grey friars — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.264–267)Doncaster Whitefriars #Carmelite Friarsfounded 1351, land granted by three people — John of Gaunt later regarded as a founder;dissolved 13 November 1538|British History Online — Friaries: The white friars of Doncaster — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.267–270)Dunscroft GrangeCistercian monksprobably residential grange dependent on Rochefounded after 1186;dissolved with Roche? (25 June 1538)|Ecclesfield Priory ^Benedictine monksalien house: cell dependent on St-Wandrille;church granted by Richard de Lovetot;dissolved 1356;granted to the Carthusians of Coventry, Warwickshire (West Midlands);remains incorporated into house built on site 1736|British History Online — Alien houses — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.387–391)Hampole Priorypossibly Benedictine nunsfounded before 1156 by William de Clarefai and his wife Avicia de Tany;with regular priests or brethren from 12th century to after 1308;Cistercian nunsby 13th century;dissolved 1539The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Hampole |British History Online — Houses of Cistercians nuns: Priory of Hampole — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.163–165)Monk Bretton PrioryCluniac monksdependent on Pontefract (West Yorkshire);founded 1153-5 by Adam fitz Suan (Swain);Benedictine monksindependent from c.1279;refounded 1279–81; struck off Cluniac list 1291;dissolved 21 November 1539; granted to William Blithman 1540/1; (EH)The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene of Lund |British History Online — Houses of Benedictine monks: Priory of Monk Bretton — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.91–95)Roche AbbeyCistercian monksdaughter house of Newminster, Northumberland;founded 30 July 1147 by Richard de Builli and Richard fitz Turgis;dissolved 23 June 1538; granted to William Ramesden and Thomas Vavasor 1546/7;remains incorporated into the grounds of Sandbeck Hall and landscaped by Capability Brown 1774, who demolished much of the claustral buildings; (EH)The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Roche____________________Roch Abbey |British History Online — Houses of Cistercian monks: Roche — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.153–156)Tickhill Austin Friars ^Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of York)founded c.1260 (c.1256?) by John Clarell, (?)Dean of St Paul's or Prebendary of Southwell and rector of East Brigford;dissolved 19 November 1538, surrendered to Sir George Lawson and commissioners;remains incorporated into houses called 'The Friars' built on site c.1663|British History Online — Friaries: The Austin friars of Tickhill — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.280–281)Tickhill Cell(?)Cluniac monkspossible cell dependent on Lenton, Nottinghamshire — (evidence lacking)founded before c.1415;dissolved after 1504|Tickhill Trinitarians? ≈Trinitariansreference to TrinitariansTickhill Trinitarians Leland, Itinerary, ii, p. 112 probably indicates Austin Friary|
See also List of monastic houses in England
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