List of monastic houses in Greater Manchester

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

FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication & alternative names ! style="width:10%;"|References & location Gorton Monastery ^Franciscan Friars;extantThe Church and Friary of St Francis |Kersal PrioryhermitageCluniac monksalien house: cell, dependent on Lenton, Nottinghamshire;founded 1145-53: granted after 1143 by Ranulph 'de Gernon', Earl of Chester;became denizen: independent from 1392;dissolved 1538St Leonard____________________Kershall Priory |Marland Grange ~Cistercian monksgrange of Stanlow, Cheshire, then of Whalley;founded before 1212| (approx: location unknown)Warburton Priory #Premonstratensian Canonscell, daughter house of Cockersand, Lancashire;founded c.1200church of St Mary and St Werburgh granted to Cockersand by Adam of Dutton;abandoned before 1271Warburton Cell |

See also List of monastic houses in England

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