Until the French Revolution, the abbey of Marmoutier owned numerous estates in France, as well as in England. A list drawn up in the 17th century shows almost 200 dependencies, including five in England. The vast majority of these were priories, but the monks of Marmoutier also owned farms and mills close to their abbey, to ensure supplies.
The abbey's possessions in France
Department of Aisne
priory of Saint-Nicolas de Roucy priory of Saint-Thibaut.
Department of Aube
Notre-Dame priory, Arcis-sur-Aube Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul priory in Dampierre prieuré Sainte-Madeline d'Ortillon prieuré Notre-Dame in Ramerupt.
Department of Calvados
priory of Saint-Vigor de Perrières.
Département of Cher
prieuré Saint-Julien de Bourges priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs de Bourges priory of Saint-Palais
Department of Côtes-d'Armor
prieuré Saint-Malo de Dinan priory of Notre-Dame de Jugon-les-Lacs priory of Saint-Martin de Lamballe Abbey of Saint-Magloire de Léhon.
Department of Eure
priory of Saint-Ouen de Gisors Grange-l'Abbé de Vesly seigneury.
Department of Eure-et-Loir
priory of Saint-Martin-en-Val de Chartres priory of Saint-Martin-de-Chemars, Châteaudun priory of Chuisnes priory of Saint-Martin de Dangeau priory of Saint-Thomas d'Épernon priory of Saint-Nicolas de Fréteval priory of Notre-Dame de Maintenon priory of Meslay-le-Vidame priory of Saint-Maurice de Montigny-le-Gannelon priory of Saint-Nicolas du Puiset priory of Saint-Ange-et-Torçay priory of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Yerre.
Department of Finistère
Île Tristan priory Saint-Martin-des-Champs priory.
Department of Gironde
Sainte-Madeleine de Bazas priory priory of Saint-Denis de Saint-Denis-de-Pile.
Department of Ille-et-Vilaine
Sainte-Madeleine-de-Bonnefontaine priory, Antrain Notre-Dame de Becherel priory Sainte-Trinité priory, Combourg Sainte-Trinité priory, Fougères prieuré Saint-Éxupère de Gahard Saint-Pierre priory, Iffendic prieuré Saint-Symphorien de Martigné-Ferchaud priory of Saint-Sauveur de Saint-Sauveur-des-Landes seigneury of Sens-de-Bretagne priory of Saint-Croix de Vitré.
Department of Indre-et-Loire
Domaine de la Roche-Baudouin at Athée-sur-Cher Moulin du Lée, Cangey Champigny-sur-Veude priory Ferme de Couleur, Chanceaux-sur-Choisille Lavaré Priory in Fondettes Priory of Louroux Prieuré de Saint-Venant de Luynes Blondellerie farm in Monnaie Bourdigal seigneury in Monnaie Bourellerie farm in Monnaie métairie des Champs in Monnaie métairie de la Chèvrerie in Monnaie métairie de Corçay in Monnaie Saint-Jean de Monnaie chapel seigneury of Sentier in Monthodon domaine d'Oie-Blanche in Montlouis-sur-Loire priory of Négron in Nazelles-Négron fief of Neuville-sur-Brenne seigneury of Vauléart in Nouzilly Saint-Pierre church, Parçay-Meslay Chizay farm, Parçay-Meslay Meslay farm, Parçay-Meslay seigneury of Parçay, Parçay-Meslay Pécaudière farm, Parçay-Meslay prieuré Saint-Loup de Rillé Notre-Dame de Rivière priory closerie de Montauran in Rochecorbon Bezay farm, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire du Fresne farm, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire moulin de Garot, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire Haye-Bodin farm, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire moulin de Neuil, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire fief de Berneçay, Saint-Quentin-sur-Indrois Domaine de Chahaigne, Semblançay Semblançay priory Hérissière farm in Sonzay priory of Sonzay priory of Tavant Saint-Barthélemy chapel and farm in Tours Chambrerie farm, Tours Maison de Foncher, Tours La Fontaine farm, Tours Grange-Saint-Martin fiefdom, Tours Lavanderie estate, Tours Milletière farm, Tours Sainte-Radegonde tithe, Tours Rambourg estate, Tours Domaine des Rochettes, Tours Saint-Pierre-de-Rome house, Tours Rougemont enclosure, Tours Sapaillé farm, Tours prieuré des Sept-Dormants in Tours fief du Lavoir, Veigné.
Department of Loir-et-Cher
Mesnil farm in Averdon Saint-Julien priory in Chambon-sur-Cisse Fouleret mill in Chambon-sur-Cisse priory of Saint-Martin, Chouzy-sur-Cisse priory of Saint-Nicolas-de-Villeberfort de Conan priory of Saint-Martin de Lancé priory Saint-Genest de Lavardin priory of Saint Martin de Lavardin priory of Notre-Dame de Mesland priory of Notre-Dame de Morée priory of Saint-Barthélemy d'Orchaise seigneury of Pray priory of Sainte-Gemmes priory of Saint-Marc-du-Cor priory of Marchais de Troo Villerveau estate in Verdes.
Department of Loire-Atlantique
prieuré Saint-Sauveur-de Béré de Châteaubriant prieuré Notre-Dame de Donges priory of Notre-Dame du Pellerin priory of Saint-Martin de Machecoul Sainte-Croix priory, Nantes priory of Saint-Georges de Nort-sur-Erdre Priory of Saint-Martin de Pontchâteau prieuré Saint-Martin de Varades.
Department of Loiret
Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle priory, Orléans.
Department of Maine-et-Loire
prieuré Saint-Éloi-du-Verger d'Angers prieuré Saint-Martin de Bocé priory of Saint-Martin de Carbay prieuré Saint-Quentin de Chalonnes-sur-Loire Saint-Jean-Baptiste priory, Champtoceaux Priory of Saint-Martin de Daumeray prieuré Notre-Dame de Liré Saint-Martin de Montjean-sur-Loire priory Sainte-Madeleine priory, Pouancé Mauny farm, Saint-Georges-sur-Loire Saint-Quentin priory in Saint-Quentin-en-Mauges.
Department of Manche
priory of Saint-Georges-de-Bohon priory of Saint-Pierre d'Héauville priory of Saint-Martin de Mortain.
Department of Marne
priory of Châtillon-sur-Marne priory of Saint-Maurice de Reims prieuré Saint-Rémi de Ventelay.
Department of Mayenne
priory of Saint-Sulpice de Ballée prieuré Sainte-Julitte de Bouère prieuré de Fontaine-Géhard de Châtillon-sur-Colmont prieuré Saint-Martin de Laval Saint-Loup priory, Saint-Loup-du-Dorat priory of Villiers-Charlemagne.
Department of Morbihan
Sainte-Julitte priory, Ambon prieuré Saint-Martin de Josselin priory of Malestroit Saint-Nicolas priory in Ploërmel.
Department of Oise
Notre-Dame priory, Auneuil Neufontaine priory, Cuise-la-Motte prieuré Saint-Sulpice de Pierrefonds
Department of Orne
Saint-Martin priory in Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême.
Department of Pas-de-Calais
prieuré Saint-Martin de Beaurainville prieuré Notre-Dame de Maintenay prieuré Saint-Martin d'Œuf-en-Ternois prieuré Saint-Martin de Renty prieuré Notre-Dame de Sarton.
Department of Sarthe
Orière farm and mill in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe Saint-Guingalois priory in Château-du-Loir prieuré Saint-Martin de Louvigny prieuré Saint-Nicolas de Sablé-sur-Sarthe priory of Saint-Célerin priory of Notre-Dame de Torcé-en-Vallée prieuré Saint-Hippolyte de Vivoin.
City of Paris
prieuré Notre-Dame-des-Champs prieuré Saint-Germain de Villepreux.
Department of Seine-et-Marne
Notre-Dame de Coutevroult priory prieuré de La Celle-sur-Morin prieuré Sainte-Céline de Meaux.
Department of Yvelines
prieuré Saint-Georges de Bazainville prieuré Saint-Martin de Mantes-la-Jolie priory of Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt.
Department of Somme
prieuré Saint-Denis d'Amiens Notre-Dame de Biencourt priory.
Department of Vendée
prieuré Saint-Nicolas de Brem-sur-Mer Saint-Pierre-du-Puy-Belliard priory Chantonnay priory of Commequiers prieuré Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste de Fontaines prieuré Saint-Etienne de La Roche-sur-Yon prieuré Saint-Saturnin de Sigournais prieuré Notre-Dame des Treize-Vents.
Department of Vienne
prieuré de Saint-Benoît d'Aizenay prieuré Notre-Dame de Cernay.
Possessions not geographically located Due to a lack of concordant sources or possible transcription errors in toponyms, the following possessions in France could not be precisely located.
prieuré Saint-Martin de Chemais priory of Faxai in the diocese of Avranches prieuré Saint-Nicolas de Trioul, in the diocese of Poitiers Sainte-Madeleine du Vieilli priory, Rouen diocese prieuré Sainte-Colombe de Bailly, in the diocese of Troyes prieuré Notre-Dame de Croi, in the Évreux diocese prieuré Saint-Germain d'Acquenay, in the diocese of Le Mans priory of Mantillay, in the diocese of Le Mans priory of Saint-Étienne d'Origny, in the diocese of Le Mans priory of Donamez priory of Rossé, in the Vendôme region.
The abbey's possessions in England
priory of Allerton Mauleverer, county of North Yorkshire; priory of d'Aston de Newport Pagnell, county of Buckinghamshire; priory of Cosham, Portsmouth, county of Hampshire; priory of La Sainte-Trinité, York, county of Yorkshire; priory of Witham, county of Essex.
Annexes
Archives The archives départementales d'Indre-et-Loire (Indre-et-Loire departmental archives) hold a parchment-bound in-4° vellum register, comprising 46 sheets written on the acts of visits made by Jean de Mauléon to 90 priories dependent on his abbey from 1316 to 1325.archives départementales de l'Indre-et-Loire, no H.365 Another register gives copies of the leases granted on the priories dependent on the abbey from 1719 to 1767.archives départementales de l'Indre-et-Loire, no H.366
Bibliography
References
See also
Marmoutier Abbey, Tours Tours France