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LIST OF ENGLISH RELIGIOUS HOUSES
Houses, priories, abbey's and hospitals, alphabetically, by House
C-F

Key     <<(A - B)     C    D    E    F     (G - L)    (M - P)    (Q - V)    (W - Y)>>
For images of some of these houses, see my photochrom pages, Abbeys of the British Isles One and Two.


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Attribution.

For more information on some of these houses, see the English Monastic Archives page
through University College London.
  

LIST OF ENGLISH RELIGIOUS HOUSES

An asterisk(*) prefixed to a religious house signifies that there are considerable remains extant.

A dagger(†) prefixed signifies that there are sufficient remains to interest an archaeologist.

No attention is paid to mere mounds or grass-covered heaps.
For these marks as to remains the author is not responsible.  They have kindly been contributed by
Rev. Dr. Cox and Mr. W. H. St. John Hope, who desire it to be known that they do not in any way
consider these marks exhaustive ; they merely represent those remains with which one or other, or both,
are personally acquainted.

The following abbreviations for the names of the religious Orders, etc., have been used in the list: —

A. (fs)        = Austin Friars, or Hermits.
A. (n.)        = Austin nuns.
A. P.          = Alien Priories.
A. (sep.)    = Austin Canons of the holy Sepulchre
A. H.         = Alien Hospitals
B.              = Benedictines, or Black monks
B(fs.)         = Bethelmite Friars
B. (n.)        = Benedictine nuns.
Bridg.        = Bridgettines.
C.              = Cistercian monks.
C. (n.)        = Cistercian nuns.
Carm.        = Carmelite, or White Friars.
Carth.        = Carthusians.
Cl              = Cluniac monks.
Cl. (n.)       = Cluniac nuns.
Cru.           = Crutched, or Crossed Friars. 
Dom.         = Dominican, or Black Friars.   
Dom. (n.)   = Dominican nuns.
F. A.          = Friars de Areno.
F. D.          = Friars de Domina, or of Our Lady.
<>Franc.       = Franciscan, or Grey Friars.
Fran. (n.)  = Franciscan nun.
G.             = Gilbertines(canons following the  rule of St. Austin, and nuns  that of St. Benedict.)
H.             = Hospitals.
H. (lep.)    = Leper Hospitals.
H.-A.(fs.) = Hospitals served by Austin Friars.
H.-B.(fs.) = Hospitals served by Bethelmite Friars.
H. G.        = Hospitals served by Gilbertines.
Hosp.       = Knights Hospitallers. [or Hospitalers]
M.            = Maturins, or Friars of the HolyTrinity.<>
P.             = Premonstratensian Canons.
P. (n.)       = Premonstratensian nuns.
P. F.         = Pied Friars.
S.             = Friars of the Sack, or De Penitentia.
Temp.       = Knights Templars.
a plus(+)   = Ancient religious houses
+(n.)         = Ancient religious houses of women.


 

 

 

+

    Cadweli

Carmarthen.

+

    Caerleon

Monmouth.

+   

    Caistor, or Dormundescastre

Northants.

 

—end page 262—

 
  
ORDER.

HOUSE.

 
COUNTY.

+ (n.)

    Calcaria, or Caelcacester

Yorks.

 

    Caldey (see Dogmael’s, St.)

Pembroke.

C.

*  Calder, abbey

Cumberland.

A.

    Caldwell, priory

Beds.

A.

†  Calke (cell to Repton)

Derby.

H.

    Calne, St. John’s

Wilts.

A.

    Calwich, priory

Stafford.

B.

     Cambridge, Monks’ or Buckingham College (now
           St. Mary Magdalen College) 		Cambridge.

B. (n.)

 *  Cambridge, St. Radegund’s (now Jesus College) Cambridge.

G.

    Cambridge, St. Edmund’s

Cambridge.

Dom.

    Cambridge

Cambridge.

Franc.

    Cambridge

Cambridge.

Carm.

    Cambridge

Cambridge.

A. (fs.)

    Cambridge

Cambridge.

S.

    Cambridge

Cambridge.

B. (fs.)

    Cambridge

Cambridge.

F. D.

    Cambridge

Cambridge.

H.

    Cambridge, St. John Evangelist’s

Cambridge.

+ (n.)

    Camestrune, or Camesterne

Dorset.

A. P.

    Cammeringham (cell to Perm. abbey of Blanchland,
         Norm.) 		Lincoln.

A. (n.)

    Campsey

Suffolk.

B. (n.)

    Cannington

Somerset.

A. (n.)

    Canonleigh, or Mychen Leigh

Devon.

B.

*  Canterbury, St. Augustine’s, abbey

Kent.

B.
B.
B. 		*  Canterbury, Christ Church Cathedral priory
          * Cells : —Dover, St. Martin’s
                        † Oxford, Canterbury College 		Kent.
Kent.
Oxford.

B. (n.)

    Canterbury, St. Sepulchre’s

Kent.

 

—end page 263—

 
 
ORDER.

HOUSE.


COUNTY.

A.

†  Canterbury, St. Gregory’s, priory

Kent.

Dom.

†  Canterbury

Kent.

Franc.

†  Canterbury

Kent.

A. (fs.)

†  Canterbury

Kent.

+

    Canterbury, St. Mildred’s

Kent.

H.

*  Canterbury, St. John the Baptist’s

Kent.

H.

†  Canterbury, Poor Priests

Kent.

H. (lep.)

    Canterbury, St. Laurence’s

Kent.

H.
H.
H.
H.
     Canterbury, St. Margaret’s
                    * Eastbridge, St. Thomas Cant.  
                       St. Nicholas. 
                       St. Catherine.

Kent.

B.

    Canwell, priory

Stafford.

 

    Canyngton (see Cannington).

 

+ (n.)

    Carbroke (afterwards removed to Buckland)

Norfolk.

Hosp.

    Carbroke

Norfolk.

Dom.

    Cardiff

Glamorgan.

Franc.

†  Cardiff

Glamorgan.

Carm.

†  Cardiff

Glamorgan.

 

    Cardigan (see Chertsey).

 

 

    Carham-on-Tweed (see Kirkham).

 

A. P.

†  Carisbrooke (cell to Lira)

I. of Wright

A.

*  Carlisle, Cathedral, priory

Cumberland.

Dom.

    Carlisle

Cumberland.

Franc.

    Carlisle

Cumberland.

H. (lep.)

    Carlisle, St. Nicholas’

Cumberland.

A.

    Carmarthen, priory

Carmarthen.

Franc.

    Carmarthen

Carmarthen.

B. (n.)

*  Carrow

Norfolk.

 

    Carswell (see Montacute).

 

A.

*  Cartmel, priory

Lancaster.

Cl.

*  Castleacre, priory

Norfolk.

H.

    Castle Donington

Leicester.

 

—end page 264—

 
 
ORDER.

 
HOUSE. 		 
COUNTY.

H.

    Catchburne

Northumberland.

B. (n.)

†  Catesby

Northants.

+

    Cathall

Herts.

H.

    Catterick

Yorks.

G.

†  Cattley

Lincoln.

+ (n.)

    Catune

Staffs.

B.

*  Cerne, abbey

Dorset.

A.

†  Chacomb, priory

Northants.

A. P.

    Charlton, near Uphaven (cell to Prem., abbey,
          L’Isle Dieu) 		Wilts.

A. P.

    Charlton-on-Otmoore (cell to S. Ebrulf in Utica,
        Norm.) 		Oxford.

H. (lep.)

    Chatham

Kent.

B. (n.)

†  Chatteris

Cambridge.

+

    Chauce, or Charite

Sussex.

Dom.

    Chelmsford

Essex.

+

    Cheltenham

Gloucester.

B.

†  Chepstow

Monmouth.

B.
B. 		†  Chertsey, abbey
           Cells : —Cardigan 		Surrey.
Cardigan.

B.

*  Chester, St. Werburgh’s, abbey

Cheshire.

B. (n.)

    Chester, St. Mary’s

Cheshire.

Dom.

    Chester

Cheshire.

Franc.

    Chester

Cheshire.

Carm.

    Chester

Cheshire.

H.
H.
H.

    Chester, St. John Baptist’s
                  St. Giles’.
                  St. Michael’s.

Cheshire.

H. (lep.)

    Chesterfield

Derby.

A.

    Chetwode

Bucks.

+ (n.)

    Chewstoke, or St. Cross

Somerset.

 

    Chich (see St. Osyth’s)

 

Dom.

    Chichester

Sussex.

Franc.

    Chichester

Sussex.

 

—end page 265—

 
 
ORDER.

HOUSE.

 
COUNTY.

+

    Chichester

Sussex.

H. (lep.)

     Chichester, St. James’
                      St. Mary Magdalen’s                
                   * St. Mary’s

Sussex.

G.

*  Chicksand

Beds.

+ (n.)

    Chille, or Chiltre

Herts.

A.

    Chipley (annexed to Clare)

Suffolk.

Hosp.

    Chippenham

Cambridge.

A.

    Chirbury, priory

Salop.

+

    Cholsey

Berks.

H. (lep.)

    Chosell

Norfolk.

 

    Chotes (see Croxden).

 

A.

*  Christchurch, or Twyneham

Hants.

+

    Churchill

Devon.

A.

†  Cirencester, abbey

Gloucester.

H.

    Cirencester, St. Thomas’
                        St. John the Evangelist.
                        St. Laurence’s.

Gloucester.

A. P.

    Clare (cell of St Martin de Champs)

Carmarthen.

H.

    Clare

Carmarthen.

A. (fs.)

*  Clare

Suffolk.

A. P.

    Clare in the Castle (cell to Bec ; removed to Stoke.)

 

A. P.

    Clatford (cell to Caux de Coleto, Norm.)

Wilts.

G.

†  Clattercote, priory

Oxford.

C.

*  Cleeve, abbey

Somerset.

B. (n.)

    Clementhorpe

Yorks.

A. (fs.)

    Cleobury Mortimer (see Woodhouse).

 

B. (n.)

    Clerkenwell

Middlesex.

Hosp.

    Clerkenwell (see London).

 

H.

    Cleyhanger

Devon.

Cl.

    Clifford, priory

Hereford.

 

—end page 266—

 
 
ORDER.

HOUSE.

 
COUNTY.

+

    Clive, or Wenlesclive

Worcester.

H.

    Clothdale

Herts.

B. (n.)

    Codenham (cell of Keyston)

Suffolk.

C.

†  Coggeshall, abbey

Essex.

A. P.

    Coggs (cell to Fecamp, Norm.)

Oxford.

C. (n.)

    Cokehill

Worcester.

+

    Cokerham

Lancaster.

P.

†  Cokersande, abbey

Lancaster.

A.

†  Cokesford, priory

Norfolk.

 

    Coket (see Albans, St.)

 
B.
B. 		†  Colchester, St. John’s, abbey
           Cell : —Barrow 		Essex.
Essex.

A.

*  Colchester, St. Botulph’s, priory

Essex.

Cru.

    Colchester

Essex.

Franc.

    Colchester

Essex.

H. (lep.)

    Colchester, St Mary Magdalen’s

Essex.

B.

†  Colne Earls, priory (cell of Abingdon)

Essex.

C.

†  Combe, abbey

Warwick.

Hosp.

    Combe (Temple)

Somerset.

C.

†  Combermere, abbey

Radnor.

+

    Congar’s Mon.

Glamorgan.

A.

    Conishead, priory

Lancaster.

+

    Constantine

Cornwall.

H.

    Cookham

Surrey.

A. (n.)

    Cornworthy

Devon.

A. P.

    Corsham (cell to Caen)

Wilts.

H. (lep.)

    Cotes, near Rockingham

Northants.

+

    Cottingham (transl. Haltemprice)

Yorks.

A. P.

    Covenham (cell to Karilefus in diocese of Mains, 
            afterwards to Kirksted.)

Lincoln.

B.

†  Coventry, Cathedral, priory

Warwick.

 

—end page 267—

 
 
ORDER.

HOUSE.

 
COUNTY.

Carth.

*  Coventry, St. Anne’s, near

Warwick.

Franc.

†  Coventry

Warwick.

Carm.

†  Coventry

Warwick.

H.

*  Coventry, Bablake
                     Grey Friars’. 
                     Sponnes.      
                     St. John Baptist’s.

Warwick.

P.

*  Coverham, abbey

Yorks.

 

    Conwick (see Tavistock).

 

A. P.

    Cowicke, or Cuich, near Exeter (cell to Bec)

Devon.

Hosp.

    Cowley (Temple), or Sandford

Oxford.

A. (n.)

    Crabhouse

Norfolk.

 

    Cranborne (see Tewkesbury)

 

+

    Crawley

Bucks.

+

    Crayke

Yorks.

H.

    Crediton

Devon.

Temp. & Hosp.

    Cressing (Temple)

Essex.

A. P.

    Cresswell, or Careswell (cell to Grandmont, Norm.)

Hereford.

A.

*  Creyk, abbey

Norfolk.

A. P.

    Creting, St. Olave (a cell to Grestein)

Suffolk.

H.

    Cricklade

Wilts.

H.

    Crowmersh

Oxford.

C.

*  Croxden, abbey

Stafford.

P.
P. 		†  Croxton, abbey
              Cell : —Hornby 		Leicester.
Lancaster.

H.

    Croydon

Surrey.

B.
B. 		*  Croyland, or Crowland, abbey
               Cell : —Freston 		Lincoln.
Lincoln.

A. P.

    Cumbermere (cell to Savigny)

Cheshire.

 

—end page 268—

 
 
ORDER.

HOUSE.

 
COUNTY.

A.

    Cumbwell, priory

Kent.

A.

    Custhorpe (cell to Westacre)

Norfolk.

C.

*  Cwmhyre, abbey

Radnor.

 

    Cyrus, St. (see Montacute).

 

 

 

 

+

    Daegleford, or Deilesford

Gloucester.

+

    Dacor

Cumberland.

Hosp.

    Dalby

Leicester.

P.

*  Dale, or Stanley Park, abbey

Derby.

A.

†  Darly, abbey

Derby.

Dom. (n.)

†  Dartford

Kent.

H.

    Dartford, Trinity H.

Kent.

H. (lep.)

    Dartford, St. Mary Magdalen’s.

 

+

    Dartmouth

Devon.

Cl.

†  Daventry, priory

Northants.

B. (n.)

*  Davington

Kent.

 

    Deerhurst (see Tewkesbury).

 

B. (n.)

    De la Pré, or de Pratis

Herts.

Carm.

†  Denbigh

Denbigh.

Fran. (n.)

*  Denney

Cambridge.

H.

    Denwall

Cheshire.

A.

    Denys, St., Southampton

Hants.

 

    Deping (see Thorney)

Lincoln.

A.

    Derby (see Darley)

Derby.

B. (n.)

    Derby, King’s Mead

Derby.

 

    Derby, St. James (see Bermondsey.)

Derby.

Dom.

    Derby

Derby.

H. (lep.)

    Derby, Maison Dieu

Derby.

H. (lep.)

    Derby, St. Leonard’s

Derby.

B.

    Derent (cell to Rochester)

Kent.

+

    Dereham, East

Norfolk.

P.

*  Dereham, West

Norfolk.

H. (lep.)

    Devizes

Wilts.

 

—end page 269—

 
 
ORDER.

HOUSE.

 
COUNTY.

C.

†  Dieulacres, abbey

Stafford.

Temp. & Hosp.

    Dimsley (Temple)

Herts.

Hosp.

†  Dingley

Northants.

Hosp.

    Dinmore

Hereford.

A. P.

    Docking (cell to Ivry, Norm.)

Norfolk.

+

    Dodeling, or Dodelinch

Somerset.

P.

    Dodford (see Halesowen)

Worcester.

A.

    Dodnash, priory

Suffolk.

B.

    Dogmael’s, St., abbey
               Cell : —Caldey.

Pembroke.

Franc.

    Doncaster

Yorks, W. R.

Carm.

    Doncaster

Yorks, W. R.

H.

    Doncaster, St. James’

Yorks, W. R.

H.

    Doncaster, St. Nicholas’

Yorks, W. R.

H.

    Donington

Leicester.

M.

    Donnington, near Newbury

Berks.

H.

    Donnington, near Newbury.

Berks.

A.

*  Dorchester, abbey

Oxford.

Franc.

    Dorchester

Dorset.

H.

    Dorchester, St. John Baptist’s

Dorset.

C.

*  Dore

Hereford.

C. (n.)

    Douglas

Isle of Man.

 

 *  Dover, St. Martin’s (see Canterbury, Christ
            Church).

Kent.

H.

    Dover, St. Mary’s

Kent.

H. (lep.)

    Dover, St. Bartholomew’s

Kent.

A.

    Drax, priory

Yorks.

A. (fs.)

    Droitwich

Worcester.

H.

    Droitwich

Worcester.

 

*  Dudley (see Wenlock)

Stafford.

C.

†  Dunkeswell, abbey

Devon.

A.

†  Dunmow, priory

Essex.

C.

    Dunscroft, in Hatfield (cell to Rievaulx)

Yorks.

 

—end page 270—

 
 
ORDER.

HOUSE.

 
COUNTY.

+

    Dunscrofte

Yorks.

A.

*  Dunstable, priory

Beds.

Dom.

    Dunstable

Beds.

H.

    Dunstane, or Mere

Lincoln.

 

†  Dunster (see Bath)

Somerset.

B.

    Dunwich (cell to Eye)

Suffolk.

Dom.

†  Dunwich

Suffolk.

Franc.

    Dunwich

Suffolk.

H.
H. (lep.) 		    Dunwich, Maison Dieu
                  † St. James’.

Suffolk.

Hosp.

    Dunwich

Suffolk.

P.

†  Dureford, abbey

Sussex.

B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.
B.

*  Durham Cathedral, priory
              Cells : —†  Farne Island
                            *  Finchale       
                            *  Jarrow      
                            *  Lindisfarne         
                                Lytham      
                                Oxford, Durham College  
                            †  Stamford, St. Leonard’s    
                            *  Monk Wearmouth

Durham.
Northumberland.
Durham.
Durham.
Northumberland.
Lancaster.
Oxford.
Lincoln.
Durham.

 

 

 

 

    Eagle, or Ocle (see Egle)

 

P.

*  Easby (see St. Agatha’s).

 

B. (n.)

*  Easeburn

Sussex.

 

    East Dereham (see Dereham)

 

+

    Eastry

Kent.

H.

    Eaton

Beds.

+

    Ebbchester

Durham.

A. P.

    Ecclesfield (cell to Fontanelle)

Yorks, N. R.

H.

*  Edingdon (Bonshommes)

Wilts.

A. P.

    Edith Weston (cell to Bocherville)

Rutland.

A.

    Edwardstow (cell to Abington

Suffolk.

 

—end page 271—

 
 
ORDER.

 
HOUSE. 		 
COUNTY.

Hosp.

†  Egle, of Eycle

Lincoln.

P.

*  Egleston, abbey

Yorks.

+

    Elfleet, or Elfit, Southminster

Kent.

+

    Ellenforddinmer

Wilts, or Berks.

G.

†  Ellerton

Yorks.

H.

    Elleshaugh

Northumberland.

A. P.

    Ellinghame (cell to Le Vicomte, in diocese of
           Coutances) 		Hants.

+

    Elmet, or Leeds

Yorks.

+

    Elmham, North

Norfolk.

C. (n.)

†  Elreton

Yorks.

B. (n.)

†  Elstow

Beds.

B.
B. 		*  Ely Cathedral, priory
             Cell : —Holycourt 		Cambridge.
Norfolk.

H.

    Ely, St. John’s
           St. Mary Magdalen’s

Cambridge.

+

    Emmsay, or Emmesey

Yorks.

A. P.

   Endeston, or Eynestawe (cell to St. Server, Norm.)

Somerset.

Carth.

    Epworth, or Axholme

Lincoln.

A.

    Erdbury, priory, or Ardbury

Warwick.

C. (n.)

    Esholt

Yorks.

 

    Eskdale (see Grosmont).

 

M.

    Eston, or Burback, or Marlborough

Wilts.

A. P.

    Everdon (cell to Bernay, Norm.)

Northants.

B.
B.
B. 		*  Evesham, abbey
           Cells:  —Alcester   
                         Penwortham

Worcester.
Warwick.
Lancaster.

H.

*  Ewelme

Oxford.

B.

*  Ewenny, priory

Glamorgan.

B.

    Exeter, St. Nicholas, priory

Devon.

Dom.

    Exeter

Devon.

Franc.

    Exeter

Devon.

 

—end page 272—

 
 
ORDER.

HOUSE.

 
COUNTY.

H.

    Exeter, Bonvile’s
                God’s House. 
                St. Mary Magdalen’s    
                St. John’s.

Devon.

Temp. & Hosp.

    Eycle (see Egle)

Lincoln.

B.

†  Eye, priory

Suffolk.

H. (lep.)

    Eye

Suffolk.

B.

    Eynesham, abbey

Oxford.

 

 

 

B. (n.)

†  Fairwell

Stafford.

 

    Faith, St. (see Horsham).

 

 

    Farendon  (see Beaulieu).

 

Cl.

    Farleigh, or Farley

Wilts.

 

    Farne Island (see Durham)

Northumberland.

B.

†  Faversham, abbey

Kent.

 

    Felixstow (see Rochester)

Suffolk.

A.

†  Felley, priory

Notts.

A.

    Ferreby (North), priory (ante Templars)

Yorks.

A. P.

    Field Dalling  (cell to Savigny, Norm.)

Norfolk.

 

*  Finchale  (see Durham).

Durham.

A.

†  Finneshed

Northants.

A.

    Fiscarton  (cell to Thurgarton)

Notts.

Dom.

    Fisherton  (see Salisbury)

Wilts.

+

    Fladbury

Worcester.

B. (n.)

    Flamstead

Herts.

A.

    Flanesford.

Hereford.

C.

*  Flaxley, abbey

Gloucester.

A.

†  Flitcham, priory

Norfolk.

A. (n.)

    Flixton, South Elmham

Suffolk.

H.

    Flixton, of Carman’s Spital

Yorks, E. R.

A. (n.)

    Folkestone  (cell of Lonley)

Kent.

C.

*  Ford, abbey

Devon.

 

—end page 273—

 
 
ORDER.

HOUSE.

 
COUNTY.

G.

†  Fordham

Cambridge.

H.

    Fordingbridge

Hants.

C.

    Fors de Caritate, Wensleydale  (translated to
           Jervaulx)

Yorks.

B. (n.)

    Fosse

Lincoln.

H.

    Foulsnape

Yorks, W. R.

C.

*  Fountains, abbey

Yorks.

H.

    Fountains

Yorks.

A. P.

    Frampton  (cell to St. Stephen’s, Caen)

Dorset.

 

    Freston  (see Croyland)

 

Hosp.

    Friermagna  (see Mayne)

Dorset.

A.

†  Frithelstoke, priory

Devon.

+

    Frome

Somerset.

+

    Fruelege

Hereford.

C.

*  Furness, abbey

Lancaster.

H.

    Fyfield

Berks.

 

 

 


Index from:

Gasquet, F. A., English Monastic Life, Methuen & Co., London. 1904.  251-317.

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