place

Povington Priory

Alien priories in EnglandMonasteries in DorsetUnited Kingdom Christian monastery stubs

Povington Priory was a Benedictine priory in Tyneham, Dorset, England. It was established as an alien priory of the Abbey of Bec. This term could mean simply an estate and does not necessarily imply the presence on the property of even a small conventual monastic house. In England Bec possessed in the 15th century several priories, namely, St Neots, Stoke-by-Clare, Wilsford, Steventon, Cowick, Ogbourne, and at some point also Blakenham Priory. St Neots Priory was particularly large. In Wales Bec also had Goldcliff Priory, in Monmouthshire. The London suburb of Tooting Bec takes its name from the medieval village's having been a possession of Bec Abbey. Wool and English ewe's milk cheese produced at Povington were shipped to the Mother House via the docks at Wareham.Following the dissolution of the alien priories, the lands were granted to St Anthony's Hospital, North Cheam.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Povington Priory (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Povington Priory
Lulworth Range,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Povington PrioryContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 50.6305 ° E -2.1657 °
placeShow on map

Address

Lulworth Range

Lulworth Range
BH20 5QN , Steeple with Tyneham
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

Share experience

Nearby Places