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Poulton Priory

1350 establishments in England1539 disestablishments in EnglandChristian monasteries established in the 14th centuryGilbertine monasteriesGloucestershire building and structure stubs
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Poulton Priory or the Priory of St Mary was a Gilbertine priory in Poulton, Gloucestershire, England. It was founded as a chantry chapel in 1337 by Sir Thomas Seymour and became a house of Gilbertine canons in 1350. From 1539, with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory was used as the parish church for Poulton. It was demolished in 1873.A Tudor style mansion was built on the site by Sir Arthur Blomfield for the Marshall family c. 1897. It was later owned by James Joicey and Major Alexander Black-Mitchell. In World War II, it was used as a children's hospital.

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Poulton Priory
Priory Court, Cotswold District Poulton

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GL7 5JB Cotswold District, Poulton
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