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Amesbury Priory was a Benedictine monastery at Amesbury in Wiltshire, England, belonging to the Order of Fontevraud. It was founded in 1177 to replace the earlier Amesbury Abbey, a Saxon foundation established about the year 979.
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- Priory of St Mary and St Melor
- Amesbury Abbey
May 6, 2016 · The priory buildings had before 22 April 1540 been committed to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford. He exchanged them with the Crown together with the priory lands in Amesbury itself and certain priory woods in Buckholt (in Wallop) by indenture of 16 February 1541 confirmed by letters patent next April.
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During the medieval period the Benedictine abbey of Amesbury formed part of the land of a priory manor that stood here. At the Dissolution, the latter held its own site, mills, meadows, pasture, agricultural land, parkland, and various properties in the town of Amesbury (VCH 1995).
The priory enjoyed, Royal patronage for many years. In 1241 Eleanor of Brittany (Granddaughter of Henry II) died in Bristol but was buried in the Priory at Amesbury. In 1283 Mary (6th daughter of Edward I and Granddaughter of Eleanor of Provence) together with her half sister Leonora ''took the veil" in the presence of the whole Royal family.
Oct 30, 2021 · From aurochsen to abbey tiles: uncovering Mesolithic and medieval finds at Blick Mead – The Past. BELOW Overlooking the spring-side trench at Blick Mead, Amesbury, where project volunteers have been uncovering evidence of extensive Mesolithic tool-making and feasting. Feature.
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The abbey was dissolved in 1177 and the church was granted to Amesbury Priory which, by 1186, had built a new church. It was believed that the original abbey church then became the parish church although there has been disagreement over this. If you walk around the church today you certainly receive the impression that it has been more than a ...
Amesbury Abbey is a Grade I listed mansion in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, built in the 1830s for Sir Edmund Antrobus to designs of Thomas Hopper. The house, which stands in Grade II* listed parkland, is now used as a care home.
