Buckland Priory
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Augustinian |
| Established | c. 1167 |
| Disestablished | 1539 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | William de Erleigh |
| Site | |
| Location | Durston, Somerset, England |
| Grid reference | ST294286 |
Buckland Priory (which may also have been known as Minchin Buckland Preceptory and/or Buckland Sororum) was established around 1167 in Lower Durston, Somerset, England.[1]
It was founded by William de Erleigh (or Erlegh) for Augustinian Canons. A local spring fed fishponds (or vivarium) and supplied the priory with water and drainage. The ponds were filled in by 1725.[2]
The buildings burned down in 1234.[3] The priory was later suppressed, and the estates given to the Knights Hospitaller. Subsequently there was a priory of Canonesses of St. Augustine, and, in 1199 a preceptory of Knights Hospitaller,[1] the Hospitallers' only house for women in England,[4] who ceased to appoint preceptors after 1433.[3][5]
Various endowments were made and by 1358 the estate consisted of 268 acres (1.08 km2) of arable land, and 42 acres (170,000 m2) of meadow.[6]
The site of one of the buildings is now occupied by Buckland Farm a Grade II* listed building.[7]
References
- ^ a b Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The Complete Guide. Dovecote Press. pp. 90–91. ISBN 1-874336-26-1.
- ^ Dunning, Robert; C R Elrington, A P Baggs, M C Siraut. "Durston". Victoria County History. British History Online. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ a b "Buckland Priory". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "Notes on Buckland Priory". Vagg.org. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Mynchin Buckland Priory, Durston". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ Page, William (1911). "The Preceptory of Minchin Buckland". Victoria County History of Somerset. British History Online. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "Lodge Farmhouse". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
Further reading
- Thomas, Hugo (1861). The history of Mynchin Buckland, priory and preceptory : in the county of Somerset. London: J.R. Smith.
