Kington St. Michael Priory
St Mary's Priory was a Benedictine priory of nuns at Kington St Michael in Wiltshire, England. Founded before 1155, the priory was Dissolution of the Monasteries, dissolved in 1536. Parts of the priory buildings from the 13th and 15th centuries were incorporated into the present Priory Farm, where there is also modern rebuilding on old foundations. The last Prioress of Kington was Dame Marie Denys, a daughter of William Denys, Sir William Denys (1470–1533) of Dyrham Park, Dyrham, Gloucestershire and Lady Ann Berkeley, da. of Maurice, ''de jure'' 3rd Baron Berkeley (d.1506). She had previously been a nun at Lacock Abbey, and had just taken up her new appointment at the start of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. In the summer of 1535 the King's visitors came to Lacock and made a favourable report. John ap Rice wrote that he had "founde no notable compertes there" and commended the nuns of Lacock for their familiarity with their rule and constitutions. He informed Thomas Cromwel ...
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