Burtle Priory (also known as Burtle Moor Priory) originated as a hermitage on a site called Sprauellissmede (or Sprawlesmede), in
Burtle
Burtle is a village and civil parish on the Somerset Levels in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, England.
History
Burtle Priory (also known as Burtle Moor Priory) originated as a hermitage on a site called Sprauellissmede, endowed by William ...
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Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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It was endowed by William son of Godfrey of Eddington in 1199. It was later known as St Stephens chapel and by 1312 a house of the
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*Augustinians, members of religious orders following the Rule of St Augustine
*Augustinianism, the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and his intellectual heirs
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Canons Regular.
In 1535 the priory was worth £6 5s. 2d.
The present day Church of St Philip and St James stands on the site of the Priory. It was built in 1838-9 by
Richard Carver, the County Architect and Surveyor, and is a Grade II
listed building
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References
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Monasteries in Somerset
1199 establishments in England
Augustinian monasteries in England
Christian monasteries established in the 12th century