Warmington Priory was a
Benedictine
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, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, foun ...
priory or more probably a cell in
Warmington,
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Av ...
, England. It was apparently founded by the monks of
Préaux Abbey
Préaux Abbey (french: Abbaye Saint-Pierre des Préaux) was a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Peter at Les Préaux, in Normandy, France.
History
The abbey was first mentioned in 833 by Saint Ansegisus, abbot of Fontenelle, but was destr ...
in Normandy after
Henry de Newburgh,
earl of Warwick
Earl of Warwick is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the United Kingdom. The title has been created four times in English history, and the name refers to Warwick Castle and the town of Warwick.
Overview
The first creation ...
, gave them his lands in Warmington in the reign of
Henry I of England. Whatever its initial status, by the 14th century it was a cell of
Toft Monks Priory in Norfolk, which similarly belonged to Préaux Abbey. After the dissolution of the
alien priories
Alien priories were religious establishments in England, such as monasteries and convents, which were under the control of another religious house outside England. Usually the mother-house was in France.Coredon ''Dictionary of Medieval Terms'' p. ...
by
Henry V it was granted in 1428 to the Carthusians of
Witham Charterhouse in Somerset.
Warmington Heritage Research Projects
– includes William Dugdale
Sir William Dugdale (12 September 1605 – 10 February 1686) was an English antiquary and herald. As a scholar he was influential in the development of medieval history as an academic subject.
Life
Dugdale was born at Shustoke, near Coles ...
's entry on Warmington Priory from his ''Antiquities of Warwickshire''
References
Monasteries in Warwickshire
Benedictine monasteries in England
Alien priories in England
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