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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… urban population, for as late as 1245 the Black Friars thought it worth while to establish a community in … the older town. It was highly significant that in 1280 the Friars Preachers moved from Wilton where they had settled …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… was one in Washern. The abbey had its own mill, known as Monastery Mill; it is clearly discernible on the Washern side …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… near the centre of the ancient town, is the successor of a monastery founded by Cuthburh, sister of Ine, King of Wessex (688726). 1 The monastery was certainly in existence with Cuthburh as abbess … a strict rule. An early description of conditions at the monastery is included in the life of St. Leofgyth (a friend …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Presbyterians and Baptists and an ejected clergyman was preaching there in the late 1680s. 76 Further licences for …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… made to his shrine greatly augmented the revenue of the monastery, which was subsequently re-dedicated to the Virgin … the town; and the interesting ruins of a monastery of Grey friars founded by Edward II. Some fragments of the conventual … of Augustine, Carmelite, Dominican, and Franciscan friars, the sites of which were, after the Dissolution, …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… property became a worthless encumbrance to the unfortunate monastery or hospital which owned it. Amongst other items in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… century to the Dissolution was the house of the Dominican Friars, the site of whose priory was granted to Winchester …