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A History of the County of Cumberland
… Religious houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF CUMBERLAND INTRODUCTION The religious houses of Cumberland, though not individually of great fame …
A History of the County of Chester
… Religious houses Introduction RELIGIOUS HOUSES Medieval Cheshire was not well endowed with religious houses and four of its foundations proved short-lived or were …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Religious houses Introduction INTRODUCTION ALTHOUGH the religious houses of Cambridgeshire were not very numerous they present … were represented; but the Austin Canons had three houses, of which Barnwell Priory was important for its …
A History of the County of Essex
… Religious houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF ESSEX INTRODUCTION In Essex, one of the larger … ordered by Lanfranc in 1075. In Essex there were eight houses of the order. The earliest and richest was Barking …
A History of the County of Northampton
… Religious houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE INTRODUCTION Northamptonshire was … considerable repute which was not represented, but English houses of that order were few. The magnificent abbey of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… RELIGIOUS HOUSES Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTRODUCTION Monasticism had a very … on account of the great possessions of the religious houses. The chief Benedictine monasteries had their origin …
A History of the County of Dorset
… Religious houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF DORSET INTRODUCTION Dorset enjoyed a unique … for the number and importance of its religious houses founded during the Saxon period. No fewer than nine …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Religious houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF OXFORDSHIRE INTRODUCTION The religious houses of Oxfordshire were not remarkable for wealth, …
A History of the County of Bedford
… Religious houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF BEDFORDSHIRE INTRODUCTION The county of Bedford was unusually rich in religious houses in proportion to its size, but none was of very …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Religious Houses Introduction THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES OF BERKSHIRE INTRODUCTION Berkshire occupies a distinguished position in the history of religious houses as almost the only shire that had within its limits …