Blakenham Priory

Blakenham Priory was a priory in Suffolk, England, located at Great Blakenham.[1]

A monastic cell at Blakenham dated from around 1091, when the manor was given to Bec Abbey. It first came under Ruislip Priory. In the 14th century it was held from Ogbourne Priory.[2]

References

  1. ↑ James Bell. A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales. v. I, p. 239. Fullarton, Glasgow, 1836. Google Books. Retrieved 9 Feb 2012
  2. ↑ Tim Pestell (2004). Landscapes of Monastic Foundation: The Establishment of Religious Houses in East Anglia C. 650-1200. Boydell Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-84383-062-7. Retrieved 27 February 2013.


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