Combwell Priory

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Combwell Priory, 1809

Combwell Priory was a priory near Bedgebury Cross about 10 miles southeast of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England.

History[]

This is a Grade II listed building.[1] It was founded as an abbey by Robert de Turneham in the reign of Henry II but in 1220 it was struggling financially and downgraded to a priory. It was suppressed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries and on 20 November 1537 was granted to Thomas Culpeper.[1][2] It is now a private home.

Priors of Combwell

Henry, in 1460 [3]


Burials[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Combwell Priory and walled garden (1087085)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ A History of the County of Kent: Volume 2 and Victoria County History. London: British History Online. 1926. pp. 160–161. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ CP40/799; 1460; Plea rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT1/H6/CP40no799/bCP40no799dorses/IMG_1835.htm ; margination: Kent, the prior as defendant

Further reading[]

External links[]

Media related to Combwell Priory at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 51°4′26″N 0°26′1″E / 51.07389°N 0.43361°E / 51.07389; 0.43361


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