Woodbridge Priory
Woodbridge Priory was a small Augustinian priory of canons regular in Woodbridge in the English county of Suffolk. The priory was founded in around 1193 by Ernald Rufus and was dissolved about 1537 during the dissolution of the monasteries.[1][2] The site was acquired by the Wingfield family before passing to Thomas Seckford in 1564.[1] The priory operated a satellite house at Alnesbourne on the River Orwell until about 1466.[1][3]
Today the site is used for The Abbey School, the preparatory school attached to Woodbridge School, part of the Seckford Trust.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c Page.W (1975) 'Houses of Austin canons: Priory of Woodbridge', A History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2, pp. 111-112 (available online). Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ a b The Abbey (Junior School), Woodbridge, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ Page.W (1975) 'Houses of Austin canons: Priory of Alnesbourn', A History of the County of Suffolk: Volume 2, p. 91 (available online). Retrieved 2011-05-01.
Categories:
- Monasteries in Suffolk
- Augustinian monasteries in England
- 1193 establishments in England
- Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
- 1537 disestablishments in England
- Woodbridge, Suffolk
- Suffolk building and structure stubs
- United Kingdom Christian monastery stubs