Poulton Priory
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Poulton Priory
Image: © Vieve Forward Taken: 31 Mar 2016
Also called the Priory of St. Mary, Poulton Priory was a small priory of probably not more than 4 or 5 Gilbertine canons founded originally as a chantry chapel in 1348 by Sir Thomas Seymour, but changed to a house of Gilbertine canons from 1350. It was dissolved in 1539. The former conventual church became the parish church, but this was demolished and replaced by another church, built in 1873. The only extant remains are a 14th century arch incorporated in a wall at Priory Farm (presumably this building). The site was assessed for Scheduling in 2011 but failed to meet the required criteria. http://pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=327300 This former farmhouse is now a nine-bedroom private house situated in a 159 acre estate. (Photograph shot on high zoom from afar).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.69624
Longitude
-1.864094