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Communities and provenance
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Formal name or dedication
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| Alton Abbey *
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Anglican Benedictine monks
founded 1895; extant
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The Abbey of Our Lady and Saint John
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| Andover Priory
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Benedictine monks
alien house: dependent on St-Florent-de-Saumur;
founded before 1087, church of St Mary granted to St-Florent by William the Conqueror, confirmed by the Pope 1146;
dissolved c.1414;
alienated to Winchester College
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St Peter
Blessed Virgin Mary
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| Andwell Priory
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Tironensian monks
alien house: daughter of Tiron
founded between 1100 and 1135 (during the reign of Henry I) by Adam de Port of Maplederwell;
dedicated 1215/38 by John, Bishop of Ardfert (officiating for Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester);
dissolved 1391; granted to Winchester College
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The Blessed Virgin Mary (or St John the Baptist?)
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| Baddesley Preceptory #
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Knights Hospitaller
transferred from Godsfield Preceptory;
Hospitallers manor and estate of Godsfield here before 1167; transferred here before/c.1355;
dissolved 1540; granted to Sir Nicolas Trockmorton 1539/40;
house named 'Baddesley Manor' built on site
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North Baddesley Preceptory;
South Badeisley Preceptory
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| Beaulieu Abbey ^
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Cistercian monks
transferred from Faringdon Abbey, Berkshire
daughter of Citeaux;
founded 2 November 1203 (1204) by John;
dissolved 1538; granted to Thomas Wriothesley Esq. 1538/9;
now part of Beaulieu Palace House, in private ownership with public access
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The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Beaulieu
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Bellus Locus Regis;
De Bello Loco Regis;
(Royal Beaulieu);
abbatia quae vocitatur Bellus Locus
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| Breamore Priory
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Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1128-33 by Baldwin de Reveriis and his uncle Hugh;
dissolved 1536; granted to Henry, Marquis of Exeter 1536/7;
Elizabethan manor house (1536) on site
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The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Mary and Saint Michael, Breamore
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Bromere Priory
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| Breamore Minster ?
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large pre-Conquest church suggested to have been a minster 10th century — evidence lacking
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St Mary
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| Damerham Monastery
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Saxon monastery
founded before 880–5; community mentioned in Alfred the Great's will;
land granted to Glastonbury, Wessex (Somerset) after 944–6
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| Eling Monastery ?
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possible site of ancient monastery under Abbot Cimberth (Cynebert), (alternatively at Redbridge);
founded c.680; strong evidence that the current Parish Church of St Mary, substantially restored 1863, was the pre-conquest minster, possibly Reodford/Redbridge
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possibly Reodford Monastery;
possibly Nursling Monastery
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| Ellingham Priory
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Benedictine monks
alien house: cell, dependent on St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
founded 1160, church of St Mary and land granted by William de Solariis to build a cell;
dissolved 1414; granted to Eton College 1462
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Church of Saint Mary
Church of All Saints
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| Farnborough Abbey *
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Premonstratensian Canons
cell founded 1887;
French Benedictine 1895;
raised to abbey status 1903;
English Benedictine
cell of Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire 1947;
priory 1969;
independent community 1980;
extant
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The Abbey Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, Farnborough
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| Fordingbridge Preceptory ?
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Knights Templar
built 12th century on site of Saxon church;
church owned by Templars, possible preceptory — lacking positive identification;
transferred to Knights Hospitallers 1308–12;
intact non-parochial chapel incorporated into present parochial church
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| Godsfield Preceptory
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Knights Hospitaller
founded before/c.1171;
transferred to North Baddesley 1355; chapel on site c.1360-70
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| Hamble Priory
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Tironensian monks
alien house: daughter of Tiron
founded between 1109 and 1140 by William Giffard, Bishop of Winchester;
dissolved 1391; granted to Winchester College
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Priory of St Andrew, Hamble
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Hamble-en-le-rys;
Hamblerice;
Hamble-le-Rice
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| Hayling Priory
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Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter of Jumièges
founded after/c.1067 ("by King William, and afterwards by King Henry I"), land granted by William the Conqueror;
part of estate (possibly including church and conventual buildings) inundated by the sea 1324-5 and 1340;
dissolved 1413; granted to Arundel College 1541/2; granted to the Carthusians at Sheen, Surrey (Greater London);
site is now beneath the sea — a number of locations suggested as being the main site
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Halling Priory;
Hailing Priory
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| Marwell 'Priory'
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Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 13th century by Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester;
secular college for four priests, of whom one was titled 'prior';
dissolved after 1540; granted to Sir Henry Seymore 1551
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SS Stephen, Laurence, Vincent and Quintin, Martyrs
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Merewell Priory;
Merewelle Priory
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| Mottisfont Abbey ^
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Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1201 (13th century) by William Brimere
dissolved 1536; granted to William, Lord Sandys 1536/7;
remains now incorporated into a mansion named 'Mottisfont Abbey' built 1538–40
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The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Mottisfont
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Mottisfont Priory;
Motisfont Priory
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| Netley Abbey
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Cistercian monks
daughter of Beaulieu
founded 25 July 1239, projected by Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester on land granted by him before 1238; co-founder with Henry III;
dissolved 1536; granted to Sir William Paulet 1536/7;
(EH)
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The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Edward the Confessor, Netley
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Locus Sancti Edwardi
(Lieu-Saint-Edward);
Nettely Abbey
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| Nursling Monastery ?
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Benedictine monks
founded 8th century by St Boniface;
destroyed in raids by the Danes c.878;
'The Walls' reputedly the site of monastery;
although argued that the monastery was at Romsey;
inconclusive evidence of pre-Conquest foundation from excavations during 1982
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possibly Redford Monastery;
Reodford Monastery
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| Pamber Priory +
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Benedictine monks
alien house: daughter of St Vigor, Cerisy (Cerisy-le-Forêt);
founded 1100 (c.1120-30);
dissolved 1135;
dissolved 1414; granted to St Julian's Hospital, Southampton;
granted to Queen's College, Oxford 1446 and continues in that ownership;
priory church extant
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St Mary and St John the Baptist
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Monk Sherborne Priory;
Sherborne Priory
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| Portchester Priory +
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Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1128-9(1133), by William de Pont de l'Arche(d'Arch), chamberlain and sheriff of Hampshire, with the assistance of Henry I within the walls of the castle;
site soon proved unsuitable;
transferred to Southwick c.1145;
dissolved 7 April 1538; granted to John White 1538/9;
priory church in parochial use as the Parish Church of St Mary
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St Mary
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Porchester Priory
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| Portsmouth Blackfriars
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projected house for Dominican Friars (1225) establishment never implemented
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| Redbridge Monastery
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founded c.680; possible site of ancient monastery under Abbot Cimberth (Cynebert), though more likely at Eling
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Reodford Monastery
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| Romsey Abbey +
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nuns
probably founded c.907 by Edward the Elder or by Ethelwold, Saxon nobleman
Benedictine nuns
refounded 967 by King Edgar;
dissolved 1539; granted to John Bellow and R. Pigot 1546/7;
church now in parochial use
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The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and Saint Elfleda, Romsey
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Rumesey Abbey
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| Sapalanda Monastery
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possible monastery, possibly from Winchester Cathedral Priory
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| Selborne Priory
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Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1233–34 by Peter des Roches, Bishop of Winchester (charter dated 20 January 1233/4, confirmed by Pope Gregory IX September 1235);
dissolved 1484: house financially and physically dilapidated;
annexed by Magdalen College, Oxford 11 September 1484 (confirmed 1485)
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Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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| Southampton — Greyfriars
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Franciscan Friars
founded before 1235;
Observant Franciscan Friars
refounded 1498;
dissolved 1534;
Augustinian Friars
founded 1534;
dissolved 1538; granted to John Pollard 1544/5; granted to Arthur Darcy 1551
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Southampton Austin Friars
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| Southampton — St Denys's Priory
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Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1127 (1124) by Henry I;
dissolved 1536; granted to Francis Dawtrey 1538/9
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St Denis Priory;
St Denys by Southampton Priory
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| St Leonard's Grange
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Cistercian monks
grange and chapel dependent on Beaulieu;
founded 13th century
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| Southwick Priory
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Augustinian Canons Regular
(community founded at Portchester c.1128-9 (or 1133));
transferred here 1145, built 1145-53 (indulgences granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to establish the canons at Southwick);
dissolved 7 April 1538
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Our Lady of Southwick
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| Temple Southington Preceptory
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Knights Templar
founded before 1240;
dissolved before 1308
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Temple Preceptory;
Sotherington Preceptory
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| Titchfield Abbey
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Premonstratensian Canons — from Halesowen, Worcestershire (West Midlands)
daughter of Halesowen;
founded 1232-3 by Peter des Roches (Peter de Rupibis), Bishop of Winchester;
dissolved December 1537; granted to Thomas Wriothesley 1537;
converted into a mansion named 'Palace House' by 1542, much of which demolished 1781; (EH)
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The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist, Titchfield
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Tychfield Abbey
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| Ventnor Priory
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Historical county location. See entry under Isle of Wight
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| Wherwell Abbey #
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Benedictine nuns
founded c.986 by Elfrida, widow of King Edgar, probably on site of Saxon minster;
dissolved 21 November 1539;
country house named 'The Priory' built on site mid-18th century, immediately to the south-east of the abbey church
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The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross and Saint Peter, Wherwell
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Whrewell Abbey
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| Winchester — St Augustine's Friary, possible earlier site ~
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Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford)
founded before 1300 possibly on a site outside the city wall; in 1342 the Pope instructed the Bishop of Winchester to allow the friars to move from their premises to a site they had procured within the city wall 1341; the Pope sanctioned the move in 1346 (see immediately below)
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| Austin Friary, Winchester ~
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Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Oxford)
(community founded before 1300 possibly on a site outside the city wall (see immediately above))
transfer sanctioned by the Pope 1346;
dissolved 1538;
house named 'The Friary' built in the vicinity of the site
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| Winchester Blackfriars
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Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of London)
founded c.1231 (before 1235);
dissolved 1538
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| Winchester Greyfriars
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Franciscan Friars (under the Custody of London)
founded 1237;
dissolved 1538; granted 1543/4
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St Francis
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| Carmelite Friary, Winchester
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Carmelite Friars
founded before 1268 (1278) by Peter, rector of St Helen's, Winchester;
dissolved 1538
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| Hyde Abbey
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Benedictine monks
(community founded at New Minster 901);
transferred from New Minster, (see immediately below), 1110 (1109);
dissolved 30 April 1539; granted to Richard Bethel 1545/6
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New Minster
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| New Minster, Winchester
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secular canons
founded 901 by Edward the Elder, site granted by Alfred the Great;
Benedictine monks
refounded 964;
transferred to new site at Hyde (see immediately above) 1110 (1109)
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The New Minster
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| St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester #
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Benedictine nuns
founded c.902 (c.900 / 9th century) by Alfred the Great and his queen Ealhswith; completed before 908 by Edward the Elder
refounded and rededicated 963 by Bishop Ethelwold;
rededicated 1108;
destroyed in the siege of Winchester;
rebuilt 1141;
dissolved 15 November 1539; granted to John Bello and John Broxholme 1546/7
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St Mary
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Nunnaminster Abbey;
St Mary's Abbey
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| Priory of Saint Swithun
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fictitious accounts of very early foundation;
Saxon monastery
built before 642-3 by King Cenwealh;
Benedictine monks
founded 648;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded c.662/3: see split from Dorchester;
damaged in raids by the Danes 860 and 879;
repaired;
demolished 1093-4 when the East end of the new cathedral church was completed (see immediately below)
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The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Winchester
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun in Winchester
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Old Minster
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| Winchester Cathedral Priory +
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secular canons
founded c.942–1064: built 1079-1094 by Wakelin, Bishop of Winchester;
Benedictine monks
founded 964;
dissolved 1539;
episcopal diocesan cathedral
founded 8 April 1093; extant
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The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun in Winchester
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| Wintney Priory
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Cistercian nuns
founded before 1200 (during the reign of William the Conqueror) by the son of Peter Jeffrey;
dissolved 1536; granted to Richard Hill, Esq., Sergeant of the King's Cellar 1538/9;
18th-century Wintney Farmhouse on site
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Priory of the Blessed Virgin and St Mary Magdalene, Wintney
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Winteney Priory
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