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Cannington Priory is located in Somerset
Cannington Priory
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Cannington Priory shown within Somerset
(grid reference ST257396)

Cannington Priory was a Benedictine nunnery established around 1138 and dissolved in 1536 in Cannington, Somerset, England.

It was attached to the Church of St Mary.[1][2]

It was first populated by Benedictine nuns (from Dorset), who were later transferred to Colwich Abbey. The building was converted into a mansion but later reverted to being a nunnery.[3] It was disestablished as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.[4]

Cannington Court incorporates some of the remains.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Priory History". Cannington Online. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Church of St Mary". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington". British History Online. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
  4. ^ "'Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington',". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 2. British History Online. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Cannington Court". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2008.

51°09′01″N 3°03′46″W / 51.1504°N 3.0627°W / 51.1504; -3.0627

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