Hurley Priory
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Hurley Priory is a former
History
The Priory of St. Mary at Hurley was founded in 1086 by the Norman magnate Geoffrey de Mandeville I as a cell of Westminster Abbey.[1]
The Priory was suppressed by
The main Abbey property became known as Lady Place. It was initially owned by Charles Howard, Esq., for three years, then by Leonard Chamberleyn, Esq., then by John Lovelace, Esq. It was used as the residence of the Barons Lovelace.[2] Lady Place was considered one of the great mansions in town, but it fell into disrepair and was demolished as uninhabitable in 1837.
Surviving buildings
The long narrow nave of the priory church survives and is used as the Hurley parish church. It has mainly
Burials
- Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace
- John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace
- John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "The Priory of Hurley". British History Online. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Lovelace, Wilcocks, and Kempenfelt Families". The Gentleman's Magazine. 149: 9–12. January–June 1831.
References
Geoffrey N. Wright Discovering Abbeys and Priories
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