Newark Priory
St. Martha, St Marth's Hill, Guildford; Wanborough; Weybridge; Windlesham with its chapel; Leigh all in Surrey; and Shipton with its (suspected near Snoddington Manor) chapel of Snodington, Hampshire. | |
People | |
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Founder(s) | Rauld de Calva and his wife Beatrice de Saudes |
Important associated figures | Richard Lipscombe, Lord Onslow |
Site | |
Location | Pyrford, Surrey, England |
Coordinates | 51°18′32″N 0°30′24″W / 51.3089°N 0.5068°W |
Visible remains | Yes |
Public access | No |
Official name | Newark Priory: an Augustinian priory north of the River Wey |
Designated | 20 November 1925 |
Reference no. | 1008303 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Ruins of Newark Priory |
Designated | 14 June 1967 |
Reference no. | 1377835 |
Newark Priory is a ruined priory on an island surrounded by the River Wey and its former leat (the Abbey Stream) near the boundary of the village (parish lands) of Ripley and Pyrford in Surrey, England.[2]
History
Newark Priory was, before its reconstruction, run by the
The Priory was granted substantial lands "to the canons there serving God" in the late 12th Century by Rauld de Calva and his wife Beatrice de Sandes for the
The taxation roll of 1291 shows considerable non-ecclesiastic assets (temporalities). The priory held tenements or rents in ten London parishes, producing an income of £5 16s 3d; in the wider Diocese of London; in the Diocese of Rochester £1 6s was produced annually; and in Diocese of Winchester income of £27 10s 3½d.[3]
During
Today
Newark Priory still exists as
A dawn service is held each year on Easter Day at 6am in the ruins, run by churches from the surrounding towns including Byfleet, West Byfleet, Pyrford and Ripley.
References
- ^ Francis Grose, The antiquities of England and Wales, p113, Hooper & Wigstead (No: 212, High-Holborn, facing Southampton Street, Bloomsbury-Square), 1784
- ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1377835)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2012. Ruins of Newark Priory Grade I List Entry
Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1008303)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2012. Scheduled Ancient Monument listing. - ^ a b c d e H.E. Malden, ed. (1967). "Houses of Austin canons: Priory of Newark". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 2. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Heritage at Risk Register South East 2009". English Heritage. 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Pyrford: A Brief History of an English Village". Pyrford Press. May 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ Cromwell, Thomas (1821). Excursions in the County of Surrey.
External links
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- Google Map
- Buildings at Risk register, The English Heritage
- Woking Borough Council's page on Pyrford.
- A BBC webpage detailing information on The Reformation and The Dissolution of the Monasteries which was part of the reformation.