Swavesey Priory

Coordinates: 52°18′20″N 0°00′10″E / 52.305653°N 0.002842°E / 52.305653; 0.002842
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Swavesey Priory was a medieval monastic house in the village of

Benedictine Abbey of St Sergius and St Bacchus in Angers, France. The Abbey founded an alien priory in Swavesey by 1086.[1] It ceased to function in 1539, during the dissolution of the monasteries. The site is now a scheduled monument.[2]

References

  1. ^ A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 9: Chesterton, Northstowe, and Papworth Hundreds. 1989. pp. 374–381.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Priory earthworks (1006914)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

52°18′20″N 0°00′10″E / 52.305653°N 0.002842°E / 52.305653; 0.002842