Easebourne Priory

Easebourne Priory

Easebourne Priory, Easebourne, West Sussex

Easebourne Priory
Map of West Sussex showing position of Easebourne
Easebourne within West Sussex
General information
Type Priory
Town or city Easebourne, West Sussex
Country England
Coordinates 50°59′42″N 0°43′33″W / 50.995034°N 0.725849°W / 50.995034; -0.725849Coordinates: 50°59′42″N 0°43′33″W / 50.995034°N 0.725849°W / 50.995034; -0.725849
Inaugurated c.1238

Easebourne Priory was a priory in Easebourne, West Sussex, England.

The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built as an Augustinian nunnery for a prioress and ten nuns. It was founded before 1238 by the de Bohun family of St. Ann’s Hill in nearby Midhurst, probably by John de Bohun who fought at Crecy.[1][2]

It may have been refounded in the 15th century and became Benedictine.[3]

In 1536, following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Easebourne Priory was granted to William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton, along with other properties,

Claustral remains are now incorporated into a Grade I listed house built on the south side of St Mary's church.[4][3] The restored refectory is now in parochial use.[1]

Easebourne Priory Refectory

References

  1. 1 2 Page, William, ed. (1973). "Houses of Augustinian nuns: Priory of Easebourne". A History of the County of Sussex. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 84–85. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  2. Tollemache Roundell, Julia Anne Elizabeth (1884). Cowdray, the History of a Great English House. London: Bickers & Son. p. 2.
  3. 1 2 "Pastscape - Detailed Result: EASEBOURNE PRIORY". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  4. Historic England. "PRIORY FLATS, PETWORTH ROAD (1277106)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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