Greenfield Priory

Greenfield Priory was a Cistercian priory in Greenfield, near Aby, Lincolnshire, England.

It was founded before the year 1153 by Eudo of Grainsby and Ralf of Aby, and his son, Ranulf earl of Chester was also a benefactor of the house.

The bishop visited the priory in 1294 and asked the prioress to resign. Her successor, Cecily de Parys, was not much better, for in 1303 Bishop Dalderby heard that she had been absent from her house for two years, and that it was in danger of serious loss. She resigned in 1305.^[1]

A moat, which is nearly complete and mainly water filled, is believed to have surrounded the priory remains, and traces of other earthworks are visible on air photographs.^[2]

References

↑ "The Priory of Greenfield". Houses of Cistercian Nuns. Victoria County History. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
↑ "Greenfield Priory". Pastscape. English Heritage. Retrieved 3 August 2011.

Monasteries in Lincolnshire

Augustinian	Boston Austin Friars Bourne Abbey Elsham Priory Grimsby Abbey Grimsby Nunnery Grimsby Austin Friars Hough Priory Hirst Priory Kyme Priory Lincoln Austin Friars Markby Priory Newstead Priory Nocton Priory Stamford Austin Friars Thornholme Priory Thornton Abbey Thwaite Priory Torksey Priory Wilsford Priory

Benedictine	Alkborough Priory Bardney Abbey Barrow Monastery Bonby Priory Boston Priory Burwell Priory Covenham Priory Croyland Abbey Deeping St James Priory Freiston Priory Haugham Priory Henes Cell Humberston Abbey Ikanho monastery Lincoln - St. Mary Magdalen Priory Minting Priory North Hykeham Priory Partney Cell Repingas Monastery Sandtoft Priory Skendleby Priory Spalding Priory Stainfield Priory Stamford All Saints' College Stamford Cell in Burghley Park Stamford - St Leonard's Priory Stixwould Priory Stow Abbey Throckenholt Priory Wilsford Priory Winghale Priory

Brothers of Penitence	Lincoln Friars of the Sack Stamford Friars of the Sack

Carmelite	Boston Whitefriars Lincoln Whitefriars Stamford Whitefriars

Carthusian	Axholme Priory Haugham Priory

Cistercian	Bytham Abbey Cammeringham Priory Fosse Priory Gokewell Priory Great Limber Priory, Limber Magna Greenfield Priory Haverholme Priory Kirkstead Abbey Knaith Priory Legbourne Priory Long Bennington Priory Louth Park Abbey Nuncotham Priory Revesby Abbey Stixwould Priory Swineshead Abbey Vaudey Abbey

Crutched Friars	Whaplode Friary

Dominican	Boston Blackfriars Lincoln Blackfriars Stamford Blackfriars

Franciscan	Boston Greyfriars Grantham Greyfriars Grimsby Greyfriars Lincoln Greyfriars Stamford Greyfriars

Gilbertine	Alvingham Priory Bridge End Priory Bullington Priory Catley Priory Haverholme Priory Lincoln - St. Catherine's Priory Newstead-on-Ancholme Priory North Ormsby Priory Sempringham Priory Sixhills Priory Tunstall Priory

Knights Hospitaller	Aslackby Preceptory Bottesford Preceptory Eagle Preceptory Great Limber Preceptory, Limber Magna Maltby Preceptory Skirbeck Commandery Temple Bruer Preceptory Willoughton Preceptory Witham Preceptory

Knights Templar	Aslackby Preceptory Bottesford Preceptory Eagle Preceptory Horkstow Camera Lincoln Commandery Temple Bruer Preceptory Willoughton Preceptory Witham Preceptory

Premonstratensian	Barlings Abbey Broadholme Priory Cammeringham Priory Hagnaby Abbey Newbo Abbey Newsham Abbey Orford Priory Stixwould Priory Tupholme Abbey West Ravendale Priory

Savigniac	Revesby Abbey Swineshead Abbey

Tironensian	Humberston Abbey

Independent	Partney Monastery Stamford Monastery St Æthelreda's nunnery, Stow Green Threekingham Nunnery

Coordinates: 53°16′45″N 0°08′49″E / 53.279180°N 0.147045°E / 53.279180; 0.147045 (Greenfield Priory)

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