Povington Priory

Povington Priory was a Benedictine priory in Tyneham,[1] Dorset, England.

Established as an alien priory to the Abbey of Bec.[2] Wool and English ewe's milk cheese produced here were shipped to the Mother House via the docks at Wareham.[3]

Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the lands were passed to St. Anthony's Hospital, London[4]

References

  1. ↑ Warburton, J. (1786) "Some Account of the Alien Priories, and of Such Lands as They are Known to Have Possessed in England and Wales", Volumes 1-2, p.26. J. Nichols. Retrieved January 2012
  2. ↑ John Caley, J. et.al (1846) Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbies and Other Monasteries, Hospitals, Frieries, and Cathedral and Collegiate Churches, with Their Dependencies, in England and Wales : Also of All Such Scotch, Irish, and French Monasteries, as Were in Any Manner Connected with Religious Houses in England, Volume 6, Issue 2, p.1046. J. Bohn. Retrieved January 2012
  3. ↑ Miller, E. & Thirsk, J. (1991) "The Agrarian History of England and Wales", Volume 3, p.402. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-20074-1 Retrieved January 2012
  4. ↑ Lewis, S. (1833) A topographical dictionary of England: with historical and statistical descriptions, 2nd Edition, p.368. Lewis. Retrieved January 2012


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