Beadlow Priory

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Beadlow Priory
Monastery information
Other namesBeaulieu Priory
Order Benedictine
Established1140-1146
Disestablished1435
Dedicated to Mary Magdalene
Site
Location Beadlow, Bedfordshire, England
Coordinates 52°02′02″N0°23′26″W / 52.03391°N 0.39059°W / 52.03391; -0.39059 Coordinates: 52°02′02″N0°23′26″W / 52.03391°N 0.39059°W / 52.03391; -0.39059

Beadlow Priory was a monastic foundation established between 1140 and 1146 by Robert D'Albini for a community of Benedictine monks.

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History

Around 1140 the lands of Beadlow Manor were granted to the priory at Millbrook in Hertfordshire, from where the community were moved upon the establishment of the new priory at Beadlow, Bedfordshire, England about 10 km south of Bedford. Initially referred to as Beaulieu Priory, it remained cell of the Abbey at St Albans. [1]

Poverty made the community unsustainable and in 1428 the monks left the priory, which became absorbed into St Albans Abbey. In 1434 the ownership of the priory passed to the Crown, whilst the site was finally abandoned as a monastic settlement in 1435.

The decay of the buildings ensued after this time, and by 1908 there existed no intact above-ground remains. [2]

From 1963 to 1965 archaeological excavations unearthed the foundations as well as artifacts dating to the 12th to 15th centuries.

The establishment was close to Chicksands Priory.

The Beadlow Cottage, nearby, was not a part of the priory. [3] [4]

Priors of Beadlow

Burials

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 362499". PastScape. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/property/private-viewing-pick-of-the-property-market-991302.html?action=Gallery&ino=3
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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