Hempton Priory

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Hempton Priory
The Priory Church of Saint Stephen, Hempton
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Priory ruins, 2012
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Hempton Priory
52°49′N0°50′E / 52.82°N 0.83°E / 52.82; 0.83 Coordinates: 52°49′N0°50′E / 52.82°N 0.83°E / 52.82; 0.83
LocationHempton, Norfolk
CountryEngland
Denomination Roman Catholic
Architecture
Years built1135
Demolished1536

Hempton Priory was a medieval monastery at Hempton in Norfolk, England, variously referred to also as Fakenham or Damsend Priory.

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Of the buildings of the medieval institution very few surface remains can be seen, although substantial earthworks are evident and the foundations of a long building have been noted as incorporated into a later building.

History

During the reign of Henry I, before 1135, the house was founded as a hospital by Roger de St Martin (St Martins), lord of the manor of Hempton, [1] with Richard Ward. The latter assumed the role of the first prior when the hospital became a priory of the Augustinian Canons Regular.

King John granted Hempton Priory rights to hold a fair, [2] later rising to three fairs a year. [3] The prior claimed a market on Tuesday, which was noted as being long obsolete in White's Directory of 1854. [4] The net income from its estates in 1535 was £32 14s. 8d. [5]

The priory continued to be used as a hospital after 1200. It was seized by the crown in 1536, the land being granted to Sir William Fermer in 1545/6. [6] The land subsequently became the property of Viscount Towsnhend.

Priors

Priory seal

The seal of the priory was oblong in shape, of red wax, showing an image of St Stephen standing under an arch between two tapers, with the legend 'SIGILLUM COMMUNE SANCTI STEPHANI DE HEMPTON'. Under this was the image of a figure kneeling under an arch.

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References

  1. Francis Blomefield, 'Gallow and Brothercross Hundreds: Hempton', in An Essay Towards A Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 7 (London, 1807), pp. 99-102. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol7/pp99-102 [accessed 11 September 2017].
  2. An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk, Volume 3
  3. Hempton
  4. Norfolk - Hempton, Francis White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk 1854, pp. 698-699
  5. Religious House: Hempton or Damsend or Fakenhamdam priory Norf. Augustinian canons
  6. Historic England. "Hempton Priory (358895)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  7. 19 December 1165-18 December 1166.
  8. 28 October 1269-27 October 1270.
  9. 30 September 1402-29 September 1403.
  10. 1 September 1438-31 August 1439; 1 September 1449-31 August 1450.
  11. 22 April 1529-21 April 1530.