Minchinhampton Priory

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Minchinhampton Priory was a priory in Gloucestershire, England.

After the Norman Conquest the manor of Minchinhampton was granted to the Benedictine nuns of Caen Abbey and later to Syon Abbey. [1] John Leland says that there may have been a site for nuns but other authors dispute this. [2]

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References

  1. "Minchinhampton: Introduction Pages 184-190 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 11, Bisley and Longtree Hundreds". British History Online. Victoria County History. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. "Monument No. 115074". Pastscape. Historic England. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

Coordinates: 51°42′21″N2°11′17″W / 51.7057°N 2.1881°W / 51.7057; -2.1881