 The gatehouse | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Cluniac |
| Established | c. 1078 |
| Disestablished | 1539 |
| Site | |
| Location | Montacute, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 50°56′54″N2°43′02″W / 50.9482°N 2.7172°W Coordinates: 50°56′54″N2°43′02″W / 50.9482°N 2.7172°W |
| Grid reference | grid reference ST497167 |
Montacute Priory was a Cluniac priory of the Benedictine order in Montacute, Somerset, England.
It was founded between 1078 [1] and 1102 [2] by William, Count of Mortain, in face of a threat that if he did not do so, the King would take the land from him. [3] It was the only Somerset dependency of Cluny Abbey until 1407, when it gained independence from France. It was dissolved in 1539, [1] though there was a short restoration under the Catholic Queen Mary. [4]
At its height in 1262 there were 25 monks. [5] In 1539 there were a Prior and 16 monks.
At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 there were five manors in Mudford. The largest of them, which was given with the church to Montacute Priory in 1192, became Mudford Monachorum (Mudford of the monks) and was centred on the present hamlet of Up Mudford. The Church of St Mary in the village was granted by Montacute Priory to the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1339. [6]
The Church of St Michael in Creech St Michael came into the ownership of Montacute Priory in 1362. [7]
At one time Tintinhull Court was amongst the possessions of the Priory, [8] along with land in the village. [9]
The priory had a dependent cell at Kerswell Priory near Cullompton, Devon, [10] with land and property in Sampford Peverell and Holcombe Rogus
All that remains is the Abbey Farmhouse which incorporates the gateway of Montacute Priory. It was built in the 16th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. After the dissolution of the monasteries the property became a farmhouse, but by 1633 it was 'almost desolate'. By 1782 it was a revitalised farm, remaining part of the Phelips estate until 1918. [11] The only other surviving building remains are the earthworks, about 90 metres east south east of Abbey Farmhouse. These may be the claustral range, and include the fishpond. [1]
Montacute is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 831. The name Montacute is thought by some to derive from the Latin "Mons Acutus", referring to the conically acute St Michael's Hill dominating the village to the west. An alternative view is that it is named after Drogo de Montagu, whose family originated from Montaigu-les-Bois, in the arrondissement of Coutances. Mortain held Montacute after 1066, Drogo was a close associate.
Mudford is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Yeovil in the South Somerset district on the River Yeo. The village has a population of 696. The parish includes the hamlets of Mudford Sock, West Mudford and Up Mudford.
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Mudford Manor is a historic 17th century Jacobean manor house situated on the Dorset/Somerset border in Mudford, Yeovil. The estate is surrounded by wild meadows with far-reaching views over the River Yeo to the village of Trent in Dorset. The Mudford Manor house is a six bed freehold detached house situated and is one of two properties situated on the Mudford Manor Estate along with Mudford Manor Barn.
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The Anglican Church of St Catherine at Montacute within the English county of Somerset was first built in the 12th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.