Redlingfield Priory

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Redlingfield Priory was a medieval nunnery in Redlingfield, Suffolk, England. It was closed in the 1530s.

The parish church, which dates back to Anglo-Saxon times, [1] is thought to have been used by nuns. [2] There are a few other remains, including a building that is now a barn. Some of the lead used to roof the priory was sold to Nicholas Bacon for his building projects. [3]

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References

  1. "Village celebrates church grant". redlingfield.onesuffolk.net. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  2. Knott, Simon. "St Andrew, Redlingfield" . Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. Diarmaid MacCulloch, Letters from Redgrave Hall (Suffolk Record Society, Boydell, 2007), pp. 9-10.