Tulketh Priory

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Tulketh Priory was a priory in Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire, England. The priory was the home of a group of Cistercian monks from Savigny Abbey in Normandy until they moved to Furness Abbey in 1127. [1] [2] Tulketh Hall was later built on the site of the priory.

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References

  1. Lewis, Samuel, ed. (1848), "Ashton – Ashton, West", A Topographical Dictionary of England, Constable, pp. 90–96
  2. Farrer, William; Brownbill, J. (1908), "Houses of Cistercian Monks — The Abbey of Furness", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 2, Constable, pp. 114–131

53°45′56″N2°46′19″W / 53.765456°N 2.771988°W / 53.765456; -2.771988 (Tulketh Priory (approx. loc.))