Throwley Priory

Throwley Priory was an English priory south of Faversham in Kent.

History

At the end of the civil wars of 1139-53, King Stephen's chief lieutenant William of Ypres gave the churches of Throwley and Chilham to the Abbey of Saint Bertin in Saint-Omer, France.^[1] The priory at Throwley was built as a cell of that Benedictine house. It was dissolved as part of Henry IV's general suppression of alien priories in 1414^[2] and granted to Thomas Beaufort, the half-brother of the king's father. Beaufort gave Throwley to Syon Abbey on 13 July 1424, a gift confirmed by Henry VI in 1443.^[3]

Description

The priory was located east of Throwley church. The site was later used for the parsonage. English Heritage say that no remains are visible,^[2] although Hasted claims that some foundations and flint walls were incorporated into a building behind the parsonage,^[1] presumably referring to Glebe Cottage.

Priors

Peter, occurs 1297^[3]
Walter le Blok, occurs 1326^[3]
Giles de Ardenburgh, occurs 1356^[3]
Bartholomew, occurs 1370^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Edward Hasted (1798). Parishes: Throwley. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 445–461. Retrieved 18 March 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b "Throwley Priory". English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Page, Willam, ed. (1926). Alien houses: The priory of Throwley. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 239–240. Retrieved 18 March 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

51°16′0″N 0°51′25″E / 51.26667°N 0.85694°E / 51.26667; 0.85694

[Hasted-1] Edward Hasted (1798). Parishes: Throwley. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 445–461. Retrieved 18 March 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[pastscape-2] "Throwley Priory". English Heritage. 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2014.

[Page-3] Page, Willam, ed. (1926). Alien houses: The priory of Throwley. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 239–240. Retrieved 18 March 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[1]

[2]

[3]