Abbeys and Religious Buildings in Somerset

We are attempting to list all places where photographers can photograph Abbeys and Religious buildings within the UK, by county. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information. This same information is also available in alphabetical order.

Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages.

Codes Used on this page

Wiki=Wikipedia EH=English Heritage NT=National Trust PEH=Pastscape F.=Founded Dis.=Dissolved

Condition: [A] First rate example; [B] Major Remains; [C] Identifiable Remains; [D] Modest Remains;
[E] Little Surviving

Foundation	*Alt. Name [Formal Name / dedication]**	Location Grid Ref or Lat/long	Website Links	Communities & history [condition]
Abbots Fish House, Meare	Meare Fish House	ST4541	EH * PEH	Believed to be the home and work place of the chief fisherman for Glastonbury Abbey. The only one in England. Built 1322-1335 [A]
Athelney Abbey [No remains]	[The Abbey of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Athelwine]		King Alfred's Monument with railings. Images of England 2007 * PEH	Benedictine monks c.888, 960 * dis. 1539 * site of church marked by a monument
Barlinch Priory		ST9027	PEH	Augustinian Canons Regular [E]
Barrow Gurney	Minchin Barrow	ST5267* Barrow Gurney	Wiki * GenUKI.* British History Online.	Benedictine nuns
Bath Abbey [Church Use]	[The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Bath]	ST7464* Bath, Somerset	Wiki * British History Online.* Bath Abbey. Images of England.* Sacred destinations.	Nuns fd. c.676 * 'Benedictine' monks 963/4; * dis. 1539 * episcopal diocesan cathedral 1090 * church now in parochial use [C]
Bridgwater Friary		Bridgwater		Franciscan Friars
Bruton Abbey		Bruton	Wiki * PEH	Augustinian Canons Regular priory -1525 * abbey 1525 * dis. 1533 (1553?)
Buckland Priory, * Durston	Minchin Buckland Preceptory?		PEH	Augustinian Canons * Knights Hospitaller nuns * site now occupied by Buckland Farm
Burtle Priory	Burtle Moor Priory	Burtle		Augustinian Canons Regular
Cannington Nunnery		Cannington, Somerset	British History Online. * Cannington Online. * Cannington Court - Images of England.	Benedictine nuns (from Dorset), trns to Colwich Abbey * converted into a mansion * reverted to nunnery
Cleeve Abbey	Vallis Florida	ST4566* Washford/Old Cleeve	Wiki * PEH * EH	Cistercian monks from Revesby 1186/1191-1536 (EH) [B]
Downside Abbey [monastic]	[The Abbey Church of Saint Gregory the Great, Downside, Stratton-on-Fosse]	ST6550 * Stratton-on-the-Fosse	Wiki * Images of England.	Benedictine monks trns from Douai 1814-present [A]
Dunster Priory [Church Use]	[Priory Church of St George]	SS9943 * Dunster	Images of England (1)* Images of England (2) * PEH	Benedictine monks * church in parochial use [C]
Forde Abbey [Reused]		ST3505 * Dorset/Somerset border	Wiki * PEH	Cistercian monks 1146/8?, 1136-1539 * claustral remains now incorporated a mansion with public access [E]
Glastonbury Abbey	[The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Glastonbury]	ST4938 * Glastonbury	Wiki * Glastonbury Abbey - Images of England * PEH	Benedictine monks * now in private ownership with public access [B]
Hinton Charterhouse Priory		ST7758 * Hinton Charterhouse	Images of England.	Carthusian monks * now in private ownership without public access [C]
Ilchester Friary				Dominican Friars
Ilchester Priory	Blanchesale or Whitehall			?Augustinian nuns
Keynsham Abbey		ST6568 * Keynsham	Images of England.	Augustinian Canons Regular/Victorine order of Augustinian monks [E]
Kilve Chantry		Kilve	Images of England.
Montacute Priory		ST4916 * Montacute	PEH	Cluniac monks 12thC * remains now part of Abbey Farm [E]
Muchelney Abbey		ST4224 * Muchelney	Wiki * Images of England. * PEH * EH	Benedictine monks (EH)
Portbury Priory [No remains]		ST4975	PEH	Austin Canons priory cell 6^th century-1536. No visable remains but 8 quire. Belong to Bristol Abbey
Stavordale Priory		ST7532	PEH	Augustinian Canons Regular * priory church converted into a private house [D]
Stogursey Priory	Stoke Courcy Priory * [The Priory Church of Saint Andrew, Stoke Courcy]	ST2042 * Stogursey		Benedictine monks [C]
Taunton Priory [No remains]	[The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Taunton]	ST2324	PEH	Augustinian Canons Regular on new site outside Taunton * part of remains now called Priory Barn * converted into a cricket museum [E]
Temple Combe		ST7022		Knights Templar House F. 1108 Dis. 1540 passed to Knights Hospitaller [C]
Templecombe Preceptory		Templecombe	British History.* Grand Priory of Knights Templar in England and Wales	Knights Templar
Witham Priory [Church Use]	Witham Abbey * [The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Witham]	ST7440 * Witham Friary	British History Online.* Measuring worth.com. * Somerset Larders.com.	Carthusian monks 1180/1 * church now in parochial use [D]
Woodspring Priory [Reused]		ST3268	Wiki * Images of England.	Augustinian Canons Regular * currently let as holiday house (NT) [C]
Worspring Priory?
Yenston Priory [No remains]		Henstridge		Benedictine monks * 16thC house on site

Location Guides Not linked

Wells Cathedral, Somerset

See Also:

Abbey and Religious Buildings Section for all articles, lists and location guides on Abbey's, Cathedrals, Churches, Holy Wells etc.

By: Tracey Park	Section: Abbey and Religious Buildings	Key:
Page Ref: abbey_som	Topic: Abbeys	Last Updated: 04/2009

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