Cannington Priory Explained

Cannington Priory was a Benedictine nunnery established around 1138 and dissolved in 1536 in Cannington, Somerset, England.

It was attached to the Church of St Mary.^{[1] [2]}

It was first populated by Benedictine nuns (from Dorset), who were later transferred to Colwich Abbey. The building was converted into a mansion but later reverted to being a nunnery.^[3] It was disestablished as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.^[4]

Cannington Court incorporates some of the remains.^[5]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Priory History . 2008-01-13 . Cannington Online . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720053350/http://www.cannington.org.uk/prioryhistory.htm . 2011-07-20 .
2. Web site: Church of St Mary . historicengland.org.uk . 2008-01-13.
3. Web site: Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington . 2008-01-13 . British History Online .
4. Web site: 'Houses of Benedictine nuns: The priory of Cannington',. A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 2. British History Online. 6 January 2010.
5. Web site: Cannington Court . historicengland.org.uk . 2008-01-13.