The following is a list of the monastic houses in Greater Manchester, England.
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | Online References & Location | |
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Gorton Monastery * | Franciscan Friars; extant | The Church and Friary of St Francis | [1] 53.4683°N -2.1875°W | ||
Kersal Priory | hermitage Cluniac monks alien house: cell, dependent on Lenton, Nottinghamshire; founded 1145-53: granted after 1143 by Ranulph 'de Gernon', Earl of Chester; became denizen: independent from 1392; dissolved 1538 | St Leonard ____________________ Kershall Priory | 53.5101°N -2.2886°W | ||
Marland Grange ~ | Cistercian monks grange of Stanlow, Cheshire, then of Whalley; founded before 1212 | 53.5954°N -2.1978°W (approx: location unknown) | |||
Warburton Priory # | Premonstratensian Canons cell, daughter house of Cockersand, Lancashire; founded c.1200 church of St Mary and St Werburgh granted to Cockersand by Adam of Dutton; abandoned before 1271 | Warburton Cell | 53.4021°N -2.4573°W |