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under the act of
February 1536. At the time of its surrender the religious community consisted of only five canons, including the prior. The Earl of Derby made attempts to save the church, in which many of his family had been buried, but they came to nothing and upon dissolution, many bodies were
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church. The tenor bell at the
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of the arches themselves have been removed. There are fragmentary walls projecting from the eastern pier to the north and east, while the other incorporates a small trefoil-headed recess or
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which originally supported the north side of the crossing tower of the church. They survive to some height above the springing of the crossing arches, although the
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canons. In 1390 the
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67 feet (20 m) square. The seal used on the surrender deed of the priory shows a view of the monastic buildings.
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According to a survey of the ruins made in 1886, the church was cruciform in plan with a
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moved to
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Following the dissolution eight bells from the Priory were moved to
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The priory was dedicated to St. Nicholas. There was an associated
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The priory was founded in c. 1190 by Robert Fitz-Henry, Lord of
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402:John I Stanley of the Isle of Man
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306:Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley
817:Burscough Bridge railway station
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1055:Holy Trinity Church, Tarleton
1050:St Mark's Church, Scarisbrick
807:Appley Bridge railway station
712:St Cuthbert's Church, Halsall
707:St Michael's Church, Aughton
660:Buildings and structures in
487:Listed buildings in Ormskirk
397:Sir John Stanley (died 1414)
259:Burscough Augustinian Priory
198:2 piers and some foundations
542:"BURSCOUGH PRIORY (40120)"
220:Remains of Burscough Priory
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751:Tower Hill Water Tower
741:Lathom House West Wing
354:Ormskirk Parish Church
859:Becconsall Old Church
505:Richardson, Douglas,
387:of ages 11–16 years.
72:Monastery information
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832:St Joseph's College
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340:Dissolution
302:Augustinian
228:11 May 1953
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147:Coordinates
108:St Nicholas
89:Established
83:Augustinian
1107:Categories
1070:demolished
999:Up Holland
984:Simonswood
493:References
430:presbytery
367:portcullis
282:Lancashire
225:Designated
157:53°34′59″N
139:Lancashire
118:Founder(s)
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883:Listed in
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730:Grade II*
682:(remains)
445:voussoirs
346:dissolved
321:patronage
278:Burscough
211:– Grade I
160:2°51′23″W
141:, England
135:Burscough
1017:Unlisted
994:Tarleton
964:Ormskirk
954:Newburgh
939:Hilldale
796:Grade II
583:30 April
455:See also
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334:Ormskirk
131:Location
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969:Parbold
929:Halsall
904:Bispham
894:Aughton
669:Grade I
358:Croston
292:History
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298:Lathom
113:People
551:1 May
441:piers
276:, at
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