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230: 218: 206: 194: 182: 170: 19: 122:, who then gave it to Pain Peverel. Not much is known about Pain Peverel, but he had ambitions for the priory, and persuaded Henry to grant him land on the eastern edge of Cambridge so that he could move and expand the priory, which now became Barnwell Priory. These lands increased by donations from local landowners, and over time the priory itself grew in size and strength until there were 30 canons in residence. Barnwell held an annual fair, the Barnwell or 99:(the Book of Things to do with Barnwell) says that Picot's wife, Hugolina, had been gravely ill and vowed that if she recovered, she would found a religious house. She recovered: although Picot endowed the priory, it could well have been on his wife's instructions. Two other East Anglian houses of canons regular were founded around this time: 548: 129:
Having an active scriptorium, well-stocked library and, because of its role as landlord, plenty of business for attorneys, Barnwell seems to have helped the early
538: 217: 229: 205: 193: 107:. It is likely that Picot's foundation was established using canons from one of these houses, probably Huntingdon (whose canons later went to found 48:. The only surviving parts are 13th-century claustral building, which is a Grade II* listed, and remnants found in the walls, cellar and gardens of 181: 169: 543: 553: 499: 155: 279: 334: 310: 274: 136:
Much of what we know of the details of English Augustinian life come from the Barnwell Observances, written in the 13th century.
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Harmon, pp.80-102; Brundage, J. (1993), 'The Cambridge Faculty of Canon Law and the Ecclesiastical Courts of Ely' in
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The priory was wealthy, and its position as local landowner meant that it was a target during the
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c.1552. The buildings became ruinous and were almost thoroughly destroyed in 1810.
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The Cellarer's Chequer, part of the old Barnwell Priory in January 2021
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Harmon, J. (2016), 'Some aspects of the history of Barnwell Priory',
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met here for the only time between 10 September and 17 October 1388.
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The priory was dissolved on 11 November 1538 as part of the general
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After Picot and Hugolina's death, the priory fell into the hands of
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Taylor, Alison (1999), "Medieval Religious Houses in the Town",
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https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/66837/1/Thesis_Final.pdf
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recorded the final description of the priory remains in 1812.
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Medieval Cambridge: Essays on the Pre-reformation University,
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Garrett, Martin (2004), "Cambridge Churches and Religion",
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http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=40001
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Index


Augustinian
priory
Barnwell
Cambridgeshire
Canons Regular
Abbey House
Barnwell chronicler
chronicler
King John
Picot of Cambridge
High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire
canons regular
St Giles' Church
Cambridge Castle
Colchester Priory
Huntingdon Priory
Merton Priory
Rule of St Augustine
Henry I
Midsummer Fair
University of Cambridge
Peasants' Revolt
English Parliament
Dissolution of the Monasteries
Edward, Lord Clinton
Exterior from the west
Exterior from the east
Interior from the south
Interior from the north

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