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Henwood Priory

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A house called Henwood Hall was built here, which was demolished in 1824. A later farmhouse nearby is also called Henwood Hall and has remains of the priory buildings incorporated into its walls. Otherwise there are no built remains, but the site retains traces of a moat and various ground
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irregularities which probably mark the spoil left from demolition. A small excavation in 1950–51 uncovered part of the foundations of the priory church.
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in 1228. It was extended in 1232, but was in ruins by the early 1530s, and was ransacked and destroyed further by
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British History Online: Victoria County History of Warwickshire - Houses of Benedictine nuns: Priory of Henwood
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The site where the priory once stood is supposedly haunted by 12 nuns, out of a community of 15, including the
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This article about a British Christian monastery, abbey, priory or other religious house is a
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It was probably founded around 1154–1161, although possibly as early as 1149 under
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by Ketelberne de Langdon and it had confirmation of papal privilege from
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HeritageGateway: Historic England research records - Henwood Priory
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This article about a Warwickshire building or structure is a
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Benedictine
Warwickshire
Solihull
West Midlands
Walter Durdent
Bishop of Chester
Coventry
Pope Gregory IX
Henry VIII
Reformation
prioress
Black Death
ghosts



British History Online: Victoria County History of Warwickshire - Houses of Benedictine nuns: Priory of Henwood


HeritageGateway: Historic England research records - Henwood Priory
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