Limebrook Priory |
| Hob Uid: 106368 | |
Location :
County of Herefordshire
Lingen
|
| Grid Ref : SO3738066040 |
| Summary : The ruined remains of a priory of nuns, founded here in or before the reign of Richard I (1189-99), either by Rob de Lingen or one of the Mortimers. There is some confusion as to the order to which it belonged with some debate as to whether it was originally Benedictine, but undoubtedly in the time of Bishop Booth (1516-35), it was tenanted by Augustinian Nuns and subsisted until its suppression in 1539. The ruins visible today consist of the remains of a ruined 13th century building with walls of local sandstone rubble. It has, in the south wall, three single light windows and the remains of a doorway. One jamb of a second doorway remains in the north wall, but most of this end and the east wall have been destroyed. It is impossible to determine what part of the priory this building belonged to; although there are extensive foundation mounds in the field to the east they give no indication of general arrangement. It is probable that nearby houses contain much stonework from this ruin. |
More information : (SO 37386604) Remains of Limebrook Priory (NR) (Augustinian Nuns)(1).
Founded circa 1189 by Robert de Lingen or one of the Mortimers. There is some confusion as to the order to which it belonged, but certainly in the 16th century it was tenanted by Augustinian Nuns. It was dissolved in 1539 (2-3).
Only the 13th century west end and the south wall of an unidentified part of the the nunnery now remain, up to 15ft high. In the same field to the east and north, are turf covered remains of foundations, but they are so badly mutilated that it is difficult to establish what form the building took. See ground photographs.
Surveyed at 1:2500 (4).
The priory falls within the area mapped from aerial photographs by RCHME's Marches Uplands Mapping Project. The ruined remains were not recorded by that survey, but a fishpond located immediately to the south of the ruins and recorded separately (SO 36 NE 40) may be associated with the priory. (6) |