Memorials : 0
Location : Chicksands, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate : 52.0370000, -0.3600000
Description : The Gilbertine priory of Chicksands was founded about the year 1150 by Rohese, countess of Essex, and her second husband Payn de Beauchamp, baron of Bedford. Payn and Rohese de Beauchamp endowed the priory at its foundation with the church of Chicksands and lands attached. The Priory was of the Gilbertine Order, a religious order formed by Gilbert of Sempringham (c1083-1189). It was only one of nine religious houses in England that housed both nuns and canons. The men and women lived in different buildings and were separated in church by a screen. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in... Read More

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  • Where is Chicksands Priory?

    Chicksands Priory is located at Chicksands, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority ,Bedfordshire ,England.

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    Latitude: 52.0370000
    Longitude: -0.3600000

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