Deeping St. James Priory
Deeping St. James Priory was a priory in Lincolnshire, England.
In 1139 Baldwin Fitz Gilbert established the Benedictine Priory of Saint James at Deeping as a cell of Thorney Abbey.[1] The house was dissolved in 1539.[2][3]
On the south-east side of the churchyard was the priory tithe barn, which measured 90 feet by 20 feet, 6 inches internally. It has variously been described as 13th century, late 15th century, or 17th century. It was demolished in 1963.[1]
There are no surface indications or remains of the monastic house.[1]
Priors of Deeping
The list of known names is incomplete:[2]
- Jocelyn, occurs in the 12th century
- James Nassington, occurs 1299
- Thomas of Gosberkirk, occurs from 1329 to 1347
- John de Charteris, occurs 1358 and 1365
- William Lee, last prior.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Historic England. "Monument No. 350059". PastScape. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Priory of Deeping". Houses of Benedictine Monks. Victoria County History. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ↑ Allen, Thomas (1834). The history of the county of Lincoln: from the earliest period to the present time, Volume. Lincoln & London: John Saunders Jr. p. 338. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
