Breamore Priory
Breamore Priory was a priory of Austin canons in Breamore, Hampshire, England.
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Saint Mary and Saint Michael, Breamore |
| Other names | Bromere Priory |
| Order | Austin Canons |
| Established | pre. 1135 |
| Disestablished | 1536 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Baldwin de Redvers and Hugh de Redvers |
| Site | |
| Location | Breamore, Hampshire, England |
| Coordinates | 50.97085°N 1.78419°W |
| Visible remains | none visible |
| Public access | to Breamore House and Breamore Countryside Museum |
Foundation
The priory was founded some time towards the end of the reign of Henry I by Baldwin de Redvers and his uncle Hugh de Redvers.
12th to 16th centuries
Dissolution
The last prior, Prior Finch, wrote at least twice to Thomas Cromwell proffering his service and that of his house, and desiring Cromwell's favour. But according to the Valor Ecclesiasticus of 1535 the annual value of the priory was £200 5s. 1½d., together with two pounds of pepper. Less alms and other obligatory outgoings of £45 11s. the annual value was only £154 14s. 1½d. and the pepper. This brought the house well below the limit for the first series of dissolutions, and it was surrendered on 10 July 1536.
Post-Dissolution
The site of the priory and all its possessions was granted in November 1536 to Henry, Marquis of Exeter, and his wife Gertrude. A large manor house, Breamore House, was built on the site in 1583.
Present day
No visible remains of the priory survive.
Burials
- Isabella de Forz, Countess of Devon (1237–1293)