Blackborough Priory


Blackborough Priory was a Benedictine monastic house in Norfolk, England, about 5 miles or 8 km south east of King's Lynn. The Ordnance Survey map shows the remains of fishponds nearby, which may have been for the use of the monastery.

History

The priory was founded in 1150 by Roger de Scales and his wife Muriel, and was intended for the use of monks. Later, both nuns and monks were allowed in the priory. By 1200 the priory was dedicated for the sole use of Benedictine nuns. The nunnery operated until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537. Between 1200 and 1537 the priory had nineteen prioresses. The first being Avelina and the last being Elizabeth Dawney. Today, the site of the priory is a cattle farm.

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