- Hinton Priory
Infobox monastery
name = Hinton Priory
order =Carthusian
mother =
established = 1227
disestablished = 1539
diocese =
churches =
founder = Ela, Countess of Salisbury
dedication =
people = William Longspee, Earl of Salisbury
location =Hinton Charterhouse ,Somerset ,England
oscoor = gbmappingsmall|ST777591
remains = buildings and earthworks
public_access = noHinton Priory was one of the ten medieval
Carthusian houses (charterhouses) inEngland . It was first established atHatherop in1222 byWilliam Longspee ,Earl of Salisbury . The monks disliked the location, and on Longspee's death in1226 they petitioned his countess for a new site to achieve greater solitude. She gave them her manors of Hinton andNorton inSomerset and the new house was consecrated atHinton Charterhouse in May1232 . It was called Locus Dei meaning 'God's Place'.The house was
suppressed as part of thedissolution of the monasteries on31 March 1539 .The chapter house, prior's cell and refectory survive as agricultural buildings belonging to the sixteenth century mansion,
Hinton Abbey . Surviving earthworks from the great cloister are still visible in an orchard and paddocks. There is no public access.It is a grade I
listed building . [cite web | title=The chapter house | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=32550 | accessdate=2006-11-20]References
* Glyn Coppack and Mick Aston: "Christ's Poor Men - the Carthusians in England" ISBN 0 7524 1961 7
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