Bridlington Priory
| Priory Church of St Mary, Bridlington | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | Priory Church of St Mary Bridlington |
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| Dedication | St Mary |
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| Parish | Bridlington |
| Diocese | York |
| Province | York |
Coordinates: 54°05′40″N 0°12′06″W / 54.09445°N 0.20179°W
Priory Church of St. Mary, Bridlington, grid reference TA177680, commonly known as Bridlington Priory Church is a parish church in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in the Diocese of York. It is on the site of an Augustinian priory founded in 1113 which was dissolved during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. In 1951 it was designated a Grade I Listed Building.
Bridlington Priory was founded around 1113 by Walter de Gant, for Augustinian Canons Regular, one of the earliest Augustinian houses in England, with an adjoining convent. Its foundation was confirmed in charters by King Henry I of England The site had formerly been a Saxon church and nunnery. When complete, the building was over 400 ft long (120 m) and 75 ft wide (23 m), with a transept which was 150 ft long (46 m). The first prior is thought to have been called Guicheman or Wickeman.
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