Felley Priory
"Felly Priory": The house built upon the former Monastery
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 Location within Nottinghamshire
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| Monastery information | |
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| Other names | The Convent of St. Mary, Felley |
| Order | Augustinian |
| Established | 1156 |
| Disestablished | 1536 |
| Mother house | Until 1260: Worksop Priory; then independent |
| Dedicated to | St. Mary |
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| Founder(s) | Ralph Brito |
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| Location | Nottinghamshire |
| Coordinates | 53°03′23″N 1°16′50″W / 53.056456°N 1.280452°W |
| Grid reference | SK4822151298 |
Felley Priory is a former Augustinian Priory, located in the village of Felley, Nottinghamshire. It was established in 1156 and dissolved in 1536. A domestic house, which still exists today, was then built upon the former monastic site.
The priory was established by Ralph Brito (of Annesley) in 1156 on the site of an earlier chapel served by a Hermit (listed as "Brother Robert" in the charter of foundation). The hermitage was dedicated to Saint Helen and had, in 1151, been endowed by Brito who placed it under the control of Worksop Priory. Worksop retained control when the priory was established, a situation which was confirmed in a Papal Bull by Pope Alexander III in 1161. Worksop remained in control until 1260, when Felley became an independent priory.
Ralph Brito and his son donated to the priory the church at Felley. Other donations include the church of Annesley (donated by Ralph de Annesley), a mill at Bradley, land in Nottinghamshire (donated by Serlo de Pleasley, lord of the manor of Ashover), land at Ogston and Brackenfield (donated by Ivo de Heriz), land at Tibshelf (donated by John and Sarah de Heriz), land at Ashover (donated by Geoffrey de Langley), land in Derbyshire (donated by Sir Geoffrey de Dethick), land at Whiteborough (donated by Geoffrey Barry), land and rents in Chesterfield (donated by William Britton), and land at Newark, Colwick and Southwell. The priory also received charters of confirmation from both Pope Celestine III and Pope Gregory IX.
The priory was never very large: It was probably home to only five or six canons (monks), and the priory church is thought to have been only a simple nave and chancel.
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