Monument record MLI52540 - FOSSE NUNNERY
Summary
SITE OF CISTERCIAN FOSSE NUNNERY
Type and Period (3)
- NUNNERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PRIORY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RELIGIOUS HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
The site of a priory of Cistercian nuns. It was founded before 1184 and dissolved in 1539. It was dedicated to St Nicholas. Its endowment was confined to the immediate locality of Torksey, and its complement was a prioress and 5 nuns, in 1440, and 8 nuns in 1539. At the dissolution it was a 'beggarly pouer ruynose house'. Excavations on the site in 1961 appear to have located outbuildings of the nunnery marked by slight wall foundations of lias limestone fragments bound by clay: associated pottery dated no later than the early 16th century. The site is located in the scheduled area of Torksey medieval town (54207). {1}{2}{3}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI3342 Index: Torksey SMR File. TORKSEY. SK 87 NW:AE,1979, TMA.
- <2> SLI2800 Index: Ordnance Survey. Torksey O.S. Cards. TORKSEY. SK 87 NW:13,1962, MH.
- <3> SLI225 Article in Serial: M.W. Barley. 1964. 'The Medieval Borough of Torksey: Excavations 1960-2' in The Antiquaries Journal. VOL 44 pp.174-175.
- <4> SLI902 Bibliographic Reference: D. Knowles and R.N. Hadcock. 1953. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales - First Edition. P 223.
- <5> SLI373 Article in Serial: R.E.G. Cole. 1906. 'The Royal Borough of Torksey, its Churches, Monasteries and Castle' in The Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers. VOL 28 P451-530.
- <6> SLI1063 Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 8364 7823 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TORKSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (3)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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