Cartmel Priory
Cartmel Priory church serves as the parish church of Cartmel, Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire). The priory was founded in 1190 by William Marshal, created 1st Earl of Pembroke, intended for the Augustinian Canons and dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Michael. To support the new house, William granted it the whole fief of the district of Cartmel. It was first colonised by a prior and twelve monks from Bradenstoke Priory in Wiltshire. The only other surviving monastic building is the gatehouse which faces the village square.
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Cartmel Priory
Cartmel Priory church serves as the parish church of Cartmel, Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire). The priory was founded in 1190 by William Marshal, created 1st Earl of Pembroke, intended for the Augustinian Canons and dedicated to Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Michael. To support the new house, William granted it the whole fief of the district of Cartmel. It was first colonised by a prior and twelve monks from Bradenstoke Priory in Wiltshire. The only other surviving monastic building is the gatehouse which faces the village square.
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Cartmel Priory Church
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William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
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St Mary the Virgin & St Michael
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Church still used as parish church, gatehouse nearby.
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Cartmel Priory church serves a ...... hich faces the village square.
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