List of monastic houses in Cambridgeshire

The following is a list of monastic houses in Cambridgeshire, England.

FoundationImageCommunities and provenanceFormal name or dedication and alternative names ! style="width:10%;"| References and locationAnglesey Priory ^, Lode, CambridgeshireAugustinian Canons Regularfounded 1135 by Henry I; initially established as a hospital;apparently becoming a priory c.1212 when endowed by Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester;dissolved before 7 August 1536; granted to John Hynde c.1538;remains incorporated into private house named 'Anglesey Abbey' 1591; (National Trust)The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Nicholas, Anglesey |British History Online — Houses of Augustinian canons: Priory of Anglesey — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.229-234)Barham FriaryCrutched Friarsfounded before 1272 (or c.1293) apparently from Welnetham, Suffolk;later dependent on London;dissolved 1538; granted to Philip Paris c.1539, and later to John Millecent, Esq.chapel remained in use until house named 'Barham Hall' built on site 1830St Margaret____________________Barkham Priory;Bercham Priory |British History Online — Friaries: Crutched friars, Barham — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.291-292)Barnwell Priory, CambridgeAugustinian Canons Regulartransferred from St Giles, Castle Hill, Lode;refounded c.1112 by Pain Peverel;plundered by townsmen 1381dissolved 11 November 1538; granted to Anthony Brown c.1546; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton c.1552;ruins thoroughly destroyed 1810St Giles and St Andrew |British History Online — Houses of Augustinian canons - Priory of Barnwell — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.234-249)Cambridge Austin FriarsAugustinian Friars (under the Limit of Cambridge)founded before 1289;transferred to new site (see immediately below) 1290|British History Online — Friaries: Austin friars, Cambridge — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.287-290)Augustinian Friars (under the Limit of Cambridge)transferred from earlier site (see above) 1290 by Geoffrey de Picheford|Cambridge Augustinian Priory, Castle Hill, LodeAugustinian Canons Regularfounded c.1092 by Picot, Lord of Bourn, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire, and Hugolina, his wife; transferred to new site at Barnwell Priory c.1112St Giles |Cambridge, Bethlehemite Friary (?)Bethlehemite Friarsdocumented 1257 — probably never established, p.250|British History Online — Religious houses - Introduction — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.197-199)Cambridge BlackfriarsDominican Friars (under the Visitation of Cambridge)founded before 1238 (or 1237-42/c.1258);dissolved 1538; granted to Edward Erlington and Humphrey Metcalf c.1543;Emmanuel College built on site 1584 (see Cambridge University)|British History Online — Friaries - Dominicans, Cambridge — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.269-276)Blackfriars, Cambridge *Dominican Friarsfounded 1938; extantThe Priory of Saint Michael the Archangel, Cambridge |Cambridge Cambridge, Buckingham College PrioryBenedictine monksdependent on Crowland, Lincolnshire;transferred from Ely Hostel 1428;dissolved c.1540;refounded 1542 as the College of St Mary MagdaleneMonk's College |British History Online — Colleges: Buckingham College — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (p.312)Cambridge, Ely Hostel PrioryBenedictine monksdependent on Ely & others;founded 1321 for brothers studying at Ely;transferred to new site at Spaldyngs Inn (see immediately below)|Cambridge, Border Hostel PrioryBenedictine monksdependent on Ely & others;transferred from Ely Hostel (see immediately above) 1350 to Spaldyngs Inn (later renamed Border Hostel);transferred to new site at Cambridge, Buckingham College 1428|Cambridge GreyfriarsFranciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (under the Custody of Cambridge)founded c.1226, "by the bounty of Edward I", on the site of an old synagogue loaned to the Franciscans and adjoining land;rebuilt before 1330;dissolved 1538 (the friars departed prior to the enforcement); sold to the executors of Lady Frances Sidney 1544/5;granted to Trinity College, Cambridge 1546;Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge founded on site 1595|British History Online — Friaries - Franciscans, Cambridge — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.276-282)Cambridge Pied FriarsPied Friarsfounded 1256(?) when some friars appear to have remained in the move of the Carmelites from Chesterton to Newnham;transferred to new site (see immediately below) 1273|British History Online — Friaries: Friars of St Mary, Cambridge — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.286-287)Pied Friars(community founded at earlier site (see immediately above) 1256(?));transferred here between 1273 and 1279 on land bought 1273 by the proctor of the Order of Blessed Mary in England;dissolved after 1319|Cambridge White FriarsCarmelite Friars(community founded at Chesterton 1247 (or 1249));transferred here 1249 via Newnham;dissolved 1538; granted to John Eyer c.1544|British History Online — Friaries - Carmelites, Cambridge — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.282-286)Cambridge — Friars of the SackFriars of the Sackfounded 1258 at the house of John le Rus, mayor of Cambridge, from funding by Edward I; intended by the Pope to be passed to the Gilbertines 1290, but plan abandoned because the friars were still in residence; granted to Peterhouse 1307;site now occupied by Fitzwilliam Museum|British History Online — Friaries - Friars of the sack, Cambridge — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.290-291)Cambridge — St Mary's FriarsFriars of St Maryfounded c.1279dissolved after 1319|Cambridge — St Edmund's PrioryGilbertine Canonsfounded before 1291, St Edmund's chapel granted by 'the bounty or gift of' B_ son of Walter; originally intended by the Pope to be located at the friary of the Sack, but it was still occupied;dissolved 1539; granted to Edward Ebrington (Erlington?) and Humphrey Metcalf c.1543The Priory Church of Saint Edmund, Cambridge |British History Online — Houses of Gilbertine canons - Priory of St Edmund, Cambridge — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.254-256)Cambridge — St Radegund's PrioryBenedictine nunscellfounded c.1133-8 by John de Cranden, Prior of Ely with endowment confirmed by Stephen;destroye' 1313, 1376 and 1389;dissolved 1496 for the founded of Jesus College, Cambridge, which currently occupies the siteThe Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Radegund |British History Online — Houses of Benedictine nuns - Priory of St Radegund, Cambridge — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.218-219)Chatteris AbbeyBenedictine nunsfounded 1006-16 by Ednoth, Bishop of Dorchester with his sister Aelfwen (or 980 by Alfwen, wife of Ethelstan, Earl of the East Angles);destroyed 1306-10;dissolved 3 September 1538; granted to Edward, Lord Clinton c.1551The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chatteris____________________Chateris Abbey |British History Online — Houses of Benedictine nuns - Abbey of Chatteris — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.220-223)Chesterton WhitefriarsCarmelite Friarsfounded 1247 (or 1249) by Edward I and other nobles;transferred to new site at Newnham 1249 (or 1251-6)|British History Online — Chesterton: Churches — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 9 (pp.28-35)Cherry HintonBridgettine monks and nunscharter for founded 1406 — house never established|Chippenham PreceptoryKnights Hospitaller — under Clerkenwell, Middlesexfounded 1184 by William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex;apparently annexed to Carbrook before 1489;dissolved 1535; granted to Sir Edward North 1540/1|St Margarets Church — Chippenham Denny AbbeyBenedictine monkscell dependent on Ely;founded 1159 by Robert, Chamberlain of Conan IV, Duke of Brittany;Knights Templar preceptoryfounded 1169;became hospital-preceptory c.1170;dissolved 1308; committed to Master Roger of Wingfield 3 June 1309;Franciscan nunsrefounded 1423 by Mary de St Pol, Countess of Pembroke (Mary de St Paulo, widow of Adomare, Earl of Pembroke) on the site of a cell of Ely;dissolved before 28 October 1539; granted to Edward Erlington 1540, though nuns apparently continued to be in occupation to 1547;estate exchanged for other land owned by the King;in Crown ownership;passed to City of London 1628 to offset the debts of the King;converted to farmhouse 18th century;many changes of hands 17th-19th century;estate bought by Pembroke College and vested it into the care of the Ministry of Works 1947;part of the Farmland Museum since 1997; (EH)The Abbey Church of Saint James and Saint Leonard, Denny (1159-69);The Nunnery of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Clare (1342-1539);____________________Denney Abbey;Denney Preceptory |Duxford PreceptoryKnights Templarfounded 1273;committed to Master Roger of Wingfield 3 June 1309;passed to Knights Hospitaller by John le Clerk of Wilbraham 21 December 1313, though no preceptory or camera was maintained there;sacked 15 June 1381 during the Peasants' Revolt; 16th century Temple Farm on siteDuxford Temple |British History Online — Houses of Knights Templars - Preceptory of Duxford — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (p.262)Eltisley PrioryBenedictine nunsfounded 9th century(?);apparently destroyed in raids by the Danes c.870;Benedictine nunsfounded before 1066;dissolved before 1087|British History Online — Parishes: Eltisley — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 5 (pp.46-59)Ely Cathedral Priory +?nuns (/and monks? — double monastery?)founded c.673;destroyed by the Danes 870;secular canonsrefounded 9th century;Benedictine monksfounded 970;dissolved 1539;episcopal diocesan cathedralfounded 1109; extantThe Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint EtheldredaThe Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity and Saint Etheldreda |British History Online — Houses of Benedictine monks - Abbey and cathedral priory of Ely — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.199-210)Fordham Priory #Gilbertine Canonsfounded before 1227, built by Henry, Dean of Fordham with endowments by Hugh Malebisse;dissolved 1 September 1538; granted to Philip Parry 1540/1;site now occupied by private house named 'Fordham Abbey'The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Mary Magdalene, Fordham |British History Online — Houses of Gilbertine canons - Priory of Fordham — Victoria County History: A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 2 (pp.256-258)British Listed Buildings — Fordham Abbey - Fordham - Cambridgeshire - EnglandGreat Wilbraham PreceptoryKnights Templarfounded 1170;dissolved 1308-12;Knights Hospitallerfounded 1312;dissolved c.1350house named 'Wilbraham Temple' built on or near preceptory site 17th centuryWilbraham Temple