Frampton_Priory Knowpia

Frampton Priory was a Benedictine priory in England, near the village of Frampton in Dorset and mentioned in the Domesday Book. The priory was subordinate to the Abbey of Saint-Étienne, in Caen, Normandy.

The land on which the priory stood was given to the Browne family after King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Robert Browne built his residence Frampton Court at the priory's former location in 1705.^[1]^[2] Frampton Court was demolished in 1932.^[3]

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^ Chedzoy, Allan. "The Curse of Frampton". Dorset Life. Dorset Life Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ Morgan, Duane. "Frampton Priory". Frampton Dorset History. Frampton Historical Society. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ "Frampton". Dorset Online Parish Clerk. Dorset OPC Project. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

50°45′11″N 2°31′49″W / 50.753119°N 2.530211°W / 50.753119; -2.530211 (Frampton Priory)

[1] Chedzoy, Allan. "The Curse of Frampton". Dorset Life. Dorset Life Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[2] Morgan, Duane. "Frampton Priory". Frampton Dorset History. Frampton Historical Society. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

[3] "Frampton". Dorset Online Parish Clerk. Dorset OPC Project. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

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