Monument record TR 13 NE 40 - St Mary's secular college

Summary

St Mary's secular college of medieval date.

Location

Grid reference TR 18 37 (point) LO
Map sheet TR13NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish NEWINGTON, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

St Mary's secular college, Newington. It is stated that Henry II placed seven secular canons here, granting them the estate of the former nunnery. Of these, four were found guilty of murdering one of the monks and the other two with the King's licence gave their estatesto St. Augustines Abbey. The rest was granted to Richard de Lucy. (2) Tanner (3) says that eight prebends in Newington were granted to St Augustine's Abbey by William the Conqueror. (1)


<1> Md Relig House of Eng & Wales 1971 416 433 (D Knowles & R N Hadcock) (OS Card Reference). SKE46701.

<2> Monastican Anglicanum (ed J Caley) 1846 6 1620 (Dugdale) (OS Card Reference). SKE47319.

<3> Notitia Monastica (ed Naismith) 1787 215 (T Tanner) (OS Card Reference). SKE47708.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: Md Relig House of Eng & Wales 1971 416 433 (D Knowles & R N Hadcock). [Mapped feature: #41388 College, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Monastican Anglicanum (ed J Caley) 1846 6 1620 (Dugdale).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Notitia Monastica (ed Naismith) 1787 215 (T Tanner).

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Record last edited

Nov 26 2021 3:27PM