Stainfield Priory was a Benedictine nunnery at Stainfield in the North of Lincolnshire, England, between Wragby and Fiskerton.
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The priory of St Mary at Stainfield was the only nunnery of the Benedictine order in Lincolnshire. It was a small establishment intended to house up to 20 nuns, founded in around 1154 by Henry or William Percy, which survived until the dissolution in 1536.[1][2]
References
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- ^ Historic England. "Stainfield Priory (351572)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ Page, William, ed. (1906). A History of the County of Lincoln. Victoria County History. Vol. 2. pp. 131–132.
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