• Lenton Priory was a Cluniac monastic house in Nottinghamshire, founded by William Peverel circa 1102-8. The priory was granted a large endowment of property...
  • The monument includes standing and buried remains of part of Lenton Priory and its precinct.
  • With lands and holdings in both England and France, Lenton Priory became the tenth wealthiest in the country.
  • After the spectacle, the remains of the monks were displayed at the gates to Lenton Priory as a stark warning to others.
  • Lenton Priory itself is not exactly a mystery: this map clearly shows the site and there have been several archaeological excavations of the area, part of which is...
  • A large cube of stone with four intricately carved panels stands in a small park at the site of the former Lenton Priory...
  • With lands and holdings in both England and France, Lenton Priory became the tenth wealthiest in the country.
  • More information : Lenton Cluniac Priory, for 25 monks, was founded in 1102-8, became denizen in 1392, and was dissolved in 1538(1).
  • It was at Lenton Priory that Edward I sojourned in April 1302, and again in April of the following year; whilst Edward II visited the house for some days in the year...