- Finchale Priory (/ˈfɪŋkəl/ FING-kəl), sometimes referred to as Finchale Abbey, was a 13th-century Benedictine priory.
- Camino Ingles: There is a pilgrimage stamp in the neighbouring tea room for those visiting Finchale Priory as part of the Camino Ingles pilgrimage.
- It was only in 1296 when Bishop Hugh Pudsey and his son Henry endowed Finchale as a full-fledged priory, with 8 monks and a prior.
- Godric came to live on the eventual site of Finchale Priory in the early twelfth century, creating a hermitage dedicated to St John the Baptist.
- Add Finchale Priory to a New List. ... Finchale was never a wealthy priory, and during much of the medieval period, there were four permanent monks living there.
- Bishop Hugh Pudsey endowed lands upon Finchale immediately upon its foundation, to enable the priory's eight monks and prior to support themselves.
- Tony, I'm afraid your nearest Bus Stop to Finchale Priory Touring Park would mean a minimum of 35 minutes (walking fairly briskly) to the stop on Finchale...
- The priory is a fantastic location for a woodland walk, along the banks of the river with the goal of arriving at the peaceful and restful Finchale Priory.
- The site has been a dependency of Durham Cathedral since 1196, the year in which the chapel hermitage became known as Finchale Priory.
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