Astley Priory

Astley Priory was a Benedictine priory in Astley, Worcestershire, England. ^[1]

It was founded in the 11th century, probably by Ralph de Todeni, as a cell subject to the abbey of St. Taurinus, Evreux, in France. Around 1300 the priory acquired Astley church, but in 1384 was bought by Sir John Beaumont, an esquire of the chamber, and its use for religious purposes came to an end. When John Beaumont was attainted in 1386, his lands were forfeit and Astley passed to Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick. In 1414 the priory was again confiscated by the crown as an alien monastery.

In 1468, King Edward IV, at the request of the Archbishop of Canterbury, donated the priory or manor of Astley in perpetuity to the dean and college of Holy Trinity, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire. At the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538 it was granted by King Henry VIII to Sir Ralph Sadleir.

The only visible remains of the priory today are the Prior's Well, near the entrance of the St Peter's churchyard and a fragment of walling at the east end of the churchyard. ^[2]

References

Monasteries in Worcestershire
Augustinian	Dodford Priory Droitwich Austin Friars Witton Priory
Benedictine	Astley Priory Bredon Monastery Evesham Abbey Great Malvern Priory Little Malvern Priory Pershore Abbey Stanbrook Abbey Worcester Priory
Brothers of Penitence	Worcester Friars of the Sack
Cistercian	Bordesley Abbey Cook Hill Priory Whistones Priory
Dominican	Worcester Blackfriars
Franciscan	Greyfriars, Worcester
Penitent Sisters	Worcester Penitent Sisters Friary
Premonstratensian	Dodford Priory
Savigniac	Bordesley Abbey
Independent	Fladbury Monastery Hanbury Monastery Kempsey Monastery

Coordinates: 52°18′02″N 2°19′27″W / 52.300677°N 2.324042°W / 52.300677; -2.324042