Bilsington Priory
Bilsington Priory is a former Augustinian priory in Kent, England, about 3⁄4 mile (1 km) north of Bilsington and about 5 miles (8 km) south of Ashford. It was founded in 1253 and suppressed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536.
The north wing of St Mary's Priory, seen from the west
Some of its buildings survived and were converted into a farmhouse. In 1906 they were restored to designs by JT Micklethwaite. They are Grade I listed.[1] The priory is now a wedding and conference venue.[2]
References
Further reading
- Newman, John (1976) [1969]. West Kent and the Weald. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 171–172. ISBN 0-14-071038-8.
- Page, WH, ed. (1926). "The priory of Bilsington". A History of the County of Kent. Victoria County History. 2. London: The St Catherine Press. pp. 156–157.
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