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The Development Corporation decided to create a museum on the site, and in 1975 Norton Priory Museum Trust was established. [63] In 1989 Greene published his book about the excavations entitled Norton Priory: The Archaeology of a Medieval Religious House. Further work has been carried out, recording and analysing the archaeological findings.
Abingdon Abbey Bicester Priory Bruern Abbey Burford Priory Charney Manor Cholsey Abbey Clanfield Preceptory Clattercote Priory Cogges Priory Cold Norton Priory Coxwell Grange Dorchester Abbey East Hendred Grange Eynsham Abbey Faringdon Priory Godstow Abbey Goring Priory Littlemore Priory Minster Lovell Priory Osney Abbey Otley Abbey (poss. site) OXFORD (see below) Pheleley Priory (poss. site ...
now in ownership of Norton Priory Museum Trust open to public as a museum The Priory Church of Saint Mary at Norton _____ Norton Abbey [27] [28] Greene, pp. 2–3, 65–72. Starkey, pp. 9, 35–40. Poulton Abbey: Savignac monks — from Combermere
Initially the rectory continued to be at Norton, but in 1902 it was sold and a new one built on land adjoining the relocated church. This work was completed in 1903. The name of the old rectory was changed to Norton Priory. [20] The old church functioned as a cemetery chapel for the next few decades, standing in the middle of its graveyard.
The association between St Christopher and Norton Priory is probably the result of the priory's proximity to the River Mersey. The priory stood 3 miles (5 km) from the Runcorn ferry where it crossed the river near Runcorn Gap. [16] The priory had an obligation to be hospitable to travellers, [24] and the saint is the patron saint of travellers ...
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The annual move to six days begins Feb. 20, coinciding with the end of the museum's annual paid exhibition.
Norton Priory is the former rectory of St Wilfrid's Chapel, Church Norton, West Sussex. [1] The building is claimed to be of mediaeval origin, but so altered that much of the history of its construction is speculation. [2] Some parts are from the 17th century, while a fireplace in the west wing bears the inscription "WL 1539". [2]