List of monastic houses in Wales

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Abbeys and priories in Wales lists abbeys, priories, friaries or other monastic religious houses in Wales.

Overview

Article layout

The list is presented alphabetically by County. Foundations are listed alphabetically within each county.

Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution, and the current status of the site.

Alt. Name: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.

Formal Name/dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.

References: presents links to online references to the particular establishment in addition to the general printed and online references given at the foot of this article. Establishments for which online references have not been specified are referred to within the printed references listed.

Location: provides a link to the geographical position of the site of the foundation where established.

Monastic Glossary: following the listing, provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.

Abbreviations and Key

The sites listed are ruins unless indicated thus:-
* indicates current monastic function
+ indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^ indicates current non-ecclesiastic function
# indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~ indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown
Trusteeship denoted as follows:-
Cadw Cadw - Welsh Historic Monuments
Other abbreviations
trns transferred
rmv removed
c. circa (about)
ante before
post after
fd. founded
dis. dissolved

List of Houses by County

Anglesey

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Glannagh Priory Benedictine monks
fd. 1221 by Llewellyn, Prince of North Wales
dis. c.1564 and granted to John Moore
Holy Head monastery Celtic monks, fd. 380 by St Kebius
Ecclesiastical college built on site, granted to Francis Morrice 1609
Llanfechell clas Celtic monastery, founded by St Machudd (Mechell)
Penmon Priory Celtic monastery fd. 6thC, reputedly by St Seiriol
destroyed in Viking raids
subsequently rebuilt
Augustinian Canons Regular
 Britain Express:[1]
CastleWales:[2]
WalesDirectory:[3] 		[4]
Priestholme cell, Puffin Island Celtic monastery fd. 6thC by St Seiriol Puffin Island monastery Britain Express:[5]
WelshIcons.org:[6] 		[7]

Brecknockshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Brecon Friary+ Dominican monks
fd. 13thC
church later college chapel fd. 1541 by Henry VIII 		Powys - a day in the life:[8] [9]
Brecon Cathedral Priory+ Benedictine monks fd. 11thC by Bernard de Newmarch
after dissolution granted to John ap Price
from 1923 church in use as diocesan cathedral 		The Priory Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Brecon Brecon Cathedral:[10]
Powys - a day in the life:[11] 		[12]

Caernarfonshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Aberconwy Abbey, Conwy Cistercian monks, daughter house of Strata Florida
fd. ante1200-1283 (rmv from Rhedynog-felen); community moved to Maenan;
church now in parochial use 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and All Saints The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[13]
The Cistercian Way:[14] 		[15]
Bardsey Abbey Culdee fd. c./ante516?
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. c.1210;
dis. c.1537, granted to John, Earl of Warwick
in ownership of Bardsey Island Trust, with public access 		The Abbey of Saint Mary Britannia History:[16]
Archeologia Cambrensis:[17] 		[18]
Beddgelert Priory Celtic monastery fd. 6th/7thC
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. C. 1198 by Llewellyn the Great
granted to Chertsey, Surrey 1537
dis. with it 19 June 1538 and granted to Lord Radnor 		Bethkelert Priory The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Beddgelert
now The Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary, Beddgelert 		British History Online:[19] & [20]
UK Attractions:[21] 		[22]
Maenan Abbey Cistercian monks from Aberconwy Abbey
fd. 1283 by King Edward I;
dis. c.1538 and granted to the Wynne family
in ownership of William Frederick
site now occupied by hotel and grounds 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and All Saints The Cistercian Way:[23] [24]
Rhedynog-felen Abbey, Conwy Cistercian monks, daughter house of Strata Florida
fd. 1186
rmv to Aberconwy not later than1192 		JSTOR:[25]
Google Book Search:[26] 		[27]

Carmarthenshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Abelanda Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 1143 by Bernard, Bishop of St Davids;
dis. 1544 and granted to Henry Audley ad John Cordel
Carmarthen Friary Franciscan Friars;
site now occupied by Greyfriars shopping centre 		British History Online:[28] [29]
Carmarthen Priory
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. by King Henry I on site of Celtic clas;
initially a cell of Battle;
independent priory 		The Priory Church of Saint John and Saint Teulyddog, Carmarthen British History Online:[30]
Britannica Online:[31]
Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales :[32]
Kidwelly Priory Benedictine monks from Sherborne
fd. c.1130 by Roger, Bishop of Sarum 		Cydweli Priory;
Cadwell Priory 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Kidwelly
now The Parish and Priory Church of Saint Mary, Kidwelly 		British History Online:[33]
Kidwelly History:[34] 		[35]
St Clears Priory Cluniac monks
fd. c.1100
dis. 1414
granted to All Souls College, Oxford
church in parochial use from 1920 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Clears The Cistercian Way:[36]
StMaryStClears.co.uk:[37]
Llanegwad-Carmarthen.co.uk:[38] 		[39]
Whitland Abbey Cistercian monks from Clairvaux
fd. 1140;
dis. 1539 		Cistercian Way:[40] [41]

Ceredigion

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Cardigan Priory Benedictine monks, cell of Chertsey Abbey, Surrey
fd. ante1158;
dis. 1536 granted to Bisham Abbey and subsequently to William and Mary Cavendish
converted into a mansion
opened as Cardigan District and Memorial Hospital 1922 		Cardigan Cell The Priory Church of Our Lady of Cardigan British History Online:[42]
CardiganTaper.co.uk:[43] 		[44]
Llanbadarn Fawr Priory Celtic monastery, later Benedictine monks The Priory Church of Saint Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr St Padarns:[45]
Llanbadarn Fawr:[46]
JSTOR:[47] 		[48]
Strata Florida Abbey Cistercian monks, daughter house of Whitland
trns from earlier foundation of Strata Florida at Yr Hen Fynachlog
fd. 1184 by Rhys ap Gruffydd;
dis. 1539 and passed to the Stedman family
(Cadw) 		The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[49] [50]
Strata Florida (Yr Hen Fynachlog) Cistercian monks from Whitland , fd. 1164 by Robert fitzStephen
trns to new site at the present Strata Florida post1164 		'The Old Monastery' The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[51] [52]
Talley Abbey probable 10thC foundation credited to Rhys ap Tewdwr
Premonstratensian Canons, daughter house of the Abbey of St Jean, Amiens, France
fd. c.1184-9 by Lord Rhys Gruffydd Price

dis. c. 1536 and retained by the Crown
(Cadw) 		Abaty Talyllychau;
Tallagh Abbey 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist The Heritage Trail:[53]
CastleWales:[54]
CADW:[55] 		[56]

Denbighshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Denbigh Friary Carmelite monks
fd. ante1289? 		St Mary British History Online:[57]
CADW:[58]
Britain Express:[59] 		[60]
Ruthin Priory Bonshommes Canons;
wall fragment remains to northwest of collegiate church 		[61]
Valle Crucis Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 1201 by Madog ap Gruffydd Maelor, Prince of Powys;
dis. 1536/7 and granted to Sir William Pickering
granted to Edward Wotton c.1611
(Cadw) 		Abaty Glyn y Groes;
Abaty Glyn Egwestl 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Valle Crucis The Heritage Trail:[62]
Britain Express:[63]
CastleWales:[64]
Llangollen.com:[65] 		[66]

Flintshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Basingwerk Abbey Savignac monks from Savigny
fd. c.1131 by Ranulph, Earl of Chester
Cistercian monks 1147;
dis. 1536 and granted to Henry ap Harry and Peter Mutton
briefly re-fd. under Queen Mary
(Cadw) 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary British History Online:[67]
The Heritage Trail:[68]
CastleWales:[69]
The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[70] 		[71]

Glamorgan

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Ewenny Priory Benedictine monks
fd. 1141 by Maurice, of London;
dis. 1536 and leased to Sir Edward Carn, who purchased it in 1545
(Cadw) 		Ogmore Priory;
Wenny Priory 		JSTOR:[72]
Archives.Network.Wales:[73]
The Gatehouse:[74] 		[75]
Margam Abbey Cistercian monks
daughter house of Clairvaux
fd. 1147;
dis. 1536 and sold to Sir Rice Mansel who demolished much of it and built a mansion on the site
now partly in parochial church use and partly in council ownership 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Margam Margam Abbey:[76]
The Cistercian Way:[77]
The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[78]
Britain Express:[79]
Canadian Libraries Internet Archive:[80] 		[81]
Neath Abbey Savignac monks, daughter house of Savigny
fd. 1130 by Sir Richard de Granville
Cistercian 1147;
dis. 1539 and granted to Sir Richard Williams alias Cromwell 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Neath CastleWales:[82]
The Cistercian Way:[83]
The Heritage Trail:[84]
The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[85] 		[86]
Penrhys Abbey Probably Cistercian, a daughter house of Llantarnam
poss fd. 1130/2 by Robert of Gloucester;
dis. 1538
masonry used in construction of later buildings 		St Mary TheRhondda.co.uk:[87] [88]

Merionethshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Cymer Abbey Cistercian monks, daughter house of Cwmhir
fd. 1198/9 by Gruffydd and Maredudd ap Cynan (or Llewelwyn ap Gervase);
dis. 1536/7
(Cadw) 		Kinner Abbey;
Cymmer Abbey;
Mynachlog y Vaner 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Llanelltyd British History Online:[89]
The Heritage Trail:[90]
The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[91]
CastleWales:[92]
Britain Express:[93] 		[94]

Monmouthshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Abergavenny Priory^ Benedictine monks
fd. 11thC by Hamelin Balon
church now in parochial use 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Abergavenny Abergavenny.co.uk:[95] [96]
Chepstow Priory Benedictine monks, Alien priory, daughter house of Cormeilles, Normandy (due to which, twin-town with Chepstow)
fd. 1072 by William FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford;
dis. 1536; masonry used for building, part of structure collapsed. Rebuilt and in use as parochial church. 		Striguil Priory;
Strogull Priory 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Chepstow [97]
Goldcliff Priory Alien priory fd. 1113 by Robert de Chandos; Cell of Bec Helluin Abbey;
destroyed by flood 1424
Cell of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire 1442 at suppression of alien houses 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Goldcliff British History Online:[98]
National Archives:[99]
City of Newport:[100]
JSTOR:[101]
The Welsh Cistercians:[102] 		[103]
Llantarnam Abbey Cistercian monks, daughter house of Strata Florida
fd. 1179 by Hywel ap Iorwerth; name was changed from Caerleon 1273, possibly indicating relocation to a new site;
dis. 1536 and leased to John Parker; later owned by the Morgan family; house built around cloister;re-built c.1830 		Llanterna;
Vallium;
Dewma 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[104] [105]
Llanthony Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. ante1108 by Hugh de Lacy;
dis. 1538 and granted to Nicholas Arnold
purchased by Col. Sir Mark Wood, who converted buildings into a house; sold 1807 to Walter Savage Landor
(Cadw) 		Llanhodenei Priory;
Lantony Priory;
Llanthony Prima 		The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist, Llanthony The Heritage Trail:[106]
CastleWales:[107]
Catholic Encyclopedia:[108]
JSTOR:[109]
Britain Express:[110] 		[111]
Malpas Priory Cluniac monks, cell
fd. 11thC by Winebald de Baeluns;
dis. c.1547 and granted to Sir William Herbert 		Malpas cell British History Online:[112]
Monmouth Priory Benedictine monks
fd. 12thC by Wihenoc of Monmouth;
dis. and granted to Richard Price and Thomas Perry 		The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Florent at Monmouth Monmouth.org.uk:[113]
Britannica Online:[114] 		[115]
Stow Abbey Cistercian monks, daughter house of Dore, Herefordshire
fd. 1226 by Sir John of Monmouth;
dis. 1536; granted to Thomas Herbert and William Bretton 1545 		Grace-Dieu Abbey The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[116]
St Kenmercy Priory fd. ante1291
Tintern Abbey Savignac monks
fd. 1131 by Walter de Clare;
Cistercian monks 1147;
dis. 1536 and granted to Henry, Earl of Worcester
(Cadw) 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Tintern The Cistercians in Yorkshire:[117] [118]
Usk Priory Benedictine nuns
fd. c.1160 by Richard 'Strongbow' de Clare;
dis. and granted to Roger Williams 1544 		The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Usk Archives.Network.Wales:[119]
Britain Express:[120] 		[121]

Montgomeryshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Llanllugan Abbey Cistercian nuns from Strata Marcella Abbey
fd. 1188;
dis. 1536 and granted to Sir Arthur Darcy
Strata Marcella Abbey Cistercian monks from Whitland
fd. 1170 by Owen Keveliog;
dis. 1536 and granted to Rowland Howard and Thomas Dixton 		Ystrad Marchell;
Pola
Tyfaenor Abbey Cistercian monks from Whitland fd. 1143; trns to Cwmhir 1176 Dyvanner Abbey

Pembrokeshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Caldey Island Priory Celtic monks from Llantwit Major fd. 6thC, settlement possibly ended by Viking raids 10thC
Benedictine monks from St Dogmaels, Pembrokeshire, 12thC;
dis. 1536 		Caldey cell Caldey-Island.co.uk:[122] [123]
Caldey Island Abbey* Angligan Benedictine purchased 1906 and built present abbey
converted to Catholicism 1913
sold due to financial difficulties 1925
Cistercian monks 1926-present 		Caldey-Island.co.uk:[124]
The Ciste4rcian Way:[125] 		[126]
Haverfordwest Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1200 by Robert of Haverford;
dis.; granted to Roger and Thomas Barlow c.1546 		Haverford Priory Britain Express:[127] [128]
Monkton Priory Benedictine monks
fd. 1098 by the Earl of Pembroke;
dis. and granted to John Vaughan c.1545 		Pembroke Priory;
Pembroke cell 		[129]
Pill Priory Benedictine monks
fd. 1200 by Adam de Rupe;
dis.; granted to Roger and Thomas Barlow c.1541 		Pille Priory;
Pilla Priory
Slebach Preceptory Knights Hospitaller
fd. 1301 by Wizo and his son Walter;
dis. and granted to Roger and Thomas Barlow 		Slebagh Preceptory Monastic Matrix:[130]
St Dogmaels Abbey Tironensian monks, Alien priory, daughter house of Tiron, Normandy
fd. c.1113-15 by Robert fitzMartin;
raised to abbey status 1120;
dis. 1536 and granted to John Bradshaw
(Cadw) 		[131]

Radnorshire

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication References Location
Cwmhir Abbey Cistercian monks from Tyfaenor
fd. 1176;
dis. 1537 		Cwmhyr Abbey;
Abbey Cwmhir;
Cwm Hir Abbey 		The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cwmhir [132]

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See also

References

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