Abbeys and Religious Buildings in Kent

We are attempting to list all places where photographers can photograph Abbeys and Religious buildings within the UK, by county. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information. This same information is also available in alphabetical order.

Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages.

Codes Used on this page

Wiki=Wikipedia EH=English Heritage NT=National Trust PEH=Pastscape F.=Founded Dis.=Dissolved

Condition: [A] First rate example; [B] Major Remains; [C] Identifiable Remains; [D] Modest Remains;
[E] Little Surviving

Foundation	*Alt. Name [Formal Name / dedication]**	Location Grid Ref or Lat/long	Website Links	Communities & history [condition]
Aylesford Priory [No remains] [monastic]	'The Friars'	TQ7359		Carmelite community built on site of Carmelite priory [A]
Bilsington Priory [Reused]		TR0434		Augustinian Canons Regular * remains now incorporated into a house [E]
Boxley Abbey [Reused]		TQ7759	Wiki * PEH	Cistercian monks from Clairvaux fd. 1143/46; dis. 1538 * part of remains now incorporated into a private house [E]
Canterbury - Blackfriars				Dominican Friars
Canterbury - Greyfriars				Franciscan Friars
Canterbury - St Augustine's Abbey	[The Abbey Church of Saint Augustine, Canterbury]	51°16′41″N 1°05′17″E / 51.278126, 1.088156 * TR1557	Wiki * EH * PEH	Benedictine monks dis. 1538 (EH) [A]
Canterbury - St Mary of the Angels Friars [monastic]				Franciscan OFM Franciscan Friars involved in running the Franciscan International Study Centre
Canterbury Cathedral Priory [Church Use]	[The Cathedral and Abbey Church of Christ, Canterbury, * The Cathedral Church of Christ, Canterbury]		Wiki * Canterbury Cathedral	secular canons c.600 * Benedictine monks 1070-1539 * episcopal diocesan cathedral c.600-present
Combwell Priory			PEH
Dartford Priory		TQ5474	PEH	Dominican Nunnery f.1349. Dissolved 1535 what remains now in middle of iron-works.
Davington Priory [Church Use]	[The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalen, Davington; (parochially also dedicated to St Lawrence)]	TR2302		Benedictine nuns fd. 1153; dis. 1535 * Church in now parochial use - priory buildings in private ownership - since 1982 owned by Bob Geldof [C]
Dover Priory	[The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint Martin of the New Work, Dover]	TR3141	Wiki	Benedictine monks (Augustinian Canons Regular?) 1130 * remains now incorporated into a private school, Dover College [D]
Faversham Abbey		TR0161	Wiki * PEH	Cluniac monks (from Bermondsey) fd. 1147; dis. 1538 [E]
Folkestone Priory		TR2336	Wiki	Benedictine monks [D]
Higham Priory	Lillechurch Priory	TQ7174		Benedictine monks F.1148 Dis. 1522[E]
Horton Priory [Reused]	[The Priory Church of St John the Evangelist, Horton]			Cluniac monks 12thC, cell of Lewes Priory; dis. 1536 * remains now incorporated into a private house
Leeds Priory		TQ8253		Augustinian Canons Regular [E]
Lenses Abbey	Westwood Abbey	TQ4977	Wiki * Geograph	Arrouasian Benedictine monks [E]
Lossenham Friary				Carmelite Friars
Lyminge Abbey				Benedictine monks
Minster in Sheppey Priory [Church Use]		TQ9573		Benedictine nuns * now in parochial use [C]
Minster in Thanet Priory [monastic]	Minster Abbey	TR3164		Benedictine monks then private, now Benedictine nuns * built on site of an earlier abbey, which occupied site of previous monastery [A]
Moatenden Priory				Trinitarian monks 1224 * site now occupied by a house named 'Moatenden Manor'
Monks Horton Priory		TR1140	PEH	Cluniac Monastery. F. 1142. Dis. 1536 [E]
New Romney Priory				Cistercian monks and nuns
Patrixbourne Priory		TR1855		Augustinian Canons F.1200 Dis.1409 Norman priory church survives (Anglican use) [D]
Reculver Abbey				Benedictine monks 669 * destroyed by Vikings
Rochester Cathedral Priory [Church Use]	[The Cathedral and Priory Church of Saint Andrew, Rochester]	TQ7467	Wiki * Rochester Cathedral * PEH	secular canons 604-1080 * Benedictine monks 1080; dis. 1540 * parochial/conventual use as an episcopal diocesan cathedral 604 [B]
St John's Jerusalem			Wiki * NT	Knights Hospitaller
St Radegund's Abbey	[Bradsole Abbey]	TR2742	PEH	Premonstratensian Canons * now in private ownership [D]
Sutton-at-Hone Preceptory [Church Use]				Knights Hospitaller, remains in use as chapel and private residence (NT)
Swingfield Preceptory		TR2343		Knights Hospitaller [B]
Temple Ewell Preceptory, * Ewell				Knights Templar * remains now incorporated into church
Temple Manor Rochester		TQ7369	PEH	Preceptory or camera of Knights Templar F.1159 Dis. 1312 [C]
Throwley Priory
Tonbridge Priory [No remains]				Augustinian Canons Regular * site later occupied by a railway goods station
West Langdon Abbey [No remains]				Premonstratensian Canons * site now occupied by 16thC farmhouse currently in use as a holiday cottage
West Malling Abbey [monastic]	[The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, West Malling]	TQ6857	Wiki	Benedictine nuns trns from Twickenham * trns to Milford Haven [C]
West Peckham Preceptory				Knights Hospitaller

Location Guides Not linked

St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, Kent

St Martin's Church, Canterbury, Kent

See Also:

Abbey and Religious Buildings Section for all articles, lists and location guides on Abbey's, Cathedrals, Churches, Holy Wells etc.

By: Tracey Park	Section: Abbey and Religious Buildings	Key:
Page Ref: abbey_ken	Topic: Abbeys	Last Updated: 04/2009

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