Abbeys and priories in Wales
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Abbeys and priories in Wales is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other religious house in Wales.
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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
Anglesey
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penmon Priory | Augustinian, built on site of earlier monastery | ||
| Puffin Island monastery |
Brecknockshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brecon Friary+ | Dominican, church later college chapel | ||
| Brecon Cathedral Priory+ | Benedictine, priory church in use as diocesan cathedral |
Caernarfonshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberconwy Abbey, Conwy | Cistercian 1186-1283, daughter house of Strata Florida; community moved to Maenan; church now in parochial use | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary and All Saints | |
| Bardsey Abbey | Culdee c.516?, Augustinian c.1210-c.1537, in ownership of Bardsey Island Trust | The Abbey of Saint Mary |
Carmarthenshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidwelly Priory | Benedictine from Sherborne | The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Kidwelly | |
| Whitland Abbey | Cistercian from Clairvaux 1140-1539 |
Ceredigion
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardigan Priory | Benedictine ante1158-1536, converted into a mansion, opened as Cardigan Memorial Hospital 1922 | ||
| Llanbadarn Fawr Priory | celtic monastery later Benedictine | ||
| St. Dogmaels Abbey | Tironensian later Benedictine | ||
| Strata Florida Abbey | Cistercian trns from yr hen fynachlog post1164-1539 | ||
| Talley Abbey | Premonstratensian | ||
| yr hen fynachlog | Cistercian from Whitland 1164, trns to Strata Florida post1164 | 'The Old Monastery' |
Denbighshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denbigh Friary | Carmelite |
Flintshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basingwerk Abbey | Savignac from Savigny c1131-1147, Cistercian 1147-1536/7 (Cadw) | ||
| Valle Crucis Abbey | Cistercian 1201-1536/7 |
Glamorgan
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewenny Priory | Benedictine (Cadw) | Ogmore Priory | |
| Margam Abbey | Cistercian, daughter house of Clairvaux, 1147-1536 | The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Margam | |
| Neath Abbey | Savignac from Savigny, 1130, Cistercian 1147-1539 | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Neath | |
| Penrhys Abbey |
Merionethshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cymer Abbey | Cistercian from Cwmhir 1198/9-1536/7 (Cadw) |
Monmouthshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abergaveny Priory^ | Benedictine, church now in parochial use | ||
| Chepstow Priory | Benedictine | ||
| Llantarnam Abbey | Cistercian from Strata Florida 1179-1536 | ||
| Llanthony Priory | Augustinian | ||
| Tintern Abbey | Savignac 1131-1147, Cistercian 1147-1536 | ||
| Usk Priory | Benedictine nuns |
Montgomeryshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strata Marcella Abbey | Cistercian from Ystrad Marchell c1172-1536 | Ystrad Marchell | |
| Tyfaenor Abbey | Cistercian from Whitland 1143-1176, trns to Cwmhir 1176 | Dyvanner Abbey | |
| Ystrad Marchell Abbey | Cistercian from Whitland 1170-1172, trns to Strata Marcella 1172 |
Pembrokeshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldey Island Priory | Benedictine | ||
| Caldey Island monastery* | Benedictine 1926-present, without public access | ||
| Haverfordwest Priory | Augustinian | ||
| Monkton Priory | Benedictine | ||
| St. Clears Priory | Cluniac |
Radnorshire
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cwmhir Abbey | Cistercian from Tyfaenor 1176-1537 |
See Also
- List of abbeys and priories
- Abbeys and priories in England
- Abbeys and priories in Scotland
- Abbeys and priories in Isle of Man
- Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland
- Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
- Dissolution of the Monasteries
- List of castles
- List of museums
- List of historic houses
- Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk) in English and Welsh