Docking Priory
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Docking Priory was a medieval monastic house in West Norfolk, England.
History
[edit]Docking Priory was a small cell of the Benedictine abbey of Irvy in France, to which house the church was appropriated. It was dissolved by the Parliament of Leicester in 1415.[1] The Priory was passed to Joan, Dowager Queen of England, and then by Henry VI to Eton College in 1441.[2]
Village Location
[edit]As yet, historians have found no trace of the monastic buildings in Docking.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Docking-Priory - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Docking Church". Docking Heritage Group. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Express, Britain. "Docking, Norfolk, History & Visiting Information". Britain Express. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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