Cartmel Priory (Cartmel)

United Kingdom / England / Arnside / Cartmel
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Originally a 12th Century Augustinian monastic foundation, Cartmel Priory remains a place of worship.

At the dissolution of the monasteries, in Henry VIII's property and wealth grab of the early 16th Century, a number of monks from Cartmel Priory were hanged.

The priory church was used after the dissolution for worship, but also served as a prison and a school, as well as stabling for horses by roundhead troops in the civil war: quite a common occurrance.

Cartmel Priory is noted for its carved misericord seats and its unusually orientated tower.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartmel_Priory
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Coordinates:   54°12'4"N   2°57'8"W
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