Cornworthy Priory was a priory in Devon, England. It was founded in the early thirteenth century, for Augustinian nuns, and existed until 1536.[1] At the Dissolution of the Monasteries the lands passed to the Harris family, and remained in the family until the 1640s. Thomas Harris who was a Serjeant-at-Law lived here with his wife Elizabeth. Their daughter, Anne, Lady Southwell, who was a noted poet, was born here

Andy Smith

May 26, 2024

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Cornworthy Priory is located at the western end of Cornworthy village, south of Bow Creek on the Dart estuary. The site includes the remains of an Augustinian nunnery active from …

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Location: Cornworthy, South Hams, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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