Finchale Priory

Finchale Priory
Finchale Priory on the bank of the River Wear
Monastery information
OrderBenedictine
Established1196
Disestablished1535
Mother houseDurham Priory
DioceseDurham
People
Founder(s)Bishop Hugh Pudsey
Important associated figuresGodric of Finchale
Site
LocationFramwellgate Moor, County Durham, England
Visible remainsfoundations of 12th century chapel, extensive remains of later monastic complex
Public accessyes (English Heritage)

Finchale Priory (/ˈfɪŋkəl/ FING-kəl), sometimes referred to as Finchale Abbey, was a 13th-century Benedictine priory. The remains are sited by the River Wear, four miles from Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

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