Lanercost Priory
Lanercost Priory | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lanercost Priory |
| Order | Augustinian |
| Established | Ca. 1169 |
| Disestablished | 1538 |
| Diocese | Carlisle |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Robert de Vaux |
| Site | |
| Location | Lanercost, Cumbria, England |
| Visible remains | Nave still used as the parish church, and impressive ruins of the east end. West range used as parish rooms |
| Public access | Yes |
Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated in the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with which it had close connections. The Lanercost Chronicle, a thirteenth-century history of England and the Wars of Scottish Independence, was compiled by the monks of the priory.
It is now open to the public and in the guardianship of English Heritage.