Burscough Priory, Lancashire, England

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Burscough Priory in Lancashire, England, was a medieval Augustinian monastery of regional importance that later became notable as the burial site of the powerful Stanley family, including Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Augustinian priory
medieval monastery
architectureStyle medieval ecclesiastical architecture
associatedFamily Stanley family of Lathom and Knowsley NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent post-Dissolution reuse of stone in local buildings
burialSiteOf Earls of Derby NERFINISHED
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby NERFINISHED
members of the Stanley family
country England
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
dioceseHistoric Diocese of Lichfield NERFINISHED
dioceseLater Diocese of Chester NERFINISHED
era medieval period
foundedBy Robert Fitzhenry, Lord of Lathom NERFINISHED
ancestor of the Stanley family
foundedInCentury 12th century
foundedInPeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED
function burial place
local religious centre
religious house for Augustinian canons
governedBy prior
heritageStatus scheduled monument
historicalCounty Lancashire
linkedToTitle Earl of Derby NERFINISHED
locatedIn Burscough NERFINISHED
Lancashire
North West England
locatedNear Leeds and Liverpool Canal NERFINISHED
near Ormskirk NERFINISHED
notableFor association with the Stanley family
burials of the Earls of Derby
regional importance in medieval Lancashire
patron Earls of Derby NERFINISHED
Stanley family NERFINISHED
presentDayLocalAuthority West Lancashire NERFINISHED
region historic county of Lancashire NERFINISHED
religiousAffiliation Catholic
religiousOrder Augustinian Canons Regular NERFINISHED
religiousOrderType canons regular of St Augustine NERFINISHED
remainsInclude burial remains
earthworks
ruined church fabric
status ruined
suppressedBy Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED
suppressedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED
typeOfMonastery house of Augustinian canons
usedFor prayer for souls of founders and patrons

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Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby burialPlace Burscough Priory, Lancashire, England
Thomas, Lord Stanley burialPlace Burscough Priory, Lancashire, England
this entity surface form: Burscough Priory, Lancashire
Burscough hasLandmark Burscough Priory, Lancashire, England
this entity surface form: Burscough Priory (historical site)