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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burscough Priory | 0 |
| Burscough Priory (historical site) | 1 |
| Burscough Priory, Lancashire | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burscough Priory, Lancashire
this entity surface form:
Burscough Priory (historical site)