List of monastic houses in Wales
Foundation Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names OnLine References & Location
Abergavenny Priory Benedictine monks alien house : dependent on St-Vincent , Le Mans ; founded 1087-1100 by Hamelinus de Barham ( Hamelin Balon ) ; became denizen : independent from 1415 ; dissolved 1536 ; church now in parochial use The Priory Church of St Mary the Virgin , Abergavenny 51°49′17″N 3°00′56″W / 51.8213502°N 3.0154534°W / 51.8213502 ; -3.0154534 ( Abergavenny Priory )
Bassaleg Priory Benedictine monks cell dependent on Glastonbury , Somerset ; founded 1116 ( 1101 ) , church of St Basilius granted to Glastonbury by Robert de Haya ; dissolved before 1252 , Michael , Abbot of Glaston , let as farm St Basil ____________________ Basaleg Priory ; Basselech ; Basele 51°34′42″N 3°03′16″W / 51.5782697°N 3.0544996°W / 51.5782697 ; -3.0544996 ( Bessaleg Priory )
Caerwent Clas Celtic monks founded c. 6th century , patron St Tathan ; parochial from after 1066 ? 51°36′42″N 2°46′05″W / 51.6115477°N 2.7679968°W / 51.6115477 ; -2.7679968 ( Caerwent Monastery )
Chepstow Priory Benedictine monks alien house : daughter of Cormeilles , Normandy ( due to which , twin-town with Chepstow ) founded before 1071 ( 1072 ) by William FitzOsbern , Earl of Hereford ; became denizen : independent from c. 1442 ; dissolved 1536 ; masonry used for building , part of structure collapsed ; rebuilt ; in use as parochial church The Priory Church of Saint Mary , Chepstow ____________________ Striguil Priory ; Strogull Priory 51°38′34″N 2°40′20″W / 51.6426676°N 2.6722272°W / 51.6426676 ; -2.6722272 ( Chepstow Priory )
Goldcliff Priory Benedictine monks alien house : cell dependent on Bec Hellouin founded 1113 by Robert de Chandos ; became denizen c. 1414 : destroyed by flood 1424 cell dependent on Tewkesbury , Gloucestershire 1442 at suppression of alien houses The Priory Church of Saint Mary Magdalene , Goldcliff 51°32′16″N 2°54′19″W / 51.5378874°N 2.9053044°W / 51.5378874 ; -2.9053044 ( Goldcliff Priory )
Grace Dieu Abbey Cistercian monks - from Abbey Dore , Herefordshire daughter of Waverley , Surrey ; founded 24 April 1226 by Sir John of Monmouth ; apparently ruined in incursions by the Welsh 1233 ; dissolved 1536 ; granted to Thomas Herbert and William Bretton 1545 The Blessed Virgin Mary 51°48′50″N 2°47′49″W / 51.814°N 2.797°W / 51.814 ; -2.797 ( Grace Dieu Abbey )
Kemeys Commander Knights Templar manor or camera ; Knights Hospitaller member of Garway , Herefordshire Kemeys Commandery ; Kemeys Preceptory 51°44′07″N 2°56′35″W / 51.735321°N 2.9430056°W / 51.735321 ; -2.9430056 ( Kemeys Commander )
Llangua Priory Benedictine monks alien house : dependent on Lyre founded 1183 , manor and church granted before 1183 ; dissolved c. 1420 ; granted to the Carthusians at Sheen , Surrey ( London ) ; remains in dedication unknown ____________________ Llangwyfan Priory 51°55′37″N 2°53′20″W / 51.9268405°N 2.8889869°W / 51.9268405 ; -2.8889869 ( Llangua Priory )
Llantarnam Abbey Cistercian monks daughter of Strata Florida founded 1179 by Hywel ap Iorwerth ; community name was changed from Caerleon 1273 , possibly indicating relocation to a new site ; dissolved 1536 and leased to John Parker ; later owned by the Morgan family ; house built around cloister ; re-built c. 1830 The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary , Llantarnam ____________________ Llanterna ; Vallium ; Dewma 51°37′51″N 2°59′45″W / 51.6307483°N 2.9956949°W / 51.6307483 ; -2.9956949 ( Llantarnam Abbey )
Llanthony Priory hermitage founded between 1087 and 1100 by William , knight who became hermit here during the reign of William II ) ; joined by Ersinius , priest 1103 , and others later , rebuilding an old church ; consecrated and dedicated to John the Baptist 1108 ; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1108 by Hugh de Lacy ; became a cell dependent on Llanthony Secunda , Gloucestershire 1481 when monks transferred there due to hardships under the Welsh ; dissolved 1538 and granted to Nicholas Arnold ; purchased by Col. Sir Mark Wood , who converted buildings into a house ; sold 1807 to Walter Savage Landor ; ( Cadw ) The Priory Church of Saint John the Baptist , Llanthony ____________________ Llanhodenei Priory ; Lantony Priory ; Llanthony Prima ; Llanhodenei 51°56′41″N 3°02′10″W / 51.944614°N 3.036148°W / 51.944614 ; -3.036148 ( Llanthony Priory )
Magor Grange Cistercian monks alien house : grange dependent on Gloria Dei ; founded 1239 ; became denizen : grange dependent on Tintern 1247
Malpas Priory Cluniac monks alien house : cell of Montacute , Somerset ; founded before 1122 by Winibald de Caerleon ( Winebald de Baeluns ) ; became denizen : independent from 1407 ; dissolved 1539 ; granted to Sir William Herbert c. 1547 St Mary ____________________ Malpas Cell 51°36′55″N 3°00′24″W / 51.6152186°N 3.0067778°W / 51.6152186 ; -3.0067778 ( Malpas Priory )
Monmouth Priory Benedictine monks alien house : cell dependent on St-Florent-de-Saumur ; founded before 1086 , church of St Cadoc and other endowments granted by Withenoc of Monmouth ( Wihenoc de Monemue ) who built St Mary 's Priory ; became denizen : independent from 1415 ; dissolved 1540 ; granted to Richard Price and Thomas Perry The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Florent at Monmouth 51°48′47″N 2°42′50″W / 51.8131925°N 2.7139127°W / 51.8131925 ; -2.7139127 ( Monmouth Priory )
Newport Friary Augustinian Friars ( under the Limit of Oxford ) founded before 1377 ; dissolved 1538 51°35′14″N 2°59′39″W / 51.5872799°N 2.9941829°W / 51.5872799 ; -2.9941829 ( Newport Friary )
Newport Clas Celtic monks founded 6th century , purportedly after 520 ( located near the separate accommodations where St Woolos ( GwynLlyw ) and his wife Gwladys retired as hermits in old age )
St Kynemark Priory uncertain order founded before 1291 ( 1270 ) ; dissolved c. 1535 ; site currently within a residential housing estate St Kenmercy ; Cynmarch ; Kingsmark 51°38′18″N 2°40′24″W / 51.6383349°N 2.67332°W / 51.6383349 ; -2.67332 ( St Kynemark Priory )
Tintern Abbey Savignac monks daughter of L'Aumône ; founded 9 May 1131 by Walter fitz Richard de Clare ; Cistercian monks orders merged 17 September 1147 ; dissolved 1539 ; granted to Henry , Earl of Worcester ; ( Cadw ) The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary , Tintern ____________________ Abaty Tyndyrn 51°41′49″N 2°40′36″W / 51.6968108°N 2.6765281°W / 51.6968108 ; -2.6765281 ( Tintern Abbey )
Usk Priory Benedictine nuns founded c. 1160 ( before 1236 ) by Richard 'Strongbow ' de Clare ; with regular priests or brethren until after 1330 ; dissolved 1536 ; granted to Roger Williams 1544 The Priory Church of Saint Mary , Usk ____________________ Cairusk ; Brynbuga 51°42′09″N 2°54′00″W / 51.7025294°N 2.9000393°W / 51.7025294 ; -2.9000393 ( Usk Priory )
List of establishments by county -- Monmouthshire
List of monastic houses in Wales is a catalogue of abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in Wales. In this article, alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and Hospitallers). The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have, the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary, preceptory or commandery. The geographical co-ordinates provided are sourced from details provided by Ordnance Survey publications. A Monastic Glossary follows the listing, which provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.