Remains of Medieval Priory and Anglo-Saxon Monastery: Hexham Abbey (Hexham Priory) (Hexham)
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Description
The church at Hexham was built, AD 674-8, by St Wilfrid, Bishop of York. It was dedicated to St Andrew and, in 681, became a cathedral. After 821 it was placed under Lindisfarne and became a monastery. In 875 it was burnt by the Danes. Subsequently it was appropriated by Durham and, after the conquest, it passed to York and was constituted as a priory of Canons Regular of St Augustine, in 1113. A strong gatehouse was built, pre-mid 12th century and new church begun c.1189. It was suppressed in 1536, but only after resistance which lead to the Pilgrimage of Grace. There are three Roman stones here..... -
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Keys to the Past (Durham & Northumbria County Councils) -
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