Belvoir Priory

Belvoir Priory (pronounced Beaver) was a Benedictine priory near to Belvoir Castle. Although once described as within Lincolnshire, it is currently located in Leicestershire, near the present Belvoir Lodge.

Belvoir Priory
Location within Leicestershire
Monastery information
OrderBenedictine
Established1076
Disestablished1539
Mother houseSt Albans Abbey
DioceseDiocese of Lincoln
Controlled churches
  • Redmile, Leicestershire
  • Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir, Lincolnshire
People
Founder(s)Robert de Todeni
Site
LocationBelvoir, Leicestershire, England
Coordinates52.898541°N 0.781701°W / 52.898541; -0.781701
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