Black Ladies Priory
Black Ladies Priory was a house of Benedictine nuns, located about 4 km west of Brewood in Staffordshire, on the northern edge of the hamlet of Kiddemore Green. Founded in the mid-12th century, it was a small, often struggling, house. It was dissolved in 1538, and a large house was built on the site in Tudor and Jacobean styles by the Giffard family of Chillington Hall. Much of this is incorporated in the present Black Ladies, a large, Grade II*-listed, private residence.
Black Ladies today: a large private residence incorporating 16th and 17th century structures erected by the Giffard family after the dissolution of the priory. | |
Location within Staffordshire | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Convent of St. Mary of the Black Ladies |
| Other names | Community of the Black Nuns at Brewood |
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | Mid-12th century |
| Disestablished | 1538 |
| Dedicated to | Mary, mother of Jesus |
| Diocese | Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield |
| Controlled churches | Broome, Worcestershire Possibly Rode, Somerset |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Possibly Roger de Clinton |
| Important associated figures |
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| Site | |
| Location | Near Brewood |
| Coordinates | 52.6815°N 2.2271°W |
| Public access | no |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Black Ladies |
| Designated | 16 May 1953 |
| Reference no. | 1039336 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Garden walls to east, north and south of Black Ladies, with gate piers |
| Designated | 16 May 1953 |
| Reference no. | 1039337 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Tudor Barn, Blackladies |
| Designated | 28 March 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1374042 |
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