Gresley Priory
Gresley Priory was a monastery of Augustinian Canons regular in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England, founded in the 12th century.
Gresley Parish Church. | |
Location within Derbyshire | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | The Prior and Convent of Saint George. |
| Other names | Later, The Parish Church of Saint George and Saint Mary. |
| Order | Augustinian |
| Established | Between 1106 and 1135 |
| Disestablished | 1536 |
| Dedicated to | Saint George |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
| Controlled churches | Lullington, Derbyshire |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | William De Gresley |
| Site | |
| Location | Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. |
| Coordinates | 52°45′35″N 1°34′1″W |
| Visible remains | Part of present Parish Church |
Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory church became the village's parish church of St George and St Mary It was the church that gave Church Gresley its name.
Excavations undertaken in 1861 reveal the priory's buildings were situated around a cloister to the south of the church; the refectory occupied the south range, and two chapter houses occupied spaces to the east of the cloister. Of the original 12th-century priory buildings, only the foundations of the church and the lower section of the tower remain; this is due to large scale rebuilding works done around 1820. The church is Grade II* listed.