Lapley Priory
Lapley Priory was a priory in Staffordshire, England. Founded at the very end of the Anglo-Saxon period, it was an alien priory, a satellite house of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Remi or Saint-Rémy at Reims in Northern France. After great fluctuations in fortune, resulting from changing relations between the rulers of England and France, it was finally dissolved in 1415 and its assets transferred to the collegiate church at Tong, Shropshire.
All Saints' Church, Lapley. Much of the building goes back to the 12th century, around the time the priory was established. The priory stood on the site of the timber-framed manor house, behind the church. | |
Location within Staffordshire | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Benedictine |
| Established | Land donated circa 1061. Monks present before 1086. Date of priory unknown, but by mid-12th century. |
| Disestablished | 1415 |
| Mother house | Abbey of Saint-Remi, Reims, Northern France. |
| Dedicated to | St Peter |
| Diocese | Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield |
| Controlled churches | All Saints Church, Lapley |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Land donated by Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia |
| Site | |
| Location | Lapley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52.714°N 2.190°W |
| Other information | Lapley Manor is a private residence. All Saints Church is still in use for regular worship. |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Church of All Saints |
| Designated | 19 March 1962 |
| Reference no. | 1374057 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Lapley Manor |
| Designated | 16 May 1953 |
| Reference no. | 1178284 |
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