# Otterton Priory > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Otterton_Priory > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Otterton_Priory.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otterton_Priory > Source revision: 1082092967 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Former priory in Devon, England St Michael's church, Otterton. The late 11th tower was part of the priory **Otterton Priory** was a priory in [Otterton](/source/Otterton), [Devon](/source/Devon) founded before 1087 and suppressed in 1414. The tower of the parish church is the major remaining structure of the monastery. The manor house probably reuses parts of the monastery's fabric. ## History It was founded some time before 1087 as an [alien priory](/source/Alien_priory) of [Benedictine](/source/Benedictine) monks. It was a cell of the monastery of [Mont St. Michael](/source/Mont-Saint-Michel_Abbey) in [Normandy](/source/Normandy) and in 1332 [King John](/source/John%2C_King_of_England) is recorded as creating establishing the priory for four monks. However, it is possible that he simply increased the revenues and improved the buildings of an existing monastery.[1] In 1332 it was briefly sold off for £120 but later a monk from the parent house probably re-established it. It was finally suppressed in 1414 and the lands associated with it were given to [Syon Abbey](/source/Syon_Abbey) in [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex).[1] ## Buildings The priory probably stood to the east of the present church on the site, St Michael[1] and the tower would have been between the parochial [nave](/source/Nave) and the east end used by the priory.[2] Other than the tower, no remains of any monastic building are visible.[1] Richard Duke obtained the priory lands at the [Dissolution of the Monasteries](/source/Dissolution_of_the_Monasteries) and some time after 1539 constructed the manor house from part of the monastic buildings by. The manor house is now converted into a number of almshouses.[3] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-historic_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-historic_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-historic_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-historic_1-3) Historic England research records. ["Monument Number 448538"](https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=046de24e-035b-46e4-a276-c1e036a83218&resourceID=19191). *Heritage Gateway*. Retrieved 30 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** *Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004). [*The Buildings of England:Devon*](https://books.google.com/books?id=5wd_Pw4L3zcC&q=Devon+Pevsner). New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press. pp. 614–615. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-300-09596-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-300-09596-1). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Historic England research records. ["Monument Number 448520"](https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=3b9d831d-1919-401c-bdb1-b908679167a6&resourceID=19191). *Heritage Gateway*. Retrieved 31 January 2021. [50°39′32″N 3°18′10″W / 50.658859°N 3.302904°W / 50.658859; -3.302904 (Otterton Priory)](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Otterton_Priory¶ms=50.658859_N_3.302904_W_type:landmark_region:GB_source:Wikimapia_scale:2000&title=Otterton+Priory) v t e Benedictine abbeys and priories in medieval England and Wales Independent houses Abbotsbury Abergavenny Abingdon Alcester Athelney Bardney Bath Battle Bedford Birkenhead Bradwell Brewood (Black Ladies) Buckfast Burton Bury St Edmunds Canterbury (Christ Church) Canterbury (St Augustine's) Canwell Cerne Chertsey Chester Cholsey Colchester Coventry Crowland Durham Ely Evesham Eynsham Farewell Priory Faversham Glastonbury Gloucester Humberston Luffield Malmesbury Milton Monk Bretton Muchelney Molycourt Norwich (Holy Trinity) Pershore Peterborough Ramsey Reading Repton Rochester St Albans St Benet of Hulme Sandwell Selby Sherborne Shrewsbury Snelshall Tavistock Tewkesbury Thorney Upholland Walden Westminster Whitby Winchcombe Winchester (New Minster) Winchester (St Swithun) Worcester York (St Mary's) Dependent houses Aldeby Alkborough Alcester Alvecote Beadlow Bedemans Berg Belvoir Binham Breedon Brecon Bristol Bromfield Cardiff Cardigan Cranborne Darenth Deeping Dover Dunster Earls Colne Ewenny Ewyas Harold Exeter Farne Felixstowe Finchale Freiston Great Malvern Hatfield Peverel Henes (Sandtoft) Hereford Hertford Holy Island Horton Hoxne Hurley Jarrow Kidwelly Kilpeck King's Mead Kings Lynn Lammana Langley Leominster Leonard Stanley Lincoln Little Malvern Littlemore Lytham Middlesbrough Monkwearmouth Morville Norwich (St Leonard's) Oxford (of Canterbury) Oxford (of Durham) Oxford (of Gloucester) Penwortham Pilton Redbourne Richmond Rumburgh St Bees St Ives Scilly Snaith Snape Stamford Studley (Oxfordshire) Studley (Warwickshire) Tickhill Tynemouth Wallingford Westbury-on-Trym Wetheral Wymondham Yarmouth Alien priories Allerton Mauleverer Andover Andwell Appuldurcombe Arundel Astley Aston Priors Atherington Avebury Axmouth Blyth Boxgrove Brimpsfield Burstall Burwell Caldy Carisbrooke Chepstow Clatford Cogges Corsham Covenham Cowick Creeting (St. Mary) Creeting (St. Olave) Debden Deerhurst Dunwich Ecclesfield Edith Weston Ellingham Everdon Eye Folkestone Frampton Goldcliff Grovebury Hamble Harmondsworth Hatfield Regis Haugham Hayling Headley Hinckley Holbeck Horsham St Faith Horsley Lancaster Lapley Lewisham Isleham Livers Ocle Llangennith Llangua Loders Minster Minster Lovell Minting Modbury Monks Kirby Monk Sherborne (Pamber) Monmouth Newent Ogbourne Otterton Panfield Pembroke Pill Ruislip Runcton St Cross St Dogmells St Michael's Mount St Neots Sele Spalding Sporle Standon Steventon Stogursey Stoke-by-Clare Stratfield Saye Swavesey Takeley Throwley Tickford Titley Toft Monks Totnes Tutbury Tywardreath Upavon Ware Wareham Warminghurst Warmington Wath Weedon Beck Weedon Lois West Mersea Wilsford Wing Winghale Wolston Wootton Wawen York (Holy Trinity) This article about a Devon building or structure is a stub. 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