West Mersea Priory

{{Short description|Monastery in Essex, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} '''West Mersea Priory''' was a [[Benedictine]] priory in [[West Mersea]], [[Essex]], England. It was founded in 1046 and granted by [[Edward the Confessor]] to the [[Abbey of Saint-Ouen]] in [[Rouen]]. As an [[alien priory]] it was taken by [[Henry V of England|Henry V]] who granted it in 1422 to [[Henry Chichele]], [[archbishop of Canterbury]], for his college at [[Higham Ferrers]]. The priory was [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|dissolved]] in 1542. There are no physical remains.<ref>[https://colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc8835 Colchester Heritage Explorer: Monument record MCC8835]</ref><ref>[https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol2/pp196-197 Victoria County History of Essex: Priory of West Mersea]</ref>

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[[Category:Monasteries in Essex]] [[Category:West Mersea]] [[Category:Benedictine monasteries in England]] [[Category:Alien priories in England]]