page_title: Bradbourne Priory
section_title: 13th century
hierarchical_section_title: Bradbourne Priory / History / 13th century
caption_attribution_description: English: Dunstable: The Priory Church of St Peter. Building work on the Priory commenced around 1132, and took about eighty years to complete. Two storms in 1222 caused severe damage resulting in both towers at the western end collapsing, and the church was subsequently substantially rebuilt. The Church's website can be found here http://www.dunstableparish.org.uk/ptrrhint.htm
context_page_description: Bradbourne Priory was a priory in Bradbourne, Derbyshire, England.
  The Priory at Bradbourne consisted of the main priory church and community at Bradbourne, and three chapelries at Tissington, Brassington and Ballidon.
  The priory church at Bradbourne exists today as All Saints Parish Church, which is currently Grade I Listed.
context_section_description: In 1205, Sir Geoffrey de Cauceis sold the Manor of Bradbourne to Godard de Bradbourn; he, however, did not allow the church to go with the manor house, gifting the advowson of Bradbourne Priory (along with all of its lands and chapels) to Dunstable Priory in Bedfordshire; Bradbourne would then act as a "cell" to Dunstable. The priory's income provided finance for three canons.
  In 1214, the prior had a suit in court at the Vatican, in Rome: his suit was against the priory's vicars and rector, with the aim of removing them. The prior alleged that the rector, Robert, was the son of the former rector, Godfrey; and that one of the vicars, Henry, was the son of his predecessor, John. Allegations were also made against the other vicar, William, accusing him of keeping "a concubine publicly, and went a hunting, forsaking his tonsure and clerical duties".
  In 1243 over 800 sheep belonging to the priory died; however, in 1284 the priory is recorded as owning 1,200 cattle and sheep.
  In 1278, in return for a fee of two hundred marks (which was raised from the chapelries of Atlow and Brassington), Roger de Meyland, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield confirmed and recognised Bradbourne Priory and its chapelries.
  In 1291 the priory was valued as worth 60 marks; however, by 1295 Bradbourne Priory had fallen into poverty. To help alleviate this, all the wool produced at the priory was granted to the support of the three brethren who served the church and chapels.
caption: Dunstable Priory
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