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	Houses of Benedictine monks: Priory of Monk Bretton \| British History Online
		As a consequence the sub-prior of Monk Bretton reported in 1267 that this convent had been without a prior for fifteen years, the monks claiming the free election of their prior, and the Prior of Pontefract claiming to present to the post, and actually presenting Adam de Northampton, whom the daughter house refused to accept.
		On Monday preceding the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin (8 September) we arrived at the priory of Monk Bretton, accompanied by certain officers of the sheriff.
		Monk Bretton was one of the greater houses, which escaped dissolution under the earlier Act.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=36215 (2765 words)

	Monk Bretton Priory
		Once standing in the seclusion of a wooded valley, Monk Bretton Priory has somehow managed to retain an air of dignity and tranquillity within the crumbling walls that offer some protection from 21st century urbanisation and industrial intrusion.
		As a relatively small house of between 11 and 13 monks, the priory survived until 1538 when, in November, it was surrendered to Henry VIII.
		Bought by the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1589, Monk Bretton was given to his fourth son, Henry Talbot, as a wedding present.
	www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /priories/monk_bretton_priory.htm (437 words)

	Monk Bretton Priory - Medieval Monastery - Barnsley
		The open space of the priory grounds and the views across the wooded countryside still convey the feeling of peace and tranquility as benefited monastery life.
		Following Cluniac tradition, Adam’s original grant invited the Prior of the Cluniac Priory of St John, at Pontefract, to provide the Prior and the monks at Bretton and elect future Priors.
		After the dissolution, the monks were ejected – the Prior and two brethren bought 148 of the library books and moved to nearby Worsbrough after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII.
	www.monkbrettonpriory.org.uk (501 words)

	Bretton - Appendices to the Bretton Family History
		This appendix to the Bretton family history contains details of the Manor of Bretton after it came into the possession of the Dronsfield family, one of whom was quoted in the family history as a change of name from “Bretton”.
		The transition from “Bretton” to “Beaumont” is also chronicled in the history but it seems that there was also a transition in the name “Bretton” to “Dronsfield”.
		He was the founder of the West Riding family of Bretton for his grandsons were known as Alan and Adam “de Bretton” and yeomen of the name Bretton who married armigerous families resided at Bretton from the beginning of the 13th century down to the middle of the 17th century.
	www.bretton.org /appendices.htm (1697 words)

	BBC - South Yorkshire Music - Welcome to Monk Bretton, home of Sam Nixon!
		Monk Bretton is a pretty village which lies within the metropolitan boundary of Barnsley.
		Monk Bretton is home to around 9,000 people, four pubs, two convenience stores, a butcher's and a hairdresser's.
		Monk Bretton is also home to the remains of a priory, founded in the 12th century by Cluniac monks.
	www.bbc.co.uk /southyorkshire/music/sam/tour/index.shtml (164 words)

	Monk Bretton Priory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Monk Bretton Priory was founded by Adam Fitzswaine in 1153.
		The Mill of the Black Monks was restored in the early 1980's by Malcolm Lister a local architect.
		It was originally the watermill for the priory from which the mill race fed into the drainage system which is one of the most intact in England.
	www.rotherhamunofficial.co.uk /roundandabout/southyorks/barnsley/monkbrettonpriory.htm (491 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		West Bretton in the Wapentake of Agbrigg was part of the Manor of Wakefield, held by the King, Edward the Confessor, and Bretton, in the Wapentake of Staincross, was one of the possessions of the great Saxon Lord, Ailric.
		In 1067 William the Conqueror laid waste practically the whole of the north and burnt towns and villages and Ilbert de Lacy, one of his faithful knights, assisted him with the "Harrying of the North" as it is known.
		As a reward he was given an 'honour' and granted lands and 150 manors in Yorkshire, including Bretton and the Wapentake of Staincross, the possessions of Ailric, and this area in Yorkshire became known as the Honour of Pontefract.
	naea.leeds.ac.uk /BH_Estate/early.htm (227 words)

	The Manor of Brierley
		Another cross, also called Ladycross, was erected near Grimethorpe, probably by the monks of Monk Bretton Priory, as a place of sanctuary, there being an old law protecting people on Church lands.
		Alric's grandson, Adam Fitz Swein, founded the Cluniac Priory at Monk Bretton and met with the objection that two L;Iuniae houses should noc be so close together, an argument which went on for more than a hundred years, until the Monk Bretton order was changed to Bonedictine.
		At this time, two parts of the tithe of corn from Brierley was payable to Monk Bretton Priory and to St. Oswald Priory at Nostel 1, the tithes being payable at Whitsun and Martinmas.
	members.tripod.com /bfhsociety/hi00004.htm (1015 words)

	Monk Bretton Priory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Nestling rather incongruously in a housing estate, the ruins of this Priory are presented without labels and histories, leaving the visitor to fall back on any previous visits to or knowledge of the layout of other abbeys or priories.
		This last bit was easy as the remains of some columns and carved, high status doorways and windows as well as the cruciform shape were apparent.
		Also, several stone coffins had been excavated, presumably for the more important burials, as the majority of the monks would be buried further from the church.
	www.ukheritage.net /religiou/monk.htm (326 words)

	Monk Bretton Priory - Medieval Monastery - Barnsley
		Friends of Monk Bretton Priory were founded in July 2002 to promote the cultural, historical and religious importance of Monk Bretton Priory within the local and wider community.
		To support the conservation and protection of Monk Bretton Priory.
		To promote the Priory with an emphasis on education and cultural learning.
	www.monkbrettonpriory.org.uk /plans.php (131 words)

	All Saints Church Darton
		In 1484 King Richard III gave the living of Darton to Monk Bretton Priory in exchange for Holcombe Forest in Westmoreland.
		After the dissolution of Monk Bretton Priory, the advowson passed back to the crown, thence to the Marsh family at the end of the 16th century to their relative George Carr, and after the civil war to the Wentworth family of Woolley.
		At the end of the 18th century the patronage passed to the Beaumont family of Bretton Hall with whom it remained until 1959 when Viscount Allendale's trustees gave the Right of Patronage to the Bishop of Wakefield.
	www.barnsleyfhs.co.uk /darton1.htm (425 words)

	Abbeys of Brition playing cards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bayham Abbey, Bushmead Priory, Wenlock Priory, Easby Abbey, Buildwas Abbey, Byland Abbey, Denny Abbey
		Isleham Priory, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Titchfield Abbey, The Gatehouse Waltham Abbey, Waverley Abbey, Whalley Abbey Gatehouse, Boxgrove Priory, Glastonbury Tribunal, St Botolph's Priory, Brinkburn Priory
		The Monastic Infirmary Halesowen Abbey, Castle Acre Priory, Lanercost Priory, Lindisfarne Priory, Kirkham Priory
	dragonshoard.ws /forsale/playingcards/Heritage/Abbeys.htm (141 words)

	The Canadian Birks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Richard was a civil engineer, surveyor and land valuer born at Wombwell Hall, and later of the Manor House at Ardsley where he was registered for poll tax in 1835.
		John Birks (1802-1869) was born at Wombwell and later lived at Monk Bretton Priory.
		He was a chemist, and was the first to emigrate, sailing from Hull in the spring of 1832.
	homepages.tesco.net /~neil.thornton/canadianbirks.htm (115 words)

	Nostell Priory - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Nostell Priory - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Nostell Priory, mansion built in the Palladian style near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.
		It is noted for its fine Neo-Classical styling and...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Nostell_Priory.html (111 words)

	St Chad's Pilgrimage 2002 - Day 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In the afternoon there is an outdoor prayer stop at the cross in the floor of the nave of Monk Bretton Priory; a ruined Cluniac Monastery.
		We also pay a visit to the Mill of the Black Monks which was originally own by the Cistercians at Roch Abbey who paid for corn to be ground there.
		This was the priory mill, and converted into a pub several years back.
	www.thepilgrims.org.uk /2002/diary/day8.htm (491 words)

	Midgley of Barnsley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Monk Bretton Brettone in 1086 [DB], Munkebretton 1225, formerly Lund at its founding in 1153 by Adam Fitzswein.
		To the west of the priory lies Cundy Cross, a place of sanctuary established by the monks of Lund.
		It was at Monk Bretton Priory a document was signed for Elizabeth de Staynton of Wolley Hall, to be admitted as a nun at the priory of Kirklees
	members.tripod.com /~midgley/barnsley.html (861 words)

	Countryside Walks
		The River Dearne enters South Yorkshire at Bretton Hall, passing the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to Darton, Monk Bretton Priory, Darfield, Bolton and on towards Conisbrough; the River Dearne joins the River Don.
		There are 8 leaflets available that plot the route and maps that indicate points of interest.
		Bretton Hall, Cannon Hall, Nostell Priory; while the miners and their families lived in poverty and squalor.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /historyofdarfield/walks.htm (229 words)

	Monk Artworks and Fine Art at arthistorynet.com
		William Lee Hankey, The Monk and the Crucifix, circa 1900 - 1920
		Giuseppe Zocchi, Portrait of the Monk F. Daniel Concina Ord.
		Although Dutch by nationality, Dom Gregory de Wit, OSB (1892-1978) was a Benedictine monk from the A...
	www.absolutearts.com /masters/m/monk.html (860 words)

	Mill of The Black Monks
		Dating back to the 11th Century it claims to be the oldest Restaurant in the UK, originally belonging to Monk Bretton Priory this building has served as many different things over its time.
		We arrive at the location at approximately 10pm where we meet up with Landlord John Arliss whom has had the pub for a number of years; we unload the gear into a small room on the lower floor which we will use as the hub for the night.
		He is also given images of the Monks brewing their own drink but at the same time he's told by them not to use the word 'Beer'!
	www.whiteroseparanormal.com /millblackmonks.html (1184 words)

	Monk Bretton Priory, an Other Attraction in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Search for South Yorkshire Other Attractions.
		Monk Bretton Priory, an Other Attraction in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
		Monk Bretton Priory is in Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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	www.information-britain.co.uk /showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=5218 (260 words)

	TonysImage Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A day trip to Monk Bretton Priory in 1950
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	www.barnsleyweb.co.uk /school/dsm_mb_1950.html (122 words)

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