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Clare Priory is a former priory and present-day religious house, situated on the banks of the River Stour near Clare, Suffolk. Clare Priory was established in 1248 by Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, as a friary for the Order of St Augustine and a cell of Bec Abbey, Normandy. In 1326, Edward II reconstituted it as a cell of Westminster Abbey. Clare was one of the first English monastic houses suppressed in 1538. In 1604 the priory was converted into a home for Sir Thomas Barnardiston. In 1953, the Irish Augustinian Friars purchased it, returned it to use as a religious house. The house and grounds are within the council area of West Suffolk (Suffolk).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006045.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Suffolk
Lat, Long: 52.075177,0.58055363
Grid Reference: TL 7694 4501
Civil Parish: Clare CP
Council Area: West Suffolk CA (Suffolk CA)
Police Area: Suffolk PA

GBPN ID: 320082
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Clare_Priory,_Suffolk_320082

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