Monument record 805/5 - Fotheringhay Nunnery

A nunnery was founded here in the 12th century but relocated to Delapre shortly afterwards.

{1}The second Earl of Huntingdon founded a Cluniac Nunnery in around 1141, which was moved about four years later to Delapre in Northampton.

<1> Johnston G., 2000-01, Excavation of an Ossuary at Fotheringhay Church, Northamptonshire, P162 (checked) (Article). SNN103949.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, TL09SE2 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.46/Site 35 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77379.

<4> Knowles; Hadcock, 1971, Medieval Religious Houses England and Wales, p.222 (unchecked) (Book). SNN10192.

<5> Serjeantson R.M.; Ryland W. (Editors), 1906, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.170-77+574 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100369.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, TL09SE26 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<7> 1904, The Archaeological Journal (61), p.241-75 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN6583.

<8> Brown A.E.; Hadman J.A., 1976, Some Forgotten Northamptonshire Excavations, 11/177-179 (unchecked) (Article). SNN107522.

<9> 1955, ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, 50 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN55588.

<10> OUNDLE SCHOOL, 1927-32, Oundle School: Extracts from Commemoration Book, 1927/p.38-40 (unchecked) (Extract). SNN47497.

<11> Anon, 1787, History and Antiquities of Fotheringhay, (unchecked) (Book). SNN47494.

Record last edited

Nov 22 2021 11:37AM