Burscough Priory, Lancashire, England

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Burscough Priory in Lancashire, England, was a medieval Augustinian monastery of regional importance that later became notable as the burial site of the powerful Stanley family, including Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Augustinian priory
medieval monastery
architectureStyle medieval ecclesiastical architecture
associatedFamily Stanley family of Lathom and Knowsley
associatedWithEvent post-Dissolution reuse of stone in local buildings
burialSiteOf Earls of Derby
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
members of the Stanley family
country England
denomination Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
dioceseHistoric Diocese of Lichfield
dioceseLater Diocese of Chester
era medieval period
foundedBy Robert Fitzhenry, Lord of Lathom
ancestor of the Stanley family
foundedInCentury 12th century
foundedInPeriod High Middle Ages
function burial place
local religious centre
religious house for Augustinian canons
governedBy prior
heritageStatus scheduled monument
historicalCounty Lancashire
linkedToTitle Earl of Derby
locatedIn Burscough
Lancashire
North West England
locatedNear Leeds and Liverpool Canal
near Ormskirk
notableFor association with the Stanley family
burials of the Earls of Derby
regional importance in medieval Lancashire
patron Earls of Derby
Stanley family
presentDayLocalAuthority West Lancashire
region historic county of Lancashire
linked to: Lancashire
religiousAffiliation Catholic
religiousOrder Augustinian Canons Regular
religiousOrderType canons regular of St Augustine
remainsInclude burial remains
earthworks
ruined church fabric
status ruined
suppressedBy Henry VIII of England
suppressedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
typeOfMonastery house of Augustinian canons
usedFor prayer for souls of founders and patrons

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Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby burialPlace Burscough Priory, Lancashire, England
Burscough hasLandmark Burscough Priory (historical site)
linked to: Burscough Priory, Lancashire, England
Thomas, Lord Stanley burialPlace Burscough Priory, Lancashire
linked to: Burscough Priory, Lancashire, England