priory

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Sarah Franklin, a landscape manager at HES, said historical documents confirmed the existence of the elm at the time the priory was established in the 1230s.

From BBC

The oldest surviving buildings date from the 12th Century, when a Benedictine priory was founded there.

From BBC

It is part of Cold Case Whithorn - a project reopening archive evidence from excavations at the town's priory.

From BBC

The order’s library and traditional emphasis on art gave Mr. dePaola a chance to study old masters and to practice his craft by designing Christmas cards and fabrics for the priory’s weaving studio.

From Washington Post

Built on the site of a medieval priory, Nash designed the large country house, which was enlarged into the hospital.

From BBC