Ranton Abbey or Ranton Priory was an Augustinian Priory in Ranton, Staffordshire, England, built c.1150 by Robert fitz Noel of Ellenhall.[1] The priory flourished in the 13th century as a subordinate house to Haughmond Abbey (near Shrewsbury).[2] Ranton was dissolved by the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 for dissolving the lesser monasteries.[1]
Only the 14th–15th century tower and part of the south wall remain, although the cloisters and other parts are known to have still been standing in 1663.[1] Many important personages were buried in the abbey including Sir Thomas Harcourt, Knt., of Stanton Harcourt, who died 12 April 1417.[3] The ruins of Abbey House stand adjacent.
Accord to Michael Raven (2004), Ranton Abbey:
According to William White in his 1851 History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire:
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]various (1970). "Houses of Augustinian canons: The priory of Ranton". Victoria County History: A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 3. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- 2.Ranton Abbey
- 3.Plantagenet Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Baltimore, Md., 2004, p.376.