List of monastic houses in Bedfordshire


The following is a list of monastic houses in Bedfordshire, England.
Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges, and also camerae of the military orders of monks. The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptor/commandery.
The name of the county is given where there is reference to an establishment in another county. Where the county has changed since the foundation's dissolution the modern county is given in parentheses, and in instances where the referenced foundation ceased to exist before the unification of England, the kingdom is given, followed by the modern county in parentheses.

Abbreviations and key

*current monastic function
+current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^current non-ecclesiastic function or redundant intact structure
$remains limited to earthworks etc.
#no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown
identification ambiguous or confused

Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication or non-existent foundations or ecclesiastical establishments with a monastic appellation but lacking monastic connection.
EHEnglish Heritage
LTLandmark Trust
NTNational Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty

Alphabetical listing