Gresley Priory
Gresley Priory was a monastery of Augustinian Canons regular in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England, founded in the 12th century. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the priory church became the village's parish church of St George and St Mary It was the church that gave Church Gresley its name. Excavations undertaken in 1861 reveal the priory's buildings were situated around a cloister to the south of the church; the refectory occupied the south range, and two chapter houses occupied spaces to the east of the cloister. Of the original 12th-century priory buildings, only the foundations of the church and the lower section of the tower remain; this is due to large scale rebuilding works done around 1820. The church is Grade II* listed. History Foundations and the 12th Century The Priory was founded by William De Gresley, of the neighbouring Castle Gresley, during the reign of King Henry I (1106-1135); it was to house a group of Augustinian canons and was dedicated to Saint George. As primary beneficiaries, the Gresley family would retain influence over the priory over the following centuries. 13th Century In the year 1245, a later William de Gresley gifted the advowson of the nearby Church of