Monastic Wales.








Event detail for site: Haverfordwest

c. 1535: Wealth

According to the Valor Ecclesiastica the priory's estimated wealth was £133 11s 1d.

Of this amount £103 18s 1d was drawn from spiritualities and £29 13s 0d from temporalities.

Bibliographical sources

Printed sources

'Valor ecclesiasticus temp. Henr. VIII. Auctoritate regia institutus' Record Commission. Great Britain 6 vols ed.John Caley and J. Hunter(London 1810-1834, reprint 1976) vol. 4, p. 389

Robinson, David M., 'The Geography of Augustinian Settlement in Medieval England and Wales' BAR British Series 80 2 vols (Oxford 1980) appendix 14

Other events in the history of this site

pre 1210: Foundation - The priory may have been founded as early as 1180 but was likely established c. 1203x1210. [11 sources]
1210x1230: Building work - The church and main claustral buildings were constructed in the early thitteenth century. [1 sources]
1284: Visitation - Visitation conducted by Archbishop Pecham. [3 sources]
c.1291: Wealth - The Taxatio Ecclesiastica assessed the priory's net income as £17 6s 8d. [1 sources]
1381: Clerical poll tax - Payments required [1 sources][1 archives]
c.1450: Prosperity - At this time the house was flourishing. [1 sources]
1534: Act of Supremacy - William Barlow was prior in 1534 and signed the Act of Supremacy, acknowledging Henry VIII's authority over the pope. [2 sources]
c.1535: Wealth - According to the Valor Ecclesiastica the priory's estimated wealth was £133 11s 1d. [2 sources]
1537: Dissolution - The priory was surveyed at the beginning of October 1536 and dissolved under the 1536 Act of Suppression on 19 February 1537.
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