From The Neolithic To The Sea::A Journey From The Past To The Present
Abbeys and Priories
Sample Gallery
Breedon Priory
Dale Abbey
Monk Bretton Priory
Thornton Abbey
An Abbey is a christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters, or monasteries of monks or nuns