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A Ring Through History : Another Version of the Story of the Prior’s Ring
When the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Pilton, was extended to the north in 1867, the beautiful gold and sapphire Prior’s Ring was found in a ball of clay under an ash tree. A paper by John Cherr...
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DEVON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY PAPER ON A MEDIEVAL GOLD RING FOUND AT PILT...
'The Prior's Ring' of Pilton was found buried under a tree in a garden close to Pilton Churchyard in 1867. The owner of the site, a Doctor Forrester, took the ring to the British Museum for identif...
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A Medieval Gold Ring Found at Pilton, Devon in 1867
Elsewhere in The Pilton Story we have reported the story of 'The Prior's Ring' which was found buried under a tree in a garden close to Pilton Churchyard in 1867. The owner of the site, a Doctor Fo...
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Plaque concerning church land taken by Henry VIII on the Dissolution of ...
Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries after he was made Supreme Head of the Church of England by an Act of Parliament in 1534. As a result, in 1536 he took away land belonging to Pilton Priory on t...
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Brasses to Alexander and Robert Bret in St Mary's Church, Pilton
These two brasses are the second oldest monuments St Mary's Church, Pilton, dedicated to Robert and Alexander Bret. The inscriptions appear to be: Here lyeth Robert Bret Esquire which died on 22n...
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The Priors of Pilton from 1200
This lists the known priors of Pilton Priory starting from 1200 AD. No Dates Name 1 1200 Ralph 2 1261 Adam de Betesleghe 3 1282 Richard de Iweleghe 4 1283 John de Stanleghe 5 1311 William Wrockesh...
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