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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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NOTES ON THE PRIORY OF SAINT MARY, AT PILTON 1867
This document is taken from the Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, 1867. It is a paper written by Townshend M Hall, FGS, on the history ...
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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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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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