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you can hear the bells from the priory from the other side of the village
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Forty-nine rooms blending contemporary design with antiques are spread throughout a historic property that was once a Cistercian priory, then an abbey residence, before becoming a château hotel.
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Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2026
The Connecticut Legislative Animal Welfare Caucus, made up of a bipartisan group of lawmakers, met Monday morning to set the top priories for this year’s legislative agenda.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2026
One was an indictment in the Calendar of Patent Rolls of Edward III, detailing how Ela and her husband, Forde, and several other accomplices raided a Benedictine priory in 1321.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The crime–assisting in the raid of a Benedictine priory alongside Sir Fitzpayne.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
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Lindsey Tramuta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2026
The Connecticut Legislative Animal Welfare Caucus, made up of a bipartisan group of lawmakers, met Monday morning to set the top priories for this year’s legislative agenda.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2026
One was an indictment in the Calendar of Patent Rolls of Edward III, detailing how Ela and her husband, Forde, and several other accomplices raided a Benedictine priory in 1321.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
The crime–assisting in the raid of a Benedictine priory alongside Sir Fitzpayne.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
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“Priory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/priory. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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