Tonbridge Priory

Priory of St. Mary Magdalene, Tonbridge
Remains of the Priory in 1735
Tonbridge Priory is located in Kent
Tonbridge Priory
Location within Kent
Monastery information
Established1124
Disestablished1525
Dedicated toSt Mary Magdalene
DioceseRochester
People
Founder(s)Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare
Site
LocationTonbridge, Kent
Coordinates51°11′33″N 0°16′19″E / 51.19250°N 0.27194°E / 51.19250; 0.27194
Grid referenceTQ 588 461
Visible remainsNone
Other informationSite obliterated by the building of Tonbridge railway station and associated infrastructure in 1842.

Tonbridge Priory was a priory in Tonbridge, Kent, England that was established in 1124. It was destroyed by fire in 1337 and then rebuilt. The priory was disestablished in 1523. The building stood in 1735, but was a ruin by 1780. The remains of the priory were demolished in 1842 when the South Eastern Railway built the railway through Tonbridge, the original Tonbridge station standing on its site.


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