Finchale Priory

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Finchale Priory

Finchale Priory on the bank of the River Wear
Monastery information
Order	Benedictine
Established	1196
Disestablished	1535
Mother house	Durham Priory
Diocese	Durham
People
Founder(s)	Bishop Hugh Pudsey
Important associated figures	Godric of Finchale
Site
Location	Framwellgate Moor, County Durham, England
Visible remains	foundations of 12th century chapel, extensive remains of later monastic complex
Public access	yes (English Heritage)

Finchale Priory (/ˈfɪŋkəl/ FING-kəl), sometimes referred to as Finchale Abbey, was a 13th-century Benedictine priory. The remains are sited by the River Wear, four miles from Durham, England. It is a Grade I listed building.^[1]