Legacy
The Gilbertine legacy is fairly small; only fifteen extant manuscripts are associated with the Order, originating from only five of the Gilbertine houses. Four additional works ascribed to Gilbertines, but not surviving in Gilbertine copies, include the Vita of Gilbert of Sempringham, the Gilbertine Rule, the so-called 'Sempringham Continuation' to Le Livere de Reis Engleterre, and the works of Robert Mannyng.
The remains of one Gilbertine monastery, Malton Priory, have been incorporated into the parish church at Malton in North Yorkshire. The original monastery was established around 1150, and, though it has suffered considerable abuse, the surviving fragment remains impressive. Although the Priory at Sempringham was destroyed the adjacent and contemporary Church of St. Andrew remained and some evidence of mediaeval decoration is still to be found. It is now a parish church of the Church of England, Diocese of Lincoln.
The Channel 4 TV series Time Team excavated a Gilbertine monastery in Chicksands, Bedfordshire in 2008.
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