Lenton Priory was a Cluniac monastic house founded by William Peverel in the early 12th century. The exact date of foundation is unknown but 1102 is frequently quoted.
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“Blessing turned to blasphemies,
Holy deeds to despites.
Sin is where our Lady sat,
Heaven turned is to hell,
Sathan sits where our Lord did sway,
Walsingham, Oh farewell!”
—Unknown. A Lament for the Priory of Walsingham (l. 39–44)