The Priory
Haunselyn dedicated it to the Virgin Mary. The Priory owned oil said to be a relic of the True Cross, the girdle and milk of the Virgin Mary, and a candle which she is supposed to have carried at the Purification.
Shelford was subjected in 1536 to a visitation. They estimated the annual income at £100 (£36,120 as of 2013),. Part of this income was the tithes from All Saints' Church, Ockbrook.
Shortly before the Dissolution of the Monasteries there were twelve canons in residence.
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“Blessing turned to blasphemies,
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Sin is where our Lady sat,
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—Unknown. A Lament for the Priory of Walsingham (l. 39–44)