Castle Hedingham Priory
Coordinates: 51°59′24″N 0°35′18″E / 51.9900899°N 0.5883425°E / 51.9900899; 0.5883425 Hedingham Priory was a Benedictine nunnery in Castle Hedingham, Essex, founded in or before 1190 by Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford, perhaps in partnership with his third wife, Agnes of Essex. It was dedicated to the Virgin Mary, St. James, and the Holy Cross.
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