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The Priory of St Mary was moved from Runcorn to Norton in 1134 by William fitz William, third baron of Halton. Despite a major fire in 1236, Norton grew in size and stature to become an abbey in 1391, and its abbot was a senior and much respected member of the Augustinian Order.

Norton Priory Monastery to Museum Excavations

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    Publisher: Oxford Archaeology
    Publication Date: 31/12/2008
    ISBN13: 9780904220520, 978-0904220520
    ISBN10: 0904220524
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    Book Synopsis
    The Priory of St Mary was moved from Runcorn to Norton in 1134 by William fitz William, third baron of Halton. Despite a major fire in 1236, Norton grew in size and stature to become an abbey in 1391, and its abbot was a senior and much respected member of the Augustinian Order.

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