March 1160 A.D.—Present. Conishead Priory, Ulverston, Cumbria, UK—Founded 1160 by Augustinian Canons Regular
March 1160 A.D.—Present. Conishead Priory, Ulverston, Cumbria, UK—Founded 1160 by Augustinian Canons Regular; Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Occupied at 16 Oct 1536; Currently a Buddhist Manjurshri Kadampa Meditation Center Conishead Priory From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Conishead Priory is a large Gothic Revival building on the Furness peninsula near Ulverston in Cumbria. The priory's name translates literally as 'King's Hill Priory'. [1] Since 1976 to the present, the building has been occupied by a Buddhist community. Contents · 1 History of the site · 2 The present building · 3 Buddhist monastery · 4 See also · ...