Priory Church of St. Peter (Dunstable, England)
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- Notes for visitors to the Priory Church of St. Peter, Dunstable, 193-?:t.p. (Priory Church of St. Peter; Priory of the Blessed Peter)
- Blue guides England, 1969:p. 309 (Church of St. Peter)
- RLIN database, Aug. 17, 1997:(hdg.: Priory Church of St. Peter (Dunstable, England))
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The Priory Church of St Peter with its monastery (Dunstable Priory) was founded in 1132 by Henry I for Augustinian Canons in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. St Peter's today is only the nave of what remains of an originally much larger Augustinian priory church. The monastic buildings consisted of a dormitory for the monks, an infirmary, stables, workshops, bakehouse, brewhouse and buttery. There was also a hostel for pilgrims and travellers, the remains of which is known today as Priory House. Opposite the Priory was one of the royal palaces belonging to Henry I, known as Kingsbury. The present church and Deanery form part of the Archdeaconry of Bedford, located within the Diocese of St Albans. It became a Grade I listed building on 25 October 1951.
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