within today's London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The vestiges of Sheen Priory are thus situated in today's Borough of Richmond. That said, the ancient manor of Mortlake, which stood to the north and east of the ancient manor of Sheen, has in modern times been split into two new districts, North Sheen and East Sheen, although the area of neither was ever historically in Sheen Manor. Both are now in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. James IV of Scotland Sheen Priory was the last resting place of the body of James IV of Scotland, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. His body having been found on the battlefield by the victorious English, it was enclosed in a lead coffin and sent to London, and thence to Sheen Priory. It seems that the body was not physically buried at the Priory, on account of James IV having been excommunicated. In any event, before long both the body and the Priory were lost to history. Notable clerics trained at Sheen The establishment is celebrated as having been the nursery of Cardinal Pole and many other distinguished churchmen in the early 16th century. Dissolution of the priory Sheen Priory was dissolved in 1539 following the Dissolution of the Monasteries by King Henry VIII. Its buildings and assets became Crown property and were disposed of in accordance with the King's wishes. Sources Malden, H E (ed.) Victoria County History, Surrey, vol. 2 (1967) pp. 89–94. (Available at: www.British-history.ac.uk) Notes and references 1414 establishments in England 1539 disestablishments in England Archaeological sites in Surrey Carthusian monasteries in England Christian monasteries established in the 15th century Former buildings and structures in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames James IV of Scotland Monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation Monasteries in Surrey Religion in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Religious buildings and structures completed in 1411 Religious organizations established in the 1410s Richmond, London