, ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁bad ▁repair ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁that ched ▁roof ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁t iles . ▁Having ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁host el ▁by ▁the ▁Woman ’ s ▁Land ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁War , ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁into ▁private ▁hands ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Camp sey ▁Pri ory ▁ ▁See ▁Camp sey ▁Pri ory ▁ ▁A ▁prominent ▁feature ▁of ▁local ▁history ▁was ▁Camp sey ▁Pri ory , ▁an ▁August in ian ▁n unn ery ▁founded ▁by ▁a ▁powerful ▁local ▁lord ▁and ▁land owner ▁The ob ald ▁de ▁Val o ines ▁in ▁ 1 1 9 5 ▁and ▁end owed ▁with ▁extensive ▁lands . ▁The ▁Pri ory ▁hous ed ▁as ▁a ▁nun ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁the ▁red ou b table ▁and ▁well - connected ▁Ma ud ▁of ▁Lanc aster , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁but ▁despite ▁these ▁aus p icious ▁times , ▁like ▁all ▁other ▁monaster ies ▁in ▁England ▁it ▁was ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁crown ▁for ▁financial ▁gain ▁under ▁Henry ▁VIII , ▁the ▁n unn ery ▁being ▁in ▁effect ▁forced ▁to ▁close ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 6 . ▁As ▁was ▁the ▁policy , ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁largely ▁demol ished ▁and ▁little ▁surv ived . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Village ▁History ▁Retrieved ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Camp sey ▁Ash ▁Retrieved ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁Category : V ill