History of St Nicholas Priory
Battle Abbey, near Hastings was endowed with the church of St Olaves in Exeter and monks were sent to serve the church. In 1087 these monks formed a new monastic community and dedicated their church to St Nicholas. The monks were members of the Benedictine order. It remained a small community. For over 500 years they worshipped, studied, served the poor and offered hospitality. Along with most of the other small priories in Devon, St Nicholas was dissolved in 1536