Cottebrune
Title
Cottebrune
Also Known As
Croute Brune, de Crouta Bruna
Dates
Founded late 12th c.; dissolved 18th c.?
Dedication
Martha
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
In 1189, husband and wife Richard du Hommet, constable of Normandy and Gillette de la Haye, his wife, donated land at Cottebrune to the abbey of Blanchelande on which a priory was established.
Status
Priory
Archival Sources
Caen, Archives départementales du Calvados
1E/122 (1463-1677)
Saint-Lô, Archives départementales de la Manche
H 119
H 1311
H 1312
H 1361
H 7783
1E/122 (1463-1677)
Saint-Lô, Archives départementales de la Manche
H 119
H 1311
H 1312
H 1361
H 7783
Reference
Image Credit
Cottebrune, as shown on Cesar-Francois Cassini, "Map of Coutances" (1758). David Rumsey Map Collection.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Cottebrune,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/456.