The Priory flourished throughout the 13th and early 14th centuries. By 1323, however, the Priory buildings and land were in decline. The priory community struggled on for some time, but following the Royal commission of 1534, the Priory was finally dissolved in 1536.
Wroxall and the Chapel appeared in a recent BBC2 ‘The life and times of Shakespeare’ documentary as the family Church of the Shakespeare family. It was then called St Leonards. Interestingly, it is believed that Isabella Shakespeare, William’s Aunt was Prioress here and is commemorated by a brass figurine plaque on the Church wall.
