It was founded as a hospital towards the end of the 12th century, and became a house of Augustinian Canons in or before 1226. Newstead Priory was situated on the River Gwash about halfway between Stamford and Uffington and near to the water mill.[1][2]
^Page, William, ed. (1906). A History of the County of Lincoln. Victoria County History. Vol. 2. pp. 176–177 'Houses of Austin canons: The priory of Newstead by Stamford'. Retrieved 22 February 2011.