The Normans did not reach Cumberland until 1092 .
When Normans took over the local lordships , William Meschin , Lord of Egremont , used the existing religious site to found a Benedictine priory for a prior and six monks sometime between 1120 and 1135 .
The Normans did not reach Cumberland until 1092 , and when they took over the local lordships , William Meschin , Lord of Egremont , used the existing religious site to found a Benedictine priory for a prior and six monks sometime between 1120 and 1135 .