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Ankerwyke Priory is a Benedictine nunnery situated in Buckinghamshire near Runnymede, founded in the early twelfth century as a house for Benedictine nuns. The priory remains of considerable historical significance, lying in proximity to Magna Carta Island and Runnymede, locations central to English constitutional history. The site preserves substantial medieval remains including a substantial stone gatehouse and fragmentary domestic buildings, alongside its associated moat and fishponds which testify to its medieval agricultural economy and status. The priory, which survived until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, represents an important example of a small but enduring female monastic community in the Thames Valley.
Ankerwyke Priory: a Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007943. View the official record →
Ankerwyke Priory is a Benedictine nunnery situated in Buckinghamshire near Runnymede, founded in the early twelfth century as a house for Benedictine nuns. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007943.
Ankerwyke Priory: a Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1007943.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated manor and Queen Victoria's landing stage, Old Windsor (5.2 km), Large univallate hillfort and 14th century chapel at St Ann's Hill (5.5 km), Earthworks on Laleham Burway (6 km).
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Ankerwyke Priory: a Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.