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Bicknacre Priory is a Benedictine monastic site located in Essex, founded in the Norman period as a cell or daughter house dependent upon a larger monastery. The priory occupied a modest position within the monastic hierarchy and would have functioned as a centre of religious life and land management during the medieval period. Substantial earthwork remains survive at the site, providing archaeological evidence of the priory's layout and extent, though standing structures are limited. The foundation reflects the widespread establishment of monastic communities across Essex during the medieval centuries, contributing to the religious and economic landscape of the county.
Bicknacre Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002176. View the official record →
Bicknacre Priory is a Benedictine monastic site located in Essex, founded in the Norman period as a cell or daughter house dependent upon a larger monastery. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002176.
Bicknacre Priory 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 1002176.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Danbury camp hill fort (2.5 km), Medieval tile kiln N of Eves Corner (2.6 km), Icehouse in Danbury Country Park, 130m south of Home Farm (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bicknacre Priory's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bicknacre Priory stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.