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Bradwell Abbey is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Buckinghamshire. The site retains fragmentary remains of monastic buildings and structures typical of a medieval religious house, including evidence of a chapel and associated fishpond which served both practical and symbolic functions within the priory precinct. The abbey was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, after which its buildings were progressively demolished or repurposed. The surviving ruins and earthworks represent an important archaeological witness to monastic settlement and land management practices in medieval Buckinghamshire.
Bradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpond is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009540. View the official record →
Bradwell Abbey is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009540.
Bradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpond 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 1009540.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 150m west of Loughton Manor (2.3 km), A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church (2.9 km), The Toot: a motte and bailey castle and later manorial complex 450m south west of St Mary's Church (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpond'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.
Bradwell Abbey: a Benedictine priory, chapel and fishpond stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.