Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCampsey Priory (site of)

Campsey Priory (site of)

England
List entry 1005998
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005998
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.7 hectares
Grid reference
TM 31869 54506
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Campsey Priory is a site of a medieval Augustinian priory located near Campsey Ash in Suffolk, England. Founded in the twelfth century, the priory was established for canons regular and operated throughout the medieval period until its dissolution during the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Little remains visible today, though archaeological investigation and historical records attest to the existence of monastic buildings and structures that once occupied the site. The priory's strategic position in Suffolk reflects the broader pattern of religious house distribution across East Anglia during the High and Late Medieval periods.

Campsey Priory (site of) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005998. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Campsey Priory (site of)?

Campsey Priory is a site of a medieval Augustinian priory located near Campsey Ash in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005998.

Who is responsible for protecting Campsey Priory (site of)?

Campsey Priory (site of) 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 1005998.

What other scheduled monuments are near Campsey Priory (site of)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cumberland's Mount medieval earthwork in Staverton Park (4.8 km), Prehistoric settlement and group of barrows (including site of ship burial) at Sutton Hoo (6.5 km), Lady Alice Kenlis (6.6 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Campsey Priory (site of)

Campsey Priory (site of) stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Campsey Priory (site of)

Sutton HooArchaeological site · ~4 miles