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Carrow Priory is a Benedictine nunnery founded in the twelfth century on the banks of the River Wensum near Norwich, Norfolk. The priory was established as a daughter house of the Benedictine convent at Montbray in Normandy and developed into one of the more substantial religious communities for women in East Anglia during the medieval period. The surviving remains include portions of the conventual buildings and a section of the priory wall, testament to the stone construction characteristic of significant monastic establishments. The site was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, after which the buildings fell into ruin, though some structures continued in secular use in subsequent centuries.
Carrow Priory (ruined portions) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004031. View the official record →
Carrow Priory is a Benedictine nunnery founded in the twelfth century on the banks of the River Wensum near Norwich, Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004031.
Carrow Priory (ruined portions) 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 1004031.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Woodhenge', Arminghall (1.4 km), Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm (2.3 km), Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall (2.7 km).
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