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Clare Priory is a Augustinian priory founded in the early twelfth century in Clare, Suffolk. The house was established as a daughter foundation of the priory at Stogursey in Somerset and became an important religious community within East Anglia. The surviving remains include substantial fragments of the priory church and associated conventual buildings, with the most notable features being masonry walls and architectural elements that demonstrate the religious architecture of the medieval period. The site was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, after which the buildings gradually fell into ruin, leaving the fragmentary structures that survive as monuments to monastic life in medieval Suffolk.
Clare Priory (uninhabited portions) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006045. View the official record →
Clare Priory is a Augustinian priory founded in the early twelfth century in Clare, Suffolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006045.
Clare Priory (uninhabited 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 1006045.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clare Castle (0.2 km), Earthwork on Lower Common (0.8 km), Long mortuary enclosure and barrows 460m north west of Mill Farm (1.2 km).
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