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Dunstable Priory is a Augustinian priory founded in 1131 by Henry I at Dunstable in Bedfordshire, established on the site of a former hermitage dedicated to Saint Peter. The priory became an important ecclesiastical centre during the medieval period and witnessed significant historical events, including the annulment proceedings of Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon in 1533. The surviving structures, which include the remains of the priory church with its Early English Gothic nave arcade, represent one of the finest examples of twelfth and thirteenth-century Augustinian architecture in England. The site was largely dissolved during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, though the nave of the priory church was retained for parochial use and survives as the present Church of Saint Peter.
Dunstable Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004676. View the official record →
Dunstable Priory is a Augustinian priory founded in 1131 by Henry I at Dunstable in Bedfordshire, established on the site of a former hermitage dedicated to Saint Peter. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004676.
Dunstable 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 1004676.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A medieval warren on Dunstable Downs (1.8 km), Site of Roman villa E of church (3.3 km), Barn and fishpond and moated site with dovecote at Church Farm (5.4 km).
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