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Durford Abbey is a Premonstratensian priory founded in the mid-twelfth century in the parish of Petersfield, Hampshire, in the valley of the River Meon. The abbey was established circa 1160 and followed the austere Rule of the Premonstratensians, an order dedicated to pastoral care and preaching. The surviving remains include fragmentary stone walls and foundations, which attest to the priory's modest scale, whilst documentary evidence indicates the community never grew particularly large. The site was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, and the abbey buildings subsequently fell into ruin, with much of the stone being quarried for reuse in local buildings.
Durford Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015917. View the official record →
Durford Abbey is a Premonstratensian priory founded in the mid-twelfth century in the parish of Petersfield, Hampshire, in the valley of the River Meon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015917.
Durford Abbey 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 1015917.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 480m south of Irongates Lodge (7.4 km), Bowl barrow in Edgar Plantation (7.5 km), Bevis's Thumb long barrow, 370m west of Fernbeds Farm (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Durford Abbey'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.
Durford Abbey stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.