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Durford Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery founded in the 1160s in the parish of Petersfield, West Sussex. The abbey was established as a daughter house of Dryburgh Abbey in Scotland and flourished as a centre of religious life until its dissolution in 1536 during Henry VIII's suppression of the monasteries. Substantial ruins survive today, including sections of the cloister, chapter house, and other monastic buildings, which testify to the scale and architectural ambition of this mediaeval foundation. The site remains an important archaeological monument documenting Premonstratensian religious practice and monastic economy in the High and Late Medieval periods.
Durford Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015917. View the official record →
Durford Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery founded in the 1160s in the parish of Petersfield, West Sussex. 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).
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