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Edington Priory is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 10th century in Wiltshire. The priory was established as a cell dependent upon the mother house at Athelney in Somerset and served as an important religious community throughout the medieval period. The site lies near the village of Edington in the Vale of Pewsey and retains evidence of its monastic layout and structures from its period of occupation. The priory was dissolved during the Reformation in the 16th century, and the site today comprises earthwork remains and fragmentary architectural evidence of its former significance as a religious foundation.
Edington Priory (site of) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004709. View the official record →
Edington Priory is a Benedictine monastery founded in the 10th century in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004709.
Edington Priory (site of) 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 1004709.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Hill long barrow (9.2 km), Scratchbury Hill Monuments: Iron age hillfort, round barrows and enclosures (9.3 km), Bowl barrow immediately east of Bishopstrow House (9.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Edington Priory (site of)'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.
Edington Priory (site of) stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.