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Flanesford Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Herefordshire. The site, located near Ross-on-Wye, represents an important monastic settlement in the medieval period, though substantial remains are limited. The priory's architectural heritage reflects the Romanesque period of its establishment, with surviving stonework demonstrating the character of small rural monastic foundations. Like many English religious houses, Flanesford declined after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, leaving only fragmentary physical evidence of its former monastic community and economic importance to the surrounding landscape.
Flanesford Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001764. View the official record →
Flanesford Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001764.
Flanesford 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 1001764.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Merlin's Cave, Great Doward (4.7 km), Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown (6 km), Staunton cross (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Flanesford Priory'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.
Flanesford Priory stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.