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Greyfriars, Canterbury is a Franciscan friary founded in the mid-thirteenth century within the medieval city walls of Canterbury, Kent. The friary represents an important example of mendicant religious architecture and planning from the later medieval period, established as part of the wider expansion of the Franciscan order throughout England. Substantial portions of the friary church and associated claustral buildings survive today, though much has been altered and adapted following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. The site remains significant for its contribution to understanding both Canterbury's religious topography and the physical layout of a major medieval friary in an English cathedral city.
Greyfriars, Canterbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005195. View the official record →
Greyfriars, Canterbury is a Franciscan friary founded in the mid-thirteenth century within the medieval city walls of Canterbury, Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005195.
Greyfriars, Canterbury 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 1005195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood (6.3 km), Bowl Barrow 350M E.S.E. of Capel farm in Mounts Wood (7.3 km), Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Greyfriars, Canterbury'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.
Greyfriars, Canterbury stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.