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Hardham Priory is a small Augustinian priory founded in the early twelfth century in West Sussex, situated near the River Arun. The surviving remains consist principally of flint and stone rubble walls, fragments of the priory church, and earthwork features that trace the layout of the monastic complex. The priory never achieved great wealth or prominence, remaining modest in scale throughout its medieval existence until its dissolution in the sixteenth century. The site has been scheduled as an ancient monument and preserves important evidence of monastic settlement patterns in Sussex during the medieval period.
Hardham Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015916. View the official record →
Hardham Priory is a small Augustinian priory founded in the early twelfth century in West Sussex, situated near the River Arun. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015916.
Hardham 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 1015916.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric linear boundary on Wepham Down (7.8 km), Cross dyke on Barpham Hill, 600m north west of Lower Barpham (8.2 km), Dalesdown Wood earthworks (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hardham 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.
Hardham Priory stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.