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Kersey Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in the parish of Kersey, Suffolk, and was established as a daughter house of the Benedictine monastery at Eye. The priory remained relatively modest in scale and endowment throughout the medieval period, serving the local community with its ecclesiastical functions until its dissolution during the Reformation in the sixteenth century. The site is marked today by fragmentary remains, including portions of medieval masonry and earthworks that preserve evidence of the priory's former layout and extent. These surviving architectural elements and the documented history of the foundation contribute to understanding the network of minor religious houses that characterised medieval East Anglia.
Kersey Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006043. View the official record →
Kersey Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in the parish of Kersey, Suffolk, and was established as a daughter house of the Benedictine monastery at Eye. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006043.
Kersey 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 1006043.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lindsey Castle (1.9 km), Manorial bank adjacent to Lindsey Chapel (2.1 km), St James' Chapel (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kersey 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.
Kersey Priory stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.