Leeds Priory: Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St Nicholas with associated dovecotes and slype, and the site of the 18th century Meredith mansion

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History & significance

Leeds Priory is an Augustinian priory dedicated to St Mary and St Nicholas, founded in the twelfth century in Kent and situated near the village of Leeds in the Maidstone area. The priory was established as a house of Augustinian canons regular and functioned as a religious community until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. The surviving remains include structural elements of the priory buildings alongside later features, notably the associated dovecotes and slype, which attest to the working life of the monastic establishment. The site was subsequently developed during the eighteenth century with the construction of Meredith mansion, which now occupies part of the former monastic precinct and represents the post-Dissolution reuse of this historically significant location.

Leeds Priory: Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St Nicholas with associated dovecotes and slype, and the site of the 18th century Meredith mansion is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011027. View the official record →

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