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Leez Augustinian Priory is a medieval religious house founded in the twelfth century in Essex, established as a priory for Augustinian canons. The priory was dissolved during the sixteenth-century Dissolution of the Monasteries, after which the site was converted to domestic use and a Tudor mansion was erected within the precinct. The complex retains evidence of its monastic past, including fishponds which served the practical and economic needs of the religious community. The surviving structures and landscape features at Leez reflect the transition from ecclesiastical to secular occupation during the Tudor period, making the site significant for understanding the transformation of English monasteries in the post-Reformation era.
Leez Augustinian Priory, fishponds and Tudor mansion, Leez is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013148. View the official record →
Leez Augustinian Priory is a medieval religious house founded in the twelfth century in Essex, established as a priory for Augustinian canons. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013148.
Leez Augustinian Priory, fishponds and Tudor mansion, Leez 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 1013148.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site immediately east of Absolpark (3.1 km), Gubbion's Hall moated site (4.3 km), Porter's Hall moated site (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Leez Augustinian Priory, fishponds and Tudor mansion, Leez'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.
Leez Augustinian Priory, fishponds and Tudor mansion, Leez stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.