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Michelham Priory is a medieval Augustinian priory located near Hailsham in East Sussex, founded in the late twelfth century. The priory survives today as substantial ruins and standing structures, including elements of the church, domestic buildings, and distinctive defensive features such as the surrounding moat, which reflects both its monastic purpose and medieval concern for security. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, the site was adapted for domestic use, with later buildings constructed within the precinct. The priory remains an important example of a medium-sized English Augustinian house and preserves significant architectural evidence of medieval monastic life.
Michelham Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017721. View the official record →
Michelham Priory is a medieval Augustinian priory located near Hailsham in East Sussex, founded in the late twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017721.
Michelham 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 1017721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill, 450m south-west of the South Downs Way (8.9 km), Bowl barrow 50m west of Further Plantation: part of Foxholes Brow round barrow cemetery (8.9 km), Bowl barrow on Willingdon Hill (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Michelham 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.
Michelham Priory stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.