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Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures is a scheduled monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval religious house situated in Norfolk. The site preserves the characteristic features of a substantial priory establishment, including a moated precinct that once enclosed the monastic buildings, together with fishponds that served both practical and economic functions typical of such communities. The remains date to the medieval period, reflecting the layout and infrastructure of a functioning priory before its eventual dissolution. The surviving earthworks provide important archaeological evidence of monastic settlement patterns and the medieval use of water management systems within religious estates.
Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009987. View the official record →
Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures is a scheduled monument comprising the earthwork remains of a medieval religious house situated in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009987.
Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures 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 1009987.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village (1.1 km), Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm (1.5 km), Moat at the Old Rectory (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures'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.
Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures stands on West Walton Formation, Ampthill Clay Formation And Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Kimmeridgian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.