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Monastic grange at Priory Farm is a medieval agricultural establishment located in Durham, England. The site represents the physical infrastructure of monastic estate management, whereby religious communities maintained outlying farms to generate surplus produce and income. Dating from the medieval period, the grange would have functioned as part of a wider network of monastic holdings, with the surviving structures reflecting the practical organisation of monastic economy. The site's designation as a heritage monument testifies to the archaeological and historical importance of understanding how religious institutions organised their secular resources and territorial possessions during the medieval era.
Monastic grange at Priory Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016814. View the official record →
Monastic grange at Priory Farm is a medieval agricultural establishment located in Durham, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016814.
Monastic grange at Priory Farm 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 1016814.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Allensford blast furnace (3.5 km), Feldon Smelt Mill (4.8 km), Edmundbyers Cross, Muggleswick Common, 1460m west of Heather Lea (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Monastic grange at Priory Farm'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.
Monastic grange at Priory Farm stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.