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Monastic grange at Priory Farm is a medieval agricultural establishment associated with monastic land management in Durham. The site represents the physical infrastructure of monastic economies, whereby religious houses maintained granges—outlying farms worked by lay brothers or tenants—to generate revenue and provisions for the monastery. The grange at Priory Farm dates to the medieval period and exemplifies the agricultural estate systems that sustained major religious communities during the Middle Ages. As an archaeological monument, it preserves evidence of medieval monastic organisation and the rural landscape exploitation undertaken by Durham's religious institutions.
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 associated with monastic land management in Durham. 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).
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