Scheduled MonumentsEnglandNocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses

Nocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses

England
List entry 1018898
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018898
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.88 hectares
Grid reference
TF 07733 64784
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Nocton Park Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Lincolnshire, situated on elevated ground near Nocton Wood. The priory was established as a daughter house and operated throughout the medieval period until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. Archaeological investigation and earthwork surveys have revealed the remains of the priory buildings distributed across the site on Abbey Hill, including evidence of the cloister and associated structures characteristic of a monastic foundation. The surviving physical remains consist primarily of ground-level features and archaeological deposits that indicate the scale and layout of this once-functioning religious community.

Nocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018898. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Nocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses?

Nocton Park Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Lincolnshire, situated on elevated ground near Nocton Wood. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018898.

Who is responsible for protecting Nocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses?

Nocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses 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 1018898.

What other scheduled monuments are near Nocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Car Dyke in Nocton Wood (1.2 km), Village cross (3.4 km), Moated site 325m south east of Branston Lodge (3.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Nocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses

Nocton Park Priory on Abbey Hill, 750m north east of Nocton Wood Houses stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.