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Notley Abbey is a ruined Augustinian monastery founded in the twelfth century in Buckinghamshire, representing an important example of regular canonry in medieval England. The abbey was dissolved during the 1530s as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries, after which its estates passed into secular ownership. Fragmentary masonry remains survive at the site, including elements of the claustral buildings, whilst a post-Dissolution dovecote of brick construction stands as evidence of the site's subsequent conversion to agricultural use. The abbey's strategic position within the parish and its long occupation history make it significant for understanding both monastic economy and the material transformation of English religious houses following the Reformation.
Notley Abbey: an Augustinian abbey and associated post-Dissolution dovecote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017516. View the official record →
Notley Abbey is a ruined Augustinian monastery founded in the twelfth century in Buckinghamshire, representing an important example of regular canonry in medieval England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017516.
Notley Abbey: an Augustinian abbey and associated post-Dissolution dovecote 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 1017516.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site immediately south east of St Nicholas's Church (1.2 km), Bowl barrow known as the Round Hill, 170m ENE of Roundhill Farm (2.4 km), Moated site E of Moorend Lane (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Notley Abbey: an Augustinian abbey and associated post-Dissolution dovecote'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.
Notley Abbey: an Augustinian abbey and associated post-Dissolution dovecote stands on Portland Group, bedrock that formed in the Portlandian. The rock here is limestone and calcareous sandstone.