Part of a Cistercian grange, north of New Romney High Street, also known as Romney Priory

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History & significance

Part of a Cistercian grange, north of New Romney High Street, is a fragmentary remains of monastic agricultural infrastructure associated with Romney Priory. The site represents the physical evidence of Cistercian land management practices in the Romney Marsh region, where the monks of the priory established granges to exploit and cultivate extensive holdings. The surviving structures date from the medieval period, reflecting the substantial economic operations that supported the monastic community. The grange's location within the landscape of New Romney demonstrates the integration of monastic estates into local settlement patterns during the high and later medieval period.

Part of a Cistercian grange, north of New Romney High Street, also known as Romney Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011803. View the official record →

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