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Sulby Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery founded in the twelfth century in Northamptonshire. The abbey was established as a house of the Premonstratensian order, a regular canonry movement that spread across medieval England during the High Middle Ages. The site, located near Sulby Farm, preserves archaeological remains and structural evidence of the religious community that occupied it until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. The physical character of the surviving fabric reflects the architectural conventions of Premonstratensian houses of the medieval period.
Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017186. View the official record →
Sulby Abbey is a Premonstratensian monastery founded in the twelfth century in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017186.
Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey 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 1017186.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Sulby medieval settlement (1.5 km), Causewayed enclosure 175m west of Wheler Lodge Farm (3 km), Two bowl barrows and a henge 600m east of Mill Hill Farm (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey 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.
Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.