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Ranton Priory is a moated Augustinian priory located in Staffordshire, England, founded in the twelfth century as a house of the Augustinian canons regular. The priory comprises the substantial ruins of a medieval religious community set within a defensive moat, a feature that distinguishes it amongst comparable monastic sites and speaks to its position within local power structures. The surviving masonry and earthwork remains document the priory's layout and architectural character across the medieval period until its dissolution in the sixteenth century. The site retains considerable archaeological and historical importance as evidence of monastic life and estate management in medieval Staffordshire.
Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011053. View the official record →
Ranton Priory is a moated Augustinian priory located in Staffordshire, England, founded in the twelfth century as a house of the Augustinian canons regular. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011053.
Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian priory 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 1011053.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Ranton Hall Farm (0.8 km), Hextall moated site and fishponds (2 km), Knightley Dale moated site (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian priory'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.
Ranton Priory: a moated Augustinian priory stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.