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Hexham Abbey is a substantial medieval priory church occupying a site of Anglo-Saxon monastic significance in Northumberland. The abbey was founded in the seventh century as a Benedictine monastery by Saint Wilfrid, whose shrine attracted pilgrimage throughout the medieval period. The surviving stone church represents primarily twelfth-century construction and later medieval rebuilding, with the Anglo-Saxon foundations and remains lying beneath and around the current structure. The complex includes extensive precinct earthworks and buried archaeological deposits that document nearly fourteen centuries of continuous monastic occupation and use.
Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006593. View the official record →
Hexham Abbey is a substantial medieval priory church occupying a site of Anglo-Saxon monastic significance in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006593.
Remains of medieval priory and Anglo-Saxon monastery under and around Hexham Abbey and its precincts 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 1006593.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hexham Manor Office (or gaol) (0.2 km), Hexham Bridge (0.8 km), Linnels (or Linnolds) Bridge (3.2 km).
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