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Remains of St Stephen's Priory

England
List entry 1004017
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004017
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.9 hectares
Grid reference
TF 91658 28890
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

St Stephen's Priory is a medieval religious house located in Norfolk, England. The priory dates from the medieval period and represents remains of an important ecclesiastical establishment within the county. The surviving structures and archaeological deposits preserve evidence of the monastic occupation and the institutional life that characterised Norfolk's religious communities during the Middle Ages. The site remains a significant record of the county's medieval ecclesiastical heritage and continues to inform understanding of priory foundations and their development.

Remains of St Stephen's Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004017. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Remains of St Stephen's Priory?

St Stephen's Priory is a medieval religious house located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004017.

Who is responsible for protecting Remains of St Stephen's Priory?

Remains of St Stephen's 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 1004017.

What other scheduled monuments are near Remains of St Stephen's Priory?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fakenham gasworks (0.5 km), Deserted village (site of) (1.3 km), Cross in All Saints' churchyard, Toftrees (2.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
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LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Fakenham gasworks
0.5 km
Deserted village (site of)
1.3 km
Cross in All Saints' churchyard, Toftrees
2.3 km
Moated site 530m north east of Manor Farm
3.4 km
Ring ditches and enclosures W of The Hills
3.7 km
Gatehouse at manor house, East Barsham
5 km
Earthworks 500yds (450m) E of church
6.2 km
Earthworks N of Gateley Hall
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Remains of St Stephen's Priory

Remains of St Stephen's Priory stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Remains of St Stephen's Priory

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~25 miles
Domesday entry for Hempton, Norfolk →
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