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Walsingham Priory is a ruined Augustinian priory located in the village of Walsingham in Norfolk, England, founded in the 12th century and significant as one of medieval England's most important pilgrimage destinations. The priory was established to house the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, which attracted devotees from across Europe throughout the medieval period and into the early modern era. The surviving remains include substantial fragments of the priory church and associated buildings, demonstrating the scale and architectural ambition of this once-wealthy religious foundation. The site was dissolved during the English Reformation in the 1530s, and the shrine was destroyed, though pilgrimage to the location resumed in the modern period following the re-establishment of the shrine in the 20th century.
Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004055. View the official record →
Walsingham Priory is a ruined Augustinian priory located in the village of Walsingham in Norfolk, England, founded in the 12th century and significant as one of medieval England's most important pilgrimage destinations. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004055.
Ruins and site of Walsingham 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 1004055.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Town pump (0.2 km), The Greyfriars (0.2 km), Gatehouse at manor house, East Barsham (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.