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Selborne Priory is a Augustinian priory founded in the mid-twelfth century in the village of Selborne, Hampshire. The priory was established as a house of Augustinian canons and remained active throughout the medieval period until its dissolution during the Reformation in the sixteenth century. The surviving remains include substantial fragments of the priory church and associated monastic buildings, which attest to the scale and importance of the community that once occupied the site. The ruins, set within the village landscape, form a significant record of medieval religious life in Hampshire and have long attracted historical interest.
Selborne Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001883. View the official record →
Selborne Priory is a Augustinian priory founded in the mid-twelfth century in the village of Selborne, Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001883.
Selborne 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 1001883.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery on Woolmer Down, 540m south of Woolmer Pond Cottage (4.5 km), Three disc barrows on Longmoor Common, 250m north west of the church (4.9 km), Three bowl barrows, 230m north of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Selborne 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.
Selborne Priory stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.