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Sempringham Priory is a twelfth-century religious house founded in Lincolnshire by Saint Gilbert of Sempringham around 1131, establishing the first monastic order to originate in England. The priory served as the mother house of the Gilbertine Order, which uniquely accommodated both male and female religious communities within a double monastery framework. The site is located near the village of Sempringham in the southern part of the county, though little of the medieval structure survives above ground today. The priory was dissolved during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, after which the buildings were demolished or fell into ruin.
Sempringham Priory (site of) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005481. View the official record →
Sempringham Priory is a twelfth-century religious house founded in Lincolnshire by Saint Gilbert of Sempringham around 1131, establishing the first monastic order to originate in England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005481.
Sempringham Priory (site of) 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 1005481.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aslackby Castle (2.6 km), Moated site NE of Sempringham House Farm (2.6 km), Bowl barrow 210m SSW of The Limes (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Sempringham Priory (site of)'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.
Sempringham Priory (site of) stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.