Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield

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History & significance

Shouldham Priory is a Gilbertine priory founded in the twelfth century in Norfolk, England. The priory, which followed the rule of the Gilbertine order, the only major monastic order founded in England, occupied a site with significant evidence of earlier occupation and land use. The priory landscape incorporates a section of a Roman road, demonstrating the strategic location of the medieval foundation on routes established in antiquity, whilst Bronze Age funerary activity in the form of an urnfield indicates occupation of the wider area during the prehistoric period. Associated with the priory are water management features characteristic of medieval monastic sites, reflecting the importance of hydraulic infrastructure to the functioning of such communities.

Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010572. View the official record →

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