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Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield

England
List entry 1008687
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008687
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.36 hectares
Grid reference
TF 43291 77979
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthworks and buried remains of a medieval priory located in Lincolnshire, England. The priory dates to the medieval period, though the precise founding date and religious order require reference to specialist historical sources to establish with complete accuracy. The site survives today as a series of ground features and archaeological deposits that mark the location of the former religious community, reflecting the medieval tradition of monastic settlement in the English countryside. The scheduled monument designation recognises the archaeological importance of the site in understanding religious life and settlement patterns in medieval Lincolnshire.

Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008687. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield?

Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the earthworks and buried remains of a medieval priory located in Lincolnshire, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield?

Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield 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 1008687.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic long barrow and two associated round barrows 250m east of Fordington House Farm (6.4 km), Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church (6.5 km), Fordington medieval village (6.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Neolithic long barrow and two associated round barrows 250m east of Fordington House Farm
6.4 km
Bowl barrow at Mill Hill Quarry, 350m north west of Claxby church
6.5 km
Fordington medieval village
6.7 km
Giants' Hill III, a Neolithic long barrow 750m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm
6.7 km
Giants' Hill I, a Neolithic long barrow 575m north-west of Skendleby Lodge Farm
6.9 km
Giants' Hill II, a Neolithic long barrow 400m WNW of Skendleby Lodge Farm
7.1 km
Long Barrow North of Thorpe Farm and adjacent Round Barrow
7.8 km
Ring Holt bowl barrow
8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield

Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Site of St Mary's Priory, Greenfield

Battle of Winceby (1643)Battle (1643) · ~9.5 miles
Domesday entry for Ailby, Lincolnshire →
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