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Site of St Mary's Priory, Wey Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval priory located in Norfolk. The priory was founded during the medieval period and functioned as a religious house until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. The site now survives as earthworks and buried archaeological deposits that preserve evidence of the priory's former layout and occupation. These remains constitute an important archaeological resource for understanding the religious and economic life of medieval Norfolk.
Site of St Mary's Priory, Wey Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003944. View the official record →
Site of St Mary's Priory, Wey Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval priory located in Norfolk.
Site of St Mary's Priory, Wey Bridge 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 1003944.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Benet's Abbey (5.3 km), St James's Hospital (6.4 km), St Edmund's Church (ruins of) (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of St Mary's Priory, Wey Bridge'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.
Site of St Mary's Priory, Wey Bridge stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.