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Snelshall Benedictine Priory is a moated monastic site located north of Briary Plantation in Buckinghamshire, England. The priory was founded as a Benedictine house and represents an important example of medieval monastic settlement archaeology in the region. The site is characterised by its distinctive moated enclosure and associated fishponds, which are typical features of prosperous medieval religious communities and reflect both the defensive and economic infrastructure of the establishment. The surviving earthworks document the physical layout and resource management practices of this monastic foundation during the medieval period.
Snelshall Benedictine Priory: a moated priory site and fishponds north of Briary Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011308. View the official record →
Snelshall Benedictine Priory is a moated monastic site located north of Briary Plantation in Buckinghamshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011308.
Snelshall Benedictine Priory: a moated priory site and fishponds north of Briary Plantation 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 1011308.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A bowl barrow on Church Hill 200m south of church (1.3 km), Moated site, fishponds and deserted medieval village of Tattenhoe, 300m west of Home Park Farm. (1.4 km), Fishpond in Water Spinney 600m SE of St Giles's Church Tattenhoe (2 km).
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