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Snelshall Benedictine Priory is a moated monastic site located north of Briary Plantation in Buckinghamshire, England. The priory was a Benedictine foundation dating to the medieval period, with earthwork remains including the characteristic defensive moat and associated fishponds that served both practical and status-enhancing functions within the monastic landscape. The site's physical layout reflects the planned arrangement typical of established religious communities, with water management features integral to medieval monastic economy and daily life. The monument remains archaeologically significant as evidence of Benedictine settlement and land use in medieval Buckinghamshire, preserved as earthworks in the modern landscape.
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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