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St Benet's Abbey is a ruined Benedictine monastery located on the River Bure in Norfolk, England. Founded in the eleventh century, it developed into a substantial monastic house that remained active until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. The most distinctive surviving feature is the circular brick tower, which dates from the fifteenth century and was later incorporated into a windmill structure following the abbey's dissolution. The site preserves important archaeological remains indicating the extent and organisation of the medieval monastic complex, though the principal claustral and domestic buildings have been substantially lost.
St Benet's Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003149. View the official record →
St Benet's Abbey is a ruined Benedictine monastery located on the River Bure in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003149.
St Benet's Abbey 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 1003149.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St James's Hospital (1.2 km), Potter Heigham Bridge (4.7 km), RAF Neatishead Type 84 radar modulator building and four radar plinths (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Benet's Abbey'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.
St Benet's Abbey stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.