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St Botolph's Augustinian Priory is a religious foundation located in Colchester, Essex, established in the twelfth century as a house of Augustinian canons. The priory occupied a significant position within the town's ecclesiastical landscape and would have functioned as a centre of religious observance and learning typical of such communities during the medieval period. The site has been subject to archaeological investigation which has revealed evidence of the priory's layout and structural remains. Like many religious houses, the priory was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, after which its buildings were repurposed or fell into decay.
St Botolph's Augustinian Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013764. View the official record →
St Botolph's Augustinian Priory is a religious foundation located in Colchester, Essex, established in the twelfth century as a house of Augustinian canons. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013764.
St Botolph's Augustinian Priory 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 1013764.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (3.3 km), Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum (3.9 km), Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Botolph's Augustinian Priory'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 Botolph's Augustinian Priory stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.