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St Faith Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the eleventh century at Horsford, Norfolk. The house was established as a cell or dependency of the Norman abbey of Saint-Saëns in Normandy, reflecting the cross-Channel monastic connections common in the Norman period. The priory occupied a modest position within Norfolk's monastic landscape and maintained its dependency status until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. Archaeological and documentary evidence attests to the site's occupation from its foundation through the early modern period, though substantial structural remains from the medieval phases are not extensively preserved above ground.
St Faith Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003933. View the official record →
St Faith Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the eleventh century at Horsford, Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003933.
St Faith 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 1003933.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft (6.7 km), Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill (6.7 km), Norwich Castle (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Faith 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 Faith Priory stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.