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St James's Priory is a medieval religious house located in Staffordshire, England. The priory dates from the Norman period and was established as a dependent cell, reflecting the expansion of monastic communities across the English Midlands during the twelfth century. The surviving structures demonstrate the architectural character typical of smaller priories of this era, with evidence of stone construction indicative of the site's status and longevity. The priory remained in use throughout the medieval period until its dissolution during the sixteenth-century Reformation, after which the site gradually declined.
St James's Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020422. View the official record →
St James's Priory is a medieval religious house located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020422.
St James's 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 1020422.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dudley Castle (0.4 km), Lime working remains in Dudley (0.5 km), Medieval settlement at Cooper's Bank Farm (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St James's 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 James's Priory stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.