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St Nicholas' Priory is a Benedictine monastic house founded in Exeter, Devon, in the eleventh century, with the surviving structures largely dating from the sixteenth century. The priory comprises a range of buildings constructed around a cloister, displaying characteristic monastic planning with domestic and religious accommodation arranged to serve the community of monks. The site represents an important example of an urban Benedictine priory in the Southwest, though the original medieval fabric was substantially rebuilt and modified during the later medieval and early modern periods. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, the priory buildings were converted to domestic and commercial use, and they remain among the most substantial surviving monastic remains in Exeter.
St Nicholas' Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016257. View the official record →
St Nicholas' Priory is a Benedictine monastic house founded in Exeter, Devon, in the eleventh century, with the surviving structures largely dating from the sixteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016257.
St Nicholas' 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 1016257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street (0.8 km), Little John's Cross (1.9 km), Ide Bridge (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St Nicholas' 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 Nicholas' Priory stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.