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The Priory, Reigate

England

List entry 1005929

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1005929

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.09 hectares

Grid reference

TQ 25315 50004

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

The Priory, Reigate is a Cluniac priory founded in the late eleventh century as a daughter house of the Norman monastery of Lewes in East Sussex. The site lies within Reigate town and preserves fragmentary remains of the medieval monastic complex, including sections of flint and stone walling that attest to its former scale and importance. The priory remained active through the medieval period until its dissolution during the Reformation in the sixteenth century. The surviving structures, now incorporated into later buildings and the urban landscape, represent an important example of Norman monastic settlement in Surrey and the enduring physical legacy of Cluniac influence in southern England.

The Priory, Reigate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005929. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is The Priory, Reigate?

The Priory, Reigate is a Cluniac priory founded in the late eleventh century as a daughter house of the Norman monastery of Lewes in East Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005929.

Who is responsible for protecting The Priory, Reigate?

The Priory, Reigate 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 1005929.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Priory, Reigate?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Reigate Castle (0.4 km), Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate (0.5 km), Bowl barrow 20m south of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery (1.4 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Reigate Castle

0.4 km

Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate

0.5 km

Bowl barrow 20m south of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

1.4 km

Bowl barrow 70m north of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

1.5 km

Bowl barrow 200m north of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

1.6 km

Bowl barrow 130m south of Buckland Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

1.6 km

Bowl barrow west of Flanchford Road: part of the Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

1.7 km

Bowl barrow on Earlswood Common 20m south of Pendleton Road

1.9 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under The Priory, Reigate

The Priory, Reigate stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around The Priory, Reigate

LondonRoman town · ~19.8 miles

Domesday entry for Reigate, Surrey →

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