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St Saviour's Abbey is a medieval religious foundation located in Faversham, Kent, England, whose site encompasses evidence of settlement spanning from the Iron Age through the medieval period. The abbey itself was established in the twelfth century as a Benedictine monastery and became an important ecclesiastical centre in medieval Kent. Archaeological investigation has revealed the presence of an Iron Age farmstead and a Roman villa on the same location, indicating continuous occupation and development of this strategically significant site over more than two thousand years. The physical remains reflect the layering of successive settlements, with medieval abbey structures built upon earlier Roman and prehistoric foundations, making the site of considerable archaeological importance for understanding long-term settlement patterns in Kent.
The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011804. View the official record →
St Saviour's Abbey is a medieval religious foundation located in Faversham, Kent, England, whose site encompasses evidence of settlement spanning from the Iron Age through the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011804.
The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa 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 1011804.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chart gunpowder mills (1 km), Oare gunpowder works (1.7 km), The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa'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.
The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa stands on Thanet Sand Formation, bedrock that formed in the Thanetian. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.