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St Saviour's Abbey is a site in Faversham, Kent, encompassing the remains of a Benedictine abbey founded in the twelfth century alongside earlier archaeological deposits. The scheduled monument preserves evidence of occupation spanning multiple periods, including an Iron Age farmstead and a Roman villa, demonstrating continuous settlement patterns across more than two millennia. The abbey itself was established by Stephen, later King of England, and developed as a significant religious house until its dissolution in the sixteenth century. The site's archaeological importance lies in its stratified record of rural and monastic use, with buried remains representing the transition from prehistoric and Romano-British settlement to medieval religious architecture.
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 site in Faversham, Kent, encompassing the remains of a Benedictine abbey founded in the twelfth century alongside earlier archaeological deposits. 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).
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