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Thetford Cluniac Priory is a medieval religious foundation in Norfolk, England, established in the eleventh century as a daughter house of the Cluniac order. The priory remains survive as substantial earthworks and standing masonry within the town, representing one of the more important monastic establishments in East Anglia before the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century. The site was later reused during the Second World War, when a Blacker Bombard spigot mortar emplacement was constructed there as part of Britain's anti-invasion defences. This layering of medieval and twentieth-century military occupation reflects the continued strategic significance of the location across centuries.
Thetford Cluniac priory including a World War II ‘Blacker Bombard’ spigot mortar emplacement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017669. View the official record →
Thetford Cluniac Priory is a medieval religious foundation in Norfolk, England, established in the eleventh century as a daughter house of the Cluniac order. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017669.
Thetford Cluniac priory including a World War II ‘Blacker Bombard’ spigot mortar emplacement 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 1017669.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Atomic bomb store on Thetford Heath (4.1 km), Bowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm (4.2 km), Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill (4.3 km).
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