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Wilmington Priory is a Benedictine monastic house located in the parish of Wilmington in East Sussex, founded in the tenth century as a cell or daughter house dependent on the abbey of Grenoble. The priory occupied a site in the South Downs and served as a centre of monastic life until its dissolution during the Reformation in the sixteenth century. Surviving structures include the gatehouse and portions of the priory buildings, which demonstrate the modest but substantial character of the foundation. The site retains archaeological and architectural significance as evidence of Norman and medieval monastic settlement in the South Downs region.
Wilmington Priory is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002292. View the official record →
Wilmington Priory is a Benedictine monastic house located in the parish of Wilmington in East Sussex, founded in the tenth century as a cell or daughter house dependent on the abbey of Grenoble. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002292.
Wilmington 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 1002292.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn (7.2 km), Two bowl barrows south of Pashley (7.4 km), Pair of bowl barrows on Baily's Hill (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wilmington 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.
Wilmington Priory stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.