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Wymondley Priory is a medieval Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Hertfordshire, situated near the village of Wymondley. The site comprises substantial earthworks including a moat, enclosures, building platforms, and a hollow-way, which together preserve evidence of the monastic precinct and its associated landscape features. A barn of later construction survives as a standing structure within the complex. The priory was dissolved during the Reformation, after which the site gradually returned to agricultural use, though the earthwork remains indicate the former extent and organisation of this religious community.
Wymondley Priory, barn, moat, associated earthworks, enclosures, platforms, hollow-way and conduit head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013338. View the official record →
Wymondley Priory is a medieval Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Hertfordshire, situated near the village of Wymondley. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013338.
Wymondley Priory, barn, moat, associated earthworks, enclosures, platforms, hollow-way and conduit head 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 1013338.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Great Wymondley Castle: a motte and bailey castle and associated manorial enclosure 20m east of St Mary's Church, Great Wymondley (0.7 km), Roman villa (site of) 330yds (300m) N of Ninesprings (1.8 km), Chesfield Church (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wymondley Priory, barn, moat, associated earthworks, enclosures, platforms, hollow-way and conduit head'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.
Wymondley Priory, barn, moat, associated earthworks, enclosures, platforms, hollow-way and conduit head stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.