NHER 16976 (Monument record) - Site of medieval Priory

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please to consult the full record.

See also further .

Summary

The site of a priory, said to have been established in 1090 and later moved to Ogbourne. No trace remains today, and only documentary evidence points to its existence.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish LESSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Site of Priory.

(S1) states a priory was established at Lessingham from Bec in 1090 and was later removed to Ogbourne.
There are no remains and he believes it was probably no more than a grange. He does not give his source. Indeed he states there is no published evidence.

(S2) refers to an Alien Benedictine cell founded from Bec, tributary to Ogbourne, possibly only a grange.
E. Rose (NAU), 15 January 1981.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 585.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-East Norfolk and Norwich. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 182.
  • <S2> Publication: Knowles, D. and Hadcock, R. N. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses of England and Wales. pp 84, 89.

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Jul 21 2016 8:32AM

Comments and Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the Norfolk Historic Environment Record.