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Abbeys and Religious Buildings in Norfolk

We are attempting to list all places where photographers can photograph Abbeys and Religious buildings within the UK, by county. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information. This same information is also available in alphabetical order.

Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages.

Codes Used on this page

Wiki=Wikipedia  EH=English Heritage  NT=National Trust  PEH=Pastscape  F.=Founded  Dis.=Dissolved

Condition: [A] First rate example; [B] Major Remains; [C] Identifiable Remains; [D] Modest Remains;
[E] Little Surviving

Foundation

Alt. Name * [Formal Name / dedication]

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Communities & history [condition]

Aldeby Priory [Church Use]

[The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Aldeby]

TM4593

 

Benedictine monks [C]

Austin Friars, King's Lynn

 

 

 

Augustinian Friars

Beeston Regis Priory

Beeston Priory

TF1742

 

Augustinian Canons Regular [D]

Benedictine Priory, King's Lynn

[The Priory & Parish Church of Saint Margaret with Saint Mary Magdalen and All the Virgin Saints, Benedictine Priory, King's Lynn;  * The Priory & Parish Church of Saint Margaret with St Nicholas, Benedictine Priory, King's Lynn 1101]

 

 

Benedictine monks 1095-1538

Binham Priory [Church Use]

[The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Binham  * The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Binham?]

TF9740

Wiki * EH

Benedictine monks c.1091-1539, part of church in parochial use [C]

Blackborough Priory [Reused]

 

TF0909

 

Benedictine nuns, remains incorporated into a private house [E]

Blackfriars, Norwich

 

 

 

Dominican Friars * now St. Andrew's Hall

Blackfriars, Thetford

 

 

 

Dominican Friars

Blakeney Whitfriars

Sniterley Whitefriars

TG0243

PEH

Carmelite Friary 1296-1538. Only remains 2 pointed arches incorporated in Friarage Farmhouse. [E]

Brixworth Abbey

 

 

 

A Saxon monastery * now parochial: All Saints' Church, Brixworth

Bromehill Priory

[The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Thomas the Martyr, Bromehill]

 

 

Augustinian Canons Regular early13thC

Bromholm Priory

[The Priory Church of Saint Andrew, Bromholm]

TG3324

Geograph PEH

Cluniac monks. Founded 1195. Ruins include remains of church, part of conventual buildings, gatehouse [C]

Burnham Norton Friary

 

TF8243

 

Carmelite Friars [E]

Carbrooke Preceptory

 

 

 

Knights Templar later Knights Hospitaller

Carmelite Friary, King's Lynn

White Friars, King's Lynn

 

 

Carmelite Friars

Carrow Abbey

 

 

 

Benedictine nuns

Castle Acre Priory

[The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Castle Acre]

TF8115

Wiki * EH

Cluniac monks [B]

Coxford Priory

 

TF8429

 

Augustinian Canons Regular  F.1140[E]

Crabhouse Priory

 

 

 

Augustinian Canons Regular

Creake Abbey

North Creake Abbey

TF8538

Wiki * EH * PEH

Augustinian Canons Regular priory, later abbey [C]

Daventry Priory

 

 

 

 

Delapré Abbey

 

 

Wiki

Cluniac nuns

Docking Priory

 

 

 

 

Everdon Priory

 

 

 

 

Fineshade Priory

Castle Hymel Priory

 

 

 

Flitcham Priory

 

TF7226

 

[E]

Great Massingham Priory

 

 

 

 

Great Yarmouth Austin Friary

 

TG5009

PEH

Augustinian Friars founded before 1267 on west side of River Yare in Southtown. Dis. 1538

Great Yarmouth Black Friary

 

 

 

Dominican Friars

Great Yarmouth Carmelite Friary

 

 

PEH

Carmelite Friars

Great Yarmouth Grey Friary

 

 

EH

Franciscan Friars

Great Yarmouth Priory

 

TG3589

PEH

Benedictine Monks. F.1101 Dis. 1539. Great Hall part of Priory School

Greyfriars, King's Lynn

 

 

 

Franciscan Friars

Hempton Priory

Fakenham Priory * [The Priory Church of Saint Stephen, Hempton]

 

 

hospital 12thC

Hickling Priory [No remains]

 

TG4124

 

Augustinian Canons Regular 1185 [E]

Holy Sepulchre Priory, Thetford

The Canon's Priory

 

 

Augustinian Canons Regular

Horsham St. Faith Priory

[The Priory Church of Saint Faith, Horsham]

TG2114

 

Benedictine monks F.1105 Dis.1536 [E]

Horstead Priory

 

 

 

 

Ingham Priory

 

TG3825

 

-16thC * site now occupied by The Swan Inn public house [C]

Kings Lynn Priory

[No remains]

 

TF6220

PEH

Benedictine Monks. F.1100. Dis. 1537

Langley Abbey

 

TG3500

PEH

Premonstratensian Canons Regular 1198-16thC [E]

Lessingham Priory

 

 

 

Benedictine monks (a cell of Bec) -1415, -1462

Luffield Abbey [No remains], * Syresham

 

 

Wiki

Benedictine monks

Luffield Priory, * Syresham

 

 

 

Benedictine monks

Marham Abbey

 

TF7110

Wiki * PEH

Cistercian nuns [B]

Modeney Priory

 

 

 

 

Molycourt Priory

 

 

 

 

Mountjoy Priory

 

 

 

 

Normansburgh Priory

 

 

 

 

Northampton Abbey

[The Abbey Church of Saint James]

 

Wiki

Augustinian Canons Regular early 12thC-1538

Norwich Cathedral Priory [Church Use]

[The Cathedral and Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Norwich]

TG2308

Wiki

Benedictine monks 1096-1539 * in use as episcopal cathedral 1096-present [A]

Old Buckenham Priory

 

TM0691

 

Augustinian Canons  F.1146 Dis.1536 [E]

Pentney Priory

 

TF7213

 

Augustinian Canons Regular [E]

Peterstone Priory

 

 

 

 

Pipewell Abbey

 

SP8385

Wiki

Cistercian monks 1143-1538, (not the modern 'Abbey church' to the north) [E]

Sewardsley Priory

 

 

 

 

Shouldham Priory

 

 

 

 

Sporle Priory

 

TF8411

 

Benedictine Monks. No remains except Benedictine Church in Anglican use. [D]

St Benet's Abbey, Ludham

St. Benet of Holm Abbey

TG2417

PEH

Benedictine monks [E]

St George's Priory, Thetford

 

 

 

Benedictine nuns

St Leonard's Priory, Norwich

[The Priory Church of Saint Leonard, Norwich]

 

 

 

St Nicholas' Priory, Great Yarmouth

[The Priory Church of Saint Nicholas, Great Yarmouth]

 

 

Benedictine monks 1101-1536

Sulby Abbey

 

 

 

Premonstratensian Canons trns from Welford

Thetford Priory

 

TL8783

Wiki * EH

Cluniac monks [D]

Toft Monks Priory

 

 

 

 

Walsingham Friary

 

 

 

Franciscan Friars

Walsingham Priory

 

TF9336

Wiki * Geograph

Augustinian Canons Regular * now in private ownership with public access [C]

Weedon Beck Priory

 

 

 

 

Weedon Pinkney Priory

Weedon Lois Priory

 

 

 

Welle Priory, in Gayton

Well Hall Priory

 

 

 

Wendling Abbey

 

TF9213

PEH

Premonstratensian Canons. F.1267 [E]

Wereham, Priory of St. Winwaloe

 

 

 

 

West Acre Priory

 

TF7715

 

Augustinian Canons Regular [C]

West Dereham Abbey

 

TF6602

PEH

Premonstratensian Canons from Welbeck 1183 [E]

Weybourne Priory

 

TG1143

 

Augustinian Canons F. early 12th century. Became independent 1314, ruined tower remains. [C]

Weybridge Priory

 

 

 

 

Witchingham Priory

 

 

 

 

Wormegay Priory

 

 

 

Augustinian Canons Regular

Wothorpe Priory

 

 

 

 

Wymondham Abbey [Church Use]

Wymondham Priory * [The Abbey Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Wymondham]

TG1101

Wiki * PEH

Benedictine monks 1017-1538 * church now in parochial use [D]

 


See Also:

Abbey and Religious Buildings Section for all articles, lists and location guides on Abbey's, Cathedrals, Churches, Holy Wells etc.

 


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