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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NW 431
Type of record:Monument
Name:Synagogue

Summary

Medieval synagogue constructed on land held by the monks of Canterbury Cathedral.


Grid Reference:TR 1480 5787
Map Sheet:TR15NW
Parish:CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • SYNAGOGUE (SYNAGOGUE, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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(TR 14805787 - sited from CAT Topo map). Synagogue. (1) The Synagogue was built on land held by the Jews from a citizen, who in turn held it from the monks of Canterbury Cathedral. It flanked the back wall of the house of Jacob the Jew. (2)


<1> CAT Topo Maps of Cant 2nd ed 1982 c1200 (OS Card Reference). SKE38737.

<2> Cant under the Angevin Kings 1967 120 (W Urry) (OS Card Reference). SKE38514.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: CAT Topo Maps of Cant 2nd ed 1982 c1200.
<2>XYOS Card Reference: Cant under the Angevin Kings 1967 120 (W Urry). [Mapped feature: #43880 Synagogue, ]