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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 260 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Benedictine Priory (Site of) |
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Summary
Site of the Benedictine Priory and church given to the monks by William de Averenches in 1139. The monks had moved from their original site within the Folkestone castle (TR 23 NW 53) and the site of St Peter's nunnery (TR 23 NW 48). It was at first an alien priory by this status changed in 1399. The priory survived until 1535. The extent of the site and any remains are not known.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2292 3584 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Full description
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Site of the Benedictine Priory and church given to the monks by William de Averenches in 1139. The monks had moved from their original site within the Folkestone castle (TR 23 NW 53) and the site of St Peter's nunnery (TR 23 NW 48). It was at first an alien priory but this status changed in 1399. The priory survived until 1535. The extent of the site and any remains are not known.
A medieval masonary wall found at 8 The Bayle probably formed part of one of the monastic buildings (TR 23 NW 168)(1-15).
<1> OS 25" 1957 (OS Card Reference). SKE48272.
<2> Md Rel Houses 1953 54 66 (Knowles & Hadcock) (OS Card Reference). SKE46681.
<3> Page, W. (ed), 1926, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume II, VCH Kent 2 1926 236-8 (Monograph). SKE7944.
<4> Hasted, E., 1786, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2, Hasted's Hist of Kent 2nd Ed 1799 8 157 163 179 (Monograph). SKE8061.
<5> Plan of the town of Folkestone 1782 (in Folkestone Museum) (OS Card Reference). SKE48526.
<6> Folkestone Dist 1921 (W H Elgar) (OS Card Reference). SKE43428.
<7> Nova Legenda Anglie 1 1901 297 (OS Card Reference). SKE47717.
<8> Leland's Itinerary 2nd Ed 1744 7 1931 (OS Card Reference). SKE46011.
<9> F1 CFW 29.04.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42804.
<10> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.
<11> Monasticum Anglicanum (abridgement) 1 71 (W Dugdale) (OS Card Reference). SKE47327.
<12> Harper-Bill, C, 1978, The Priory and Parish of Folkestone in the Fifteenth Century, Arch Cant 93 1977 195-200 (C Harper-Bill) (Article in serial). SKE8384.
<13> Rigold, S. E., 1973, Roman Folkestone Reconsidered, Arch Cant 87 1972 35-36 (S E Rigold) (Article in serial). SKE8045.
<14> KAR 69 1982 212-214 (P Keller) (OS Card Reference). SKE45405.
<15> Field report for monument TR 23 NW 17 - April, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5603.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1957. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Md Rel Houses 1953 54 66 (Knowles & Hadcock). |
| <3> | Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1926. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volume II. VCH Kent 2 1926 236-8. |
| <4> | Monograph: Hasted, E.. 1786. The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 2. Hasted's Hist of Kent 2nd Ed 1799 8 157 163 179. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Plan of the town of Folkestone 1782 (in Folkestone Museum). |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: Folkestone Dist 1921 (W H Elgar). |
| <7> | OS Card Reference: Nova Legenda Anglie 1 1901 297. |
| <8> | OS Card Reference: Leland's Itinerary 2nd Ed 1744 7 1931. |
| <9> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 29.04.64. |
| <10> | Unpublished document: Southern Water Services. 1993. Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement. |
| <11> | OS Card Reference: Monasticum Anglicanum (abridgement) 1 71 (W Dugdale). |
| <12> | Article in serial: Harper-Bill, C. 1978. The Priory and Parish of Folkestone in the Fifteenth Century. Vol 93 Pages 195 - 200. Arch Cant 93 1977 195-200 (C Harper-Bill). |
| <13> | Article in serial: Rigold, S. E.. 1973. Roman Folkestone Reconsidered. LXXXVII pages 31 - 41. Arch Cant 87 1972 35-36 (S E Rigold). |
| <14> | OS Card Reference: KAR 69 1982 212-214 (P Keller). |
| <15> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 23 NW 17 - April, 1964. |
