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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NE 1401
Type of record:Monument
Name:Christchurch Priory, Precinct Boundary

Summary

The boundaries of the Priory of Christchurch are bordered by The Borough to the north-west; by the Archbishop's Palace to the west; by the City wall to the north and east; and to the south by Burgate Street. The area enclosed within the boundary walls amounted to 6.993 hectares at it greatest by the 14th century.


Grid Reference:TR 1514 5794
Map Sheet:TR15NE
Parish:CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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The boundaries of the Priory of Christchurch are bordered by The Borough to the north-west; by the Archbishop's Palace to the west; by the City wall to the north and east; and to the south by Burgate Street. The area enclosed within the boundary walls amounted to 6.993 hectares at it greatest by the 14th century.


Willis, R., 1868, 'The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christchurch in Canterbury' (Article in serial). SKE30206.

Unknown, 1945, The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury, A Handbook for Pilgrims (Monograph). SKE30198.

Blockley, K., Sparks, M. & Tatton-Brown, T., 1997, Canterbury Cathedral Nave, Archaeology, History and Architecture (Monograph). SKE29723.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Monograph: Blockley, K., Sparks, M. & Tatton-Brown, T.. 1997. Canterbury Cathedral Nave, Archaeology, History and Architecture.
---Monograph: Unknown. 1945. The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury, A Handbook for Pilgrims.
---Article in serial: Willis, R.. 1868. 'The Architectural History of the Conventual Buildings of the Monastery of Christchurch in Canterbury'.