Abbeys & priories · East of England
Lavenham Priory
In or near Brent Eleigh.
Lavenham Priory — a Grade I-listed abbey in england-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sudbury · 8.9 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Lavenham Priory, the nearest railway station is Sudbury, located 8.9 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CO10 9QZ. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Lavenham Priory is a Grade I-listed building in england-east, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lavenham Priory is a 13th-century Grade I listed building in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. Aubrey de Vere I was the Lord of the Manor, according to the Domesday Book of 1086. In the early 13th Century De Vere gifted the property to an Order of Benedictine Monks. It was a monastic house until probably the early part of the 15th Century, after which it was acquired by Roger Ruggles - who made a fortune from the cloth industry. It is rumoured that Henry VIII's Comptroller was dispatched to Lavenham (and specifically to Lavenham Priory) and fined the then owner the equivalent today of £1 million for "displaying too much ostentatious wealth". This may explain the Tudor pargeting on the front of the building. For the past 20 years Lavenham Priory has operated as a boutique guest house.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.1073, 0.7965
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- Babergh
- Parish
- Lavenham
- Postcode
- CO10 9QZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Suffolk
- Established
- 1450
- Nearest railway station
- Sudbury — 8.9 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6502556 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lavenham Priory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lavenham Priory?
- Lavenham Priory is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO10 9QZ), in the parish of Lavenham.
- What is Lavenham Priory?
- Lavenham Priory — a Grade I-listed abbey in england-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lavenham Priory?
- The nearest railway station is Sudbury, about 8.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode CO10 9QZ.
- When was Lavenham Priory built?
- Built or established in 1450.
- Is Lavenham Priory a listed building?
- Lavenham Priory is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Lavenham Priory?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CO10 9QZ. It sits within the South Suffolk parliamentary constituency.