Thetford Priory
Thetford Priory is a ruin in Thetford, Breckland District, England. Thetford Priory is situated nearby to Charles Burrell Museum, as well as near Thetford railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thetford Priory and Thetford railway station.
Thetford Priory
Monastery
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thetford Priory is a Cluniac monastic house in Thetford, Norfolk, England. Founded in 1103 by Roger Bigod of Norfolk, Thetford was one of the most important monasteries of East Anglia.
Thetford railway station
Railway station
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Thetford railway station is on the Breckland line in the east of England, serving the market town of Thetford, Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east. Thetford railway station is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Thetford Priory.
Charles Burrell Museum
Museum
The Charles Burrell Museum is a museum in Thetford in Norfolk, England, dedicated to steam power and steam transport. The museum opened in 1991 in the former Paint Shop of Charles Burrell & Sons, which is grade II listed, on Minstergate in Thetford. Charles Burrell Museum is situated 810 feet southeast of Thetford Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnham and Euston.
Barnham
Village
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk about 3 miles south of Thetford and 9 miles north of Bury St Edmunds on the A134. Barnham is situated 2½ miles south of Thetford Priory.
Euston
Village
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Euston is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, on the A1088 two miles south of Thetford. Euston is situated 3½ miles southeast of Thetford Priory.
Elveden
Hamlet
Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elveden is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 270. The village is bypassed by the A11 between Cambridge and Norwich, which ran through the centre of the village prior to 2014. Elveden is situated 3½ miles southwest of Thetford Priory.
Thetford Priory
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Thetford, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.41669° or 52° 25′ 0″ northLongitude
0.7431° or 0° 44′ 35″ eastElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9F42CP8V+M6GeoNames ID
12122569
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