Eye Priory

Eye Priory was a Benedictine Priory dedicated to St Peter in the town of Eye in the English county of Suffolk. It was founded by Robert Malet c. 1080, and was originally an Alien Priory dependent on Bernay Abbey in Normandy.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eye Castle and Ss Peter and Paul Church, Eye.

Eye Castle

Castle

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Eye Castle is a motte and bailey medieval castle with a prominent Victorian addition in the town of Eye, Suffolk. Built shortly after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the castle was sacked and largely destroyed in 1265. Eye Castle is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Eye Priory.

Ss Peter and Paul Church, Eye

Church

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Ss Peter & Paul Church is a Church of England parish church in the market town of Eye, Suffolk. It is a Grade I listed building for its historical and architectural importance. Ss Peter and Paul Church, Eye is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Eye Priory.

Eye Town Hall

Town hall

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Eye Town Hall is a municipal building in Broad Street in Eye, Suffolk, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Eye Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building. Eye Town Hall is situated 2,600 feet west of Eye Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brome and Braiseworth.

Brome

Village

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Brome is a village and former civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It lies on the A140 Norwich to Ipswich road around 1 mile northwest of Eye and 2 miles southeast of Diss near the border with Norfolk. Brome is situated 1½ miles northwest of Eye Priory.

Braiseworth

Hamlet

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Braiseworth is a village in Suffolk, England. the village is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and its name means Briosa's enclosure in Old English. It has never reached any great size, and no longer has its own parish church. Braiseworth is situated 2 miles southwest of Eye Priory.