Thetford Priory
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.Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: ruins of a Cluniac priory in Thetford, Breckland, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Remains of the Priory of Our Lady of Thetford Including Prior’s Lodging”, “Thetford Cluniac priory”, and “Thetford Cluniac Priory”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles Burrell Museum and Thetford railway station.
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 840 feet southeast of Thetford Priory.
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 1,200 feet northeast of Thetford Priory.
Ancient House Museum
Museum
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ancient House Museum is situated 1,100 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
- Categories: priory, monastery ruins, grassland, historic site, and religion
- Location: Thetford, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.41643° or 52° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
0.74248° or 0° 44′ 33″ eastOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
9F42CP8R+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 94935560OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassWikidata ID
Q7783570
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Thetford Priory” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “特福小修道院”
- French: “Prieuré de Thetford”
- Italian: “Priorato di Thetford”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Thetford Abbey”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Thetford Priory”
- Norwegian: “Thetford Priory”
- Spanish: “Priorato de Thetford”
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