Scheduled Ancient Monument: BLYTHBURGH PRIORY (SF215)

Remains of Blythburgh Priory. Small Augustinian priory founded circa 1125 as a dependency of St Osyth's, Essex with 3 canons. They increased to possibly six but numbered four at the Priory's dissolution in 1537. See (R4) for charter information. In 1850 the ruins of what appeared to be a cross-aisled building were robbed of material to repair roads etc. Building well known from C18 and C19 engravings. All that now remains upstanding are parts of the crossing and a length of nave wall, up to 12 feet high, largely casework and flint but some earlier survives. The claustral buildings were on the S side now under ornamental gardens. Remains have also been found in the ploughed field to the N. Sherds of Ipswich ware have also come from the vicinity.