Monument record GFD 002 - Site of a Medieval college of secular priests.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8235 4817 (51m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL84NW |
| Civil Parish | GLEMSFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Priests college. Founded under Edward the Confessor (1042-66), no record after Henry III (AD 1216-1272)(R1).
'Site of Priest's College. Only a well now exists at TL82354818.' (S1 after letter from LJ Wickes, Newton Green, Sudbury, 12/7/1950).
Sept 1950: 'The area is under cultivation [cabbage crop!]: no sign of the well was seen or any surface indications of the college.' (S1)(R1).
Missent (1934) stated 'there are no remains to be seen' and suggested the priests may have used the local church for worship (S1, R1).
Nothing is shown at the cited location on Hodskinsons 1783 map or on the 1880s-1920s OS maps.
Needs fieldwalking!
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF11404 (No record type): Missent Claude J W, The Monastic remains of Norf and Suff, 1934, 131.
- <R1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL84NW4,.
- <S2> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S3> SSF59830 Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 3 2021 2:31PM