List of monastic houses in Norfolk facts for kids

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Monastic houses are special places where groups of people, like monks or nuns, lived together a religious life. They followed strict rules, prayed, studied, and often helped their local communities. These places, which included abbeys, priories, and friaries, were very important in England many centuries ago.

This list tells you about the different monastic houses that once existed in Norfolk, a county in England. Many of these buildings are now ruins, but some parts are still used today, perhaps as churches or even homes!

Monastic Houses in Norfolk
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Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights Hospitaller). Monastic hospitals are included where they had the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptor/commandery.

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Status of remains
Symbol	Status
None	Ruins
*	Current monastic function
⁺	Current non-monastic ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure)
^	Current non-ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure) or redundant intact structure
^$	Remains limited to earthworks etc.
^#	No identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
^~	Exact site of monastic foundation unknown
^≈	Identification ambiguous or confused

Locations with names in italics indicate possible duplication (misidentification with another location) or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented) or ecclesiastical establishments with a monastic name but lacking actual monastic connection.

Trusteeship
EH	English Heritage
LT	Landmark Trust
NT	National Trust

Monastic Houses in Norfolk

This section lists the various monastic houses that existed in Norfolk. Each entry includes details about who lived there, when it was founded, and what happened to it.

Name	Image	Who Lived There and Their Story	Other Names	Location
Aldeby Priory	Aldeby St Mary's Church Aldeby Abbey Farm	Benedictine monks lived here. It was founded around 1100-1119 by Bishop Herbert de Losinga. The monks likely used the local church for their services. The priory was later given to Norwich Cathedral.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Aldeby Priory	52°28′43″N 1°35′56″E / 52.4785591°N 1.5989614°E / 52.4785591; 1.5989614 (Aldeby Priory)
Beeston Regis Priory	Beeston Regis Priory ruins	First, Augustinian Canons Regular lived here, founded around 1216. Later, it was refounded for Carmelite Friars in 1400. It closed in 1539.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Beeston Regis Beeston Priory	52°56′19″N 1°13′27″E / 52.9387429°N 1.2241763°E / 52.9387429; 1.2241763 (Beeston Priory)
Binham Priory	Binham Priory nave	Benedictine monks from St Albans Abbey founded this priory around 1091. It closed in 1539. Today, the main part of the church is still used by the local community.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Binham Priory	52°55′12″N 0°56′48″E / 52.920026°N 0.94667°E / 52.920026; 0.94667 (Binham Priory)
Blackborough Priory	The Priory of Blackborough	First, Benedictine monks founded this priory around 1150. Later, it became a "double house" for both monks and nuns around 1170. By 1200, only Benedictine nuns lived there. It closed in 1537.	The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Catherine, Blackborough	52°41′54″N 0°28′30″E / 52.6982645°N 0.4749656°E / 52.6982645; 0.4749656 (Blackborough Priory)
Blakeney Friary		Carmelite Friars started this friary between 1304-1316. The buildings were finished by 1321. It closed in 1538, and parts of it are now part of a farmhouse.	Snitterley Whitefriars; Sniterley Whitefriars	Blakeney52°57′19″N 1°01′24″E / 52.9553103°N 1.0234076°E / 52.9553103; 1.0234076 (Blakeney Whitefriars)
Bradmer Friary		Carmelite Friars founded this place around 1241. They later moved to a new site at Burnham Norton around 1253.
Bromehill Priory		Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory before 1224. It was closed down in 1528 to help fund a college.	The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Thomas the Martyr, Bromehill	52°27′26″N 0°37′59″E / 52.4572156°N 0.6331784°E / 52.4572156; 0.6331784 (Bromehill Priory)
Bromholm Priory	Bromholm Priory ruins	Cluniac monks founded this priory in 1113. It was an alien house, meaning it was controlled by a monastery in another country, but later became independent. It closed in 1536.	The Priory Church of St Andrew, Bromholm Broomholm Priory	52°50′46″N 1°28′57″E / 52.8460646°N 1.4823765°E / 52.8460646; 1.4823765 (Bromholm Priory)
Burnham Norton Friary	Burnham Norton Friary	Carmelite Friars moved here in 1253 from Bradmer. The friary closed in 1538.		52°57′04″N 0°44′06″E / 52.9510297°N 0.7349038°E / 52.9510297; 0.7349038 (Burnham Norton Friary)
Carbrooke Preceptory		This was a base for the Knights Templar before 1173, and then for the Knights Hospitaller around 1182. Both were military-religious orders. It closed in 1540.	Carbroke Preceptory	52°34′54″N 0°52′42″E / 52.5816927°N 0.878225°E / 52.5816927; 0.878225 (Carbrooke Preceptory)
Carbrook Cell		This was a small house for Sisters of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. It was later moved around 1180.
Carrow Priory		Benedictine nuns moved here in 1146. The priory closed in 1536. Parts of the prioress's house are still used today.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary of Carhowe	52°37′06″N 1°18′41″E / 52.6182939°N 1.3114795°E / 52.6182939; 1.3114795 (Carrow Priory)
Castle Acre Priory	Castle Acre Priory ruins	Cluniac monks founded this priory in 1089. It was an alien house but became independent later. It closed in 1537. The prior's living quarters are now a residence.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Castle Acre Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Castleacre Priory	52°42′00″N 0°41′06″E / 52.7000346°N 0.6850147°E / 52.7000346; 0.6850147 (Castle Acre Priory)
Choseley Monastery		This monastery was for the Lazarites, founded before 1273. It closed in 1544-1545.
Coxford Priory	Coxford Priory	Augustinian Canons Regular moved here around 1216 from Rudham. The priory closed in 1536.	Cokesford Priory	52°49′37″N 0°44′30″E / 52.82698°N 0.74172°E / 52.82698; 0.74172 (Coxford Priory)
Crabhouse Priory		Augustinian Canonesses founded this priory around 1181. It was rebuilt several times due to floods. It closed in 1536, and a house called 'Crabb's Abbey' was built on the site.	The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist St Mary, St John and St Thomas	52°38′40″N 0°21′55″E / 52.6444045°N 0.3653544°E / 52.6444045; 0.3653544 (Crabhouse Priory)
Creake Abbey	Creake Abbey ruins	This started as a hospital with a chapel before 1189. It became a priory for Augustinian Canons Regular in 1206, and then an abbey in 1231. Sadly, the canons were wiped out by the plague in 1506.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary de Pratis North Creake Abbey; Creek Abbey	52°55′14″N 0°45′34″E / 52.9206871°N 0.7594219°E / 52.9206871; 0.7594219 (Creake Abbey)
Custhorpe Cell(?)		This was possibly a small cell (a dependent house) for Augustinian Canons Regular from West Acre.		52°42′05″N 0°38′41″E / 52.701421°N 0.6448487°E / 52.701421; 0.6448487 (Custhorpe Cell (purported))
Docking Priory	Site of Docking Priory	Benedictine monks lived in this alien house (a cell or grange) from the 12th century. It closed in 1455.		52°53′34″N 0°36′53″E / 52.8926583°N 0.6147945°E / 52.8926583; 0.6147945 (Docking Priory)
East Dereham Monastery		This was a nunnery for Saxon nuns founded before 743. It was likely destroyed by the Danes around 870. Only a holy well remains today.		52°40′51″N 0°56′14″E / 52.6809578°N 0.937132°E / 52.6809578; 0.937132 (East Dereham Monastery (site))
Field Dalling Grange		This was a grange (a farm managed by monks) for Savignac monks from 1138, which later became Cistercian monks when the orders merged. It closed in 1414.	Dallingfield Priory; Field-Dalling Priory; Fieldallyng Priory	52°54′17″N 0°59′09″E / 52.9045926°N 0.9858727°E / 52.9045926; 0.9858727 (Field Dalling Grange)
Flitcham Priory	Flitcham Priory ruins	Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory around 1217. It was in poor condition by 1528 and closed in 1538. A house was built on the site in the 16th century.	St Mary ad Fontes	52°48′32″N 0°34′20″E / 52.8088678°N 0.5723405°E / 52.8088678; 0.5723405 (Flitcham Priory)
Gorleston Friary		Augustinian Friars founded this friary before 1267. It closed in 1538.
Great Massingham Priory	Site of Great Massingham Priory	This was first a hospital, then became a priory for Augustinian Canons Regular around 1260. It was in disrepair by 1475 and later closed in 1538.	St Mary and St Nicholas Massingham Magna	52°46′30″N 0°39′43″E / 52.7748649°N 0.6618565°E / 52.7748649; 0.6618565 (Great Massingham Priory)
Great Witchingham Grange		This was a grange for Cluniac monks after 1093. It closed after 1414.
Great Yarmouth — St Nicholas's Priory	Great Yarmouth Priory	Benedictine monks founded this priory in 1101. The church was associated with the priory. It closed in 1539, was restored, but then destroyed by bombing in World War II. It has been restored again and is now a parish church.	The Priory Church of Saint Nicholas, Great Yarmouth;	52°36′39″N 1°43′38″E / 52.610967°N 1.7273158°E / 52.610967; 1.7273158 (Great Yarmouth Priory)
Great Yarmouth Austin Friary		Augustinian Friars supposedly had a cell here, with royal permission granted in 1339. Its exact end date is unknown.		52°35′11″N 1°43′29″E / 52.5864042°N 1.724622°E / 52.5864042; 1.724622 (Great Yarmouth Austin Friars)
Great Yarmouth Blackfriars	Site of Great Yarmouth Blackfriars	Dominican Friars founded this friary before 1267. It was flooded in 1287 and the church was destroyed by fire in 1525. It closed in 1538.		52°36′01″N 1°43′43″E / 52.6002293°N 1.7287427°E / 52.6002293; 1.7287427 (Great Yarmouth Blackfriars)
Great Yarmouth Greyfriars	Great Yarmouth Greyfriars	Franciscan Friars Minor founded this friary between 1226 and 1271. It closed in 1538. Parts of the monastic buildings are still visible today.		52°36′19″N 1°43′34″E / 52.6051815°N 1.7262161°E / 52.6051815; 1.7262161 (Great Yarmouth Greyfriars)
Great Yarmouth Whitefriars		Carmelite Friars founded this friary before 1277. It was destroyed by fire in 1509 and closed in 1538. A house was built on the site in the 17th century.		52°36′30″N 1°43′25″E / 52.6082046°N 1.7236733°E / 52.6082046; 1.7236733 (Great Yarmouth Whitefriars)
Haddiscoe Preceptory		This was a base for the Knights Templar before 1218. It closed between 1308 and 1312.		52°30′58″N 1°35′41″E / 52.5162065°N 1.5948173°E / 52.5162065; 1.5948173 (Haddiscoe Preceptory)
Heacham Grange		This was a grange (farm) for Cluniac monks from Lewes Priory before 1088. It's debated whether monks actually lived here full-time.		52°54′16″N 0°28′54″E / 52.9045214°N 0.481655°E / 52.9045214; 0.481655 (Heacham Cell (purported))
Hempton Priory	Site of Hempton Priory	This started as a hospital before 1135 and then became a priory for Augustinian Canons Regular. It closed in 1536.	The Priory Church of Saint Stephen, Hempton Fakenham Priory; Hampton Priory	52°49′25″N 0°50′34″E / 52.8235448°N 0.8428064°E / 52.8235448; 0.8428064 (Hempton Priory)
Hickling Priory		Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory in 1185. It closed in 1536.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint Augustine and All Saints, Hickling	52°46′03″N 1°35′01″E / 52.7674128°N 1.5834769°E / 52.7674128; 1.5834769 (Hickling Priory)
Hitcham Cell		Cluniac monks had a cell here during the reign of William II. It closed and was granted to the Duke of Norfolk.
Horsham St Faith Priory	Horsham St Faith Priory Refectory	Benedictine monks founded this alien house around 1105. It became independent in 1390 and closed in 1536.	The Priory Church of Saint Faith, Horsham	52°41′17″N 1°16′39″E / 52.6881677°N 1.2774611°E / 52.6881677; 1.2774611 (Horsham St Faith Priory)
Horstead Priory		This was an alien house for Benedictine monks (or a grange) founded around 1090. It closed in 1414.	Horestead Grange; Horstead Priory	52°43′17″N 1°20′42″E / 52.7214974°N 1.3451278°E / 52.7214974; 1.3451278 (Horstead Priory)
Ingham Priory	Ingham Priory	This started as a college for secular canons around 1355, then became a priory for Trinitarian Canons in 1360. It closed in 1536. A pub, The Swan Inn, now stands on part of the site.	The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity and All Saints, Ingham	52°46′45″N 1°32′38″E / 52.7790672°N 1.5437937°E / 52.7790672; 1.5437937 (Ingham Priory)
King's Lynn Benedictine Priory	King's Lynn Priory	Benedictine monks founded this priory in 1095. It closed in 1538. Parts of the site are now within St Margaret's churchyard.	The Priory & Parish Church of Saint Margaret with Saint Mary Magdalen and All the Virgin Saints, King's Lynn	52°45′05″N 0°23′43″E / 52.7514867°N 0.3953362°E / 52.7514867; 0.3953362 (King's Lynn Priory)
King's Lynn Austin Friars	King's Lynn Austin Friars	Augustinian Friars founded this friary before 1295. It closed in 1538.		52°45′23″N 0°23′49″E / 52.7563277°N 0.3970152°E / 52.7563277; 0.3970152 (King's Lynn Austin Friary)
King's Lynn Blackfriars		Dominican Friars founded this friary before 1256. It closed in 1539.		52°45′13″N 0°23′59″E / 52.75349°N 0.3997242°E / 52.75349; 0.3997242 (King's Lynn Blackfriars)
King's Lynn Greyfriars	King's Lynn Greyfriars	Franciscan Friars Minor founded this friary around 1230. It closed in 1538.		52°45′04″N 0°23′58″E / 52.7511068°N 0.3993326°E / 52.7511068; 0.3993326 (King's Lynn Greyfriars)
King's Lynn Sack Friary		Friars of the Sack founded this friary before 1266. It closed after 1307.		52°44′59″N 0°23′50″E / 52.7497821°N 0.3972834°E / 52.7497821; 0.3972834 (King's Lynn Friars of the Sack)
King's Lynn Whitefriars	King's Lynn Whitefriars	Carmelite Friars founded this friary before 1260. It closed in 1538.	White Friars, King's Lynn	52°44′56″N 0°23′49″E / 52.7488859°N 0.3969616°E / 52.7488859; 0.3969616 (King's Lynn Whitefriars)
Kirkscroft Priory		Benedictine monks had an alien house here around 1105. They soon moved to Horsham St Faith.	The Blessed Virgin Mary
Langley Abbey	Langley Abbey ruins	Premonstratensian Canons founded this abbey in 1198. It closed in 1536.		52°34′20″N 1°29′08″E / 52.572177°N 1.4856005°E / 52.572177; 1.4856005 (Langley Abbey)
Lessingham Priory		This was an alien house (cell or grange) for Benedictine monks from Bec-Hellouin around 1090. It closed around 1414.		52°48′04″N 1°32′49″E / 52.8010377°N 1.5470606°E / 52.8010377; 1.5470606 (Lessingham Priory)
Ling Priory		This was a priory for Benedictine nuns. Its founding date is unknown, but it closed around 1160.
Ludham, St Benet's Abbey	St Benet's Abbey St Benet's Abbey Gatehouse	This site was first home to hermits and Saxon monks around 800, but was destroyed by Danes. It was rebuilt for Benedictine monks by Cnut. It was never officially closed, but was abandoned before 1539.	St Benet of Holm Abbey; St Benet's of Hulme Abbey	52°41′09″N 1°31′30″E / 52.6859386°N 1.525088°E / 52.6859386; 1.525088 (St Benet's Priory)
Marham Abbey	Marham Priory	Cistercian nuns founded this abbey in 1249. It closed in 1536.	The Blessed Virgin Mary, St Barbara and St Edmund, Marham	52°39′33″N 0°31′22″E / 52.6592°N 0.5227°E / 52.6592; 0.5227 (Marham Abbey)
Modeney Priory		Benedictine monks lived here before 1291. It closed around 1536.	Modney Priory	52°32′24″N 0°22′06″E / 52.5400383°N 0.3682941°E / 52.5400383; 0.3682941 (Modeney Priory)
Molycourt Priory	Molycourt Priory	Benedictine monks lived here from before the Norman Conquest. It was a cell of Ely and closed in 1539.	St Mary Bello Loco Mullicourt Priory	52°36′09″N 0°15′39″E / 52.6023699°N 0.2607536°E / 52.6023699; 0.2607536 (Mullincourt Priory)
Mountjoy Priory		This was first a cell for Benedictine monks after 1189, then given to Augustinian Canons Regular after 1199. It closed in 1529.	St Laurence St Mary the Virgin, St Michael and St Laurence Monte Jovis Priory	52°43′31″N 1°11′40″E / 52.7253868°N 1.1943475°E / 52.7253868; 1.1943475 (Mountjoy Priory)
Narford Cell		This was a supposed cell for Augustinian Canons Regular from West Acre, where a canon might have served in the Chapel of St Thomas a Becket.		52°41′10″N 0°36′09″E / 52.6860866°N 0.6024671°E / 52.6860866; 0.6024671 (Narford Cell)
Newbridge Hermitage		This was a hermit's chapel, founded in 1094.
Normansburgh Priory		First, Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory around 1160. Then, it became an alien house for Cluniac monks around 1200. It became independent later and closed in 1537.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Norman's Burrow Priory	52°46′50″N 0°48′03″E / 52.7805015°N 0.8008325°E / 52.7805015; 0.8008325 (Normansburgh Priory)
Norwich Austin Friars		Augustinian Friars founded this friary between 1277 and 1289. It closed in 1538.		52°37′35″N 1°18′02″E / 52.6265183°N 1.3006675°E / 52.6265183; 1.3006675 (Norwich Whitefriars)
Norwich Blackfriars, earlier site		Dominican Friars founded this friary in 1226. They moved to a new site in 1307, but returned here after their new building burned down in 1413.	Black Hall; Old House	52°38′02″N 1°17′45″E / 52.6340005°N 1.2957054°E / 52.6340005; 1.2957054 (Norwich Blackfriars, earlier site)
Blackfriars, Norwich		Dominican Friars moved to this site before 1307. Their building burned down in 1413, but they rebuilt it and returned. It closed in 1538 and is now Blackfriars Hall.		52°38′00″N 1°17′41″E / 52.6333364°N 1.2946969°E / 52.6333364; 1.2946969 (Norwich Blackfriars)
Norwich, Friary de Domina		This friary was for the Friars of St Mary (also known as Pied Friars), founded before 1275. The community died out during the Black Death in 1349.		52°37′29″N 1°18′05″E / 52.6246219°N 1.3014735°E / 52.6246219; 1.3014735 (Norwich Friary de Domina)
Norwich Friars of the Sack		Friars of the Sack were here around 1258. They closed before 1307.
Norwich Greyfriars		Franciscan Friars Minor founded this friary in 1226. It closed in 1538.		52°37′45″N 1°17′58″E / 52.6292079°N 1.2994766°E / 52.6292079; 1.2994766 (Norwich Greyfriars)
Norwich Pied Friars		Pied Friars were here before 1290. They closed around 1307.		52°37′38″N 1°17′58″E / 52.6273609°N 1.2994605°E / 52.6273609; 1.2994605 (Norwich — Pied Friars)
Norwich Priory		Benedictine nuns founded this priory between 1100 and 1135. They moved to Carrow around 1146.	St Mary and St John
White Friars, Norwich		Carmelite Friars founded this friary in 1256. It closed in 1538, with few remains visible today.		52°38′09″N 1°18′04″E / 52.6357195°N 1.3010216°E / 52.6357195; 1.3010216 (Norwich — Whitefriars)
Great Hospital, Norwich St Giles Hospital		This was a hospital founded in 1249. From 1310, the staff wore the habit of Augustinian Canons Regular. Much of the original building is still used today.	The Great Hospital; Hospital of St Giles	52°37′58″N 1°18′16″E / 52.6328187°N 1.3045782°E / 52.6328187; 1.3045782 (Norwich — St Giles Hospital)
St. Leonard's Priory, Norwich		Benedictine monks founded this priory around 1095 to house monks while Norwich Cathedral was being built. It continued as a cell of the Cathedral until it closed in 1539.	The Priory Church of Saint Leonard, Norwich	52°37′52″N 1°18′43″E / 52.6311615°N 1.3118684°E / 52.6311615; 1.3118684 (Norwich, St Leonard's Priory)
Norwich — St William's Cell		This was a cell for Benedictine monks dependent on Norwich, founded before 1150.	St Catherine St William
Norwich Cathedral Priory	Norwich Cathedral Spire	Benedictine monks founded this priory between 1096 and 1101. It closed in 1539 but continues to be used as the city's cathedral today.	The Cathedral and Priory Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Norwich	52°37′55″N 1°18′04″E / 52.6318648°N 1.3012469°E / 52.6318648; 1.3012469 (Norwich Cathedral Priory)
Norwich, Christ Church Priory		Benedictine monks founded this priory before 1076. It closed before 1076.		52°37′26″N 1°17′36″E / 52.6239214°N 1.2932968°E / 52.6239214; 1.2932968 (Norwich, Christ Church Priory)
Old Buckenham Priory		Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory around 1146. It closed in 1536.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Saint James and All Saints, Buckenham Oldbuckenham Priory; Buckenham Priory	52°29′28″N 1°02′58″E / 52.4909795°N 1.0495202°E / 52.4909795; 1.0495202 (Old Buckenham Priory)
Pentney Priory	Pentney Abbey	Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory around 1130. It closed in 1537. Parts of the ruins are now part of Abbey Farm.		52°40′45″N 0°30′57″E / 52.6792442°N 0.5158639°E / 52.6792442; 0.5158639 (Pentney Priory) 52°40′49″N 0°30′53″E / 52.6803913°N 0.5147531°E / 52.6803913; 0.5147531 (Pentney Priory gatehouse)
Peterstone Priory	Peterstone Priory	Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory before 1200. It suffered from floods and was joined with Walsingham in 1449, stopping its function as a separate priory. Remains are now part of a farmhouse.	St Peter's Priory and Hospital	52°57′07″N 0°46′11″E / 52.9520057°N 0.7696652°E / 52.9520057; 0.7696652 (Peterstone Priory)
Rudham Priory		Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory around 1140. The community later moved to Coxford in 1216.	St Mary East Rudham Priory	52°49′16″N 0°42′38″E / 52.8210098°N 0.7105386°E / 52.8210098; 0.7105386 (Rudham Priory)
Sheringham Cell		This was a cell for Augustinian Canons Regular (Arroasian order) before 1164. It closed before 1345.
Shouldham Priory		This was a "double house" for both Gilbertine Canons and nuns, founded after 1193. It closed in 1538. The remaining buildings were demolished around 1831, and a farmhouse now stands on the site.	The Priory Church of the Holy Cross and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Shouldham	52°39′23″N 0°28′56″E / 52.6562866°N 0.4823524°E / 52.6562866; 0.4823524 (Shouldham Priory)
Slevesholm Priory		Cluniac monks had an alien house here, dependent on Castle Acre, founded before 1290. It became independent later and closed in 1537.	The Blessed Virgin Mary and St Giles Slevesholm Priory	52°32′07″N 0°30′31″E / 52.5353451°N 0.5086863°E / 52.5353451; 0.5086863 (Sleves Holm Priory (site))
Sporle Priory		This was an alien house (cell) for Benedictine monks from St Florent-de-Saumur, founded before 1123. It was empty for a while after the Black Death and closed around 1414.		52°40′08″N 0°44′05″E / 52.6688242°N 0.7347161°E / 52.6688242; 0.7347161 (Sporle Priory)
Stove Cell		This was an alleged cell for Cluniac monks dependent on Castle Acre, but there's no record of monks actually living there.
Thetford Austin Friars	Site of Thetford Austin Friars	Augustinian Friars founded this friary around 1387. It closed in 1538. Only foundations are believed to remain underground.		52°24′37″N 0°45′21″E / 52.4101643°N 0.7558411°E / 52.4101643; 0.7558411 (Thetford Austin Friars)
Thetford Blackfriars		This site was first a cathedral from 1072. It later became a friary for Dominican Friars in 1335. It closed in 1538, and parts of the friary church are now in school buildings.		52°24′49″N 0°44′40″E / 52.4136533°N 0.7444364°E / 52.4136533; 0.7444364 (Thetford Blackfriars)
Thetford — Holy Sepulchre Priory	Thetford Holy Sepulchre Priory	Augustinian Canons Regular (Holy Sepulchre order) founded this priory after 1139. It later became an independent Augustinian Canons Regular house before 1260. It closed in 1536.	The Canon's Priory; The Canons	52°24′49″N 0°44′26″E / 52.4137285°N 0.7406223°E / 52.4137285; 0.7406223
Thetford Priory, earlier site		This was first a cathedral from 1072. It then became an alien house for Cluniac monks from Lewes Priory in 1103-1104. The monks moved to a new site in 1114.		52°24′49″N 0°44′40″E / 52.4136°N 0.7444°E / 52.4136; 0.7444 (Thetford Priory, earlier site)
Thetford Priory	Thetford Priory ruins	Cluniac monks moved here in 1114 from their earlier site. It was an alien house but became independent in 1376. It closed in 1540. The ruins are now managed by English Heritage.	St Mary	52°25′00″N 0°44′33″E / 52.4166798°N 0.7426232°E / 52.4166798; 0.7426232 (Thetford Priory)
Thetford — St George's Priory	Thetford Nunnery	This was a cell for Benedictine monks after 1020, but was abandoned in 1160. It was then refounded for Benedictine nuns around 1160. It closed in 1537.	The Priory Church of Saint George, Thetford	52°24′21″N 0°45′08″E / 52.4059273°N 0.7521987°E / 52.4059273; 0.7521987 (Thetford, St George's Priory)
Toft Monks Priory		This was an alien house for Benedictine monks from St-Pierre, Preaux, founded between 1087 and 1100. It closed in 1414.		52°29′57″N 1°33′50″E / 52.4991249°N 1.5639853°E / 52.4991249; 1.5639853 (Toft Monks Priory (site))
Walsingham Friary	Walsingham Friary	Franciscan Friars founded this friary in 1347. It closed in 1538.	Walsginham Greyfriars	52°53′31″N 0°52′19″E / 52.8920758°N 0.8719057°E / 52.8920758; 0.8719057 (Walsingham Friary)
Walsingham Priory	Walsingham Priory	This site had a chapel before 1066. Augustinian Canons Regular founded the priory in 1153, including the famous Chapel of Our Lady of Walsingham. It closed in 1538 and is now privately owned, but you can still visit.	Little Walsingham Priory	52°53′37″N 0°52′31″E / 52.8936066°N 0.8754033°E / 52.8936066; 0.8754033 (Walsingham Priory)
Welle Priory, in Gayton	Welle Priory	This was an alien house (cell) for Benedictine monks from St-Etienne, Caen, founded around 1081. It closed in 1415. An 18th-century house, 'Well Hall', now stands on the site.	Well Hall Priory; Welles Priory	52°45′09″N 0°33′19″E / 52.7523764°N 0.555169°E / 52.7523764; 0.555169 (Welle Priory)
Wendling Abbey		Premonstratensian Canons founded this abbey around 1267. It closed between 1536 and 1537.	The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wendling	52°40′42″N 0°52′01″E / 52.6783742°N 0.8668095°E / 52.6783742; 0.8668095 (Wendling Abbey)
Wereham, Priory of St. Winwaloe	Wereham Priory	This was an alien house (cell) for Benedictine monks from Montreuil, founded before 1199. It closed around 1321. Parts of the old monastery are now part of Winnold House.	St Winwaloe Wirham Priory	52°36′26″N 0°29′28″E / 52.6072029°N 0.4910964°E / 52.6072029; 0.4910964 (Wereham, Priory of St. Winwaloe)
West Acre Priory	West Acre Priory	This priory was for Black canons (Augustinian Canons Regular), probably founded before 1100. It closed in 1538.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, West Acre Westacre Priory	52°42′11″N 0°38′01″E / 52.7031715°N 0.6337202°E / 52.7031715; 0.6337202 (West Acre Priory)
West Dereham Abbey	West Dereham Abbey	Premonstratensian Canons founded this abbey in 1188. It closed in 1539.	The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary	52°34′41″N 0°27′01″E / 52.5780915°N 0.4502356°E / 52.5780915; 0.4502356 (West Dereham Abbey)
Weybourne Priory	Weybourne Priory	Augustine Canons Regular founded this priory in 1199. It became independent in 1314 and closed in 1536.	The Priory Church of Saint Mary and All Saints, Weybourne Waburn Priory	52°56′37″N 1°08′29″E / 52.9435323°N 1.1414033°E / 52.9435323; 1.1414033 (Weybourne Priory)
Weybridge Priory	Weybridge The Bridge Inn	Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory cell before 1225. It closed in 1536.	St Mary	52°38′52″N 1°34′05″E / 52.6477585°N 1.5680623°E / 52.6477585; 1.5680623 (Weybridge Priory)
Witchingham Priory		This was an alien house (cell or grange) for Cluniac monks from Longueville, founded around 1093. It closed in 1414.		52°44′10″N 1°05′59″E / 52.7361138°N 1.0996923°E / 52.7361138; 1.0996923 (Witchingham Priory)
Wormegay Priory	Wormegay Priory	Augustinian Canons Regular founded this priory between 1189 and 1199. It became dependent on Pentney in 1468 and closed in 1537.	The Priory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Holy Cross and Saint John the Evangelist, Wormegay	52°41′12″N 0°26′36″E / 52.6867101°N 0.4433249°E / 52.6867101; 0.4433249 (Wormegay Priory)
Wretham Grange		This was an alien house (grange) for Benedictine monks from Conches, founded around 1260. Its closing date is unknown, but the church was rebuilt later and is now in ruins.	West Wretham Grange; Werteham Grange	52°29′17″N 0°47′49″E / 52.4880593°N 0.7968441°E / 52.4880593; 0.7968441 (Wretham Grange)
Wymondham Abbey	Wymondham Abbey	Benedictine monks founded this priory in 1107. It became an abbey in 1449 and closed in 1538. Parts of the church are still used by the local community today.	The Abbey Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Wymondham Wymondham Priory	52°34′14″N 1°06′27″E / 52.5704359°N 1.1074305°E / 52.5704359; 1.1074305 (Wymondham Abbey)