LITTLE MARLOW PRIORY
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Thirteenth to sixteenth century records of Little Marlow priory
PRIORY OF ST MARY FIRST RECORDED IN 1218, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN FOUNDED EARLIER. EXCAVATIONS SUGGEST EARLIEST BUILDINGS C.1220 & PRIORY INTENDED FOR AT LEAST 13 NUNS. IN EARLY C14 PRIORY BARELY SELF-SUPPORTING. 1530: 5 NUNS & PRIORESS. 1535: ONLY 5 NUNS LEFT, 3 OF WHOM WERE DISMISSED. DISSOLVED 1538 (B1-6).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Thirteenth to sixteenth century records of Little Marlow priory
Date Listed
n/a