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'''Holy Sepulchre Church, Thetford''' was a | '''Holy Sepulchre Church, Thetford''' was a mediæval monastic house in [[Thetford]], which is now an atmospheric ruin. The site is on the south bank of the [[River Little Ouse]], which here divides [[Suffolk]] to the south from [[Norfolk]] to the north. Holy Sepulchre Priory stands on the Suffolk bank, looking out across the river to the remains of [[Thetford Priory]] in Norfolk. | ||
The ruined nave of this 14th-century church are the only surviving remains of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, an order who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb in Jerusalem in th Middle Ages, hence the name of the priory. | The ruined nave of this 14th-century church are the only surviving remains of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, an order who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb in Jerusalem in th Middle Ages, hence the name of the priory. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:08, 19 October 2015
Holy Sepulchre Church, Thetford was a mediæval monastic house in Thetford, which is now an atmospheric ruin. The site is on the south bank of the River Little Ouse, which here divides Suffolk to the south from Norfolk to the north. Holy Sepulchre Priory stands on the Suffolk bank, looking out across the river to the remains of Thetford Priory in Norfolk.
The ruined nave of this 14th-century church are the only surviving remains of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, an order who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb in Jerusalem in th Middle Ages, hence the name of the priory.
The ruined nave of the abandoned 14th-century church was later used as a barn,[1]
Today the church is a Grade I listed building.[2]
See also
- Thetford Priory, a ruined Cluniac priory 300 yards to the north, across the river
Outside links
- Maps:
- Streetmap: Thetford Priory
- Location map: 52°24’49"N, 0°44’26"E
- Thetford, Church of the Holy Sepulchre – English Heritage
References
- ↑ Holy Sepulchre Priory, Thetford
- ↑ National Heritage List 1195947: Remains of Priory of St Sepulchre