Normansburgh Priory

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Normansburgh Priory was a Cluniac priory in South Raynham, Norfolk, England that was founded in 1160 by William de Liseurs, [1] and dissolved between 1351 and 1374 [2] under orders of Henry VIII. [3] The building existed until 1537, but is now rubble above the foundations. [4]


  1. ↑ "Houses of Cluniac monks: The priory of Normansburgh | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Heritage Gateway - Results". www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Head, David (1995). The Ebbs and Flows of Fortune: The Life of Thomas Howard, Third Duke of Norfolk. University of Georgia Press. p. 275. ISBN   9780820316833.
  4. ↑ "Normansburgh Priory; 1160-1537; cluniac; South Raynham, Norfolk - Norfolk Record Office Online Catalogue". nrocatalogue.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

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