Monument record HXN 004 - Saxon Religious House at Abbey Farm
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 182 763 (176m by 243m) |
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Map sheet | TM17NE |
Civil Parish | HOXNE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Hoxne Priory (site of).
A small religious house dedicated to St Ethelbert, King and Martyr (executed 794) is said to have existed here in pre-Norman times (S1). Theodred Bishop of London & E Anglia in will, c.951-5, left land at Horham `into Hoxne into sce. Aethelbrichtes kirke ther godes hewen', i.e. `to God's community at St Ethelbert's Church in Hoxne'. Bishop Aelfric of Elmham also made a bequest in 1035 & 1038, `to the priests at Hoxne' (S2). The `hewen' or community of priests is perhaps more likely to have been serving the main Hoxne church (see HXN 018).
2017: Ground penetrating radar geophysical survey was successful in recording anomalies of a structure which may be indicative of walls and rubble spreads, likely to relate to the medieval priory and the post-medieval farmhouse (S3).
2019: see Med for GPR survey results
See Med for later priory on this site.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SSF61208 Unpublished document: Everett, L.. 2000. Archaeological Monitoring Report: Abbey Farm, Hoxne.
- --- SSF61210 Unpublished document: Tester, A.. 1999. Archaeological Monitoring Report: Abbey Farm, Hoxne.
- <S1> SSF50048 Bibliographic reference: Victoria County History of Suffolk (Vol I 1911; Vol II 1907). VCH, Suffolk 2, 76-77.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files.
- <S2> SSF23140 (No record type): Whitelock D, Anglo-Saxon Wills, 1930.
- <S3> SSF58410 Unpublished document: Schofield, T.. 2017. Geophysical Survey Report, Abbey Farm, Ground Penetrating Radar Survey, Hoxne.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (7)
- Event - Intervention: Geophysical Survey - Abbey Farm, Hoxne (Ref: OASIS-suffolka1-283424) (ESF25523)
- Event - Survey: Ground Penetrating Radar - Abbey Farm, Hoxne (Ref: OASIS-suffolka1-301547) (ESF25978)
- Event - Survey: Ground Penetrating Survey - Abbey Farm, Hoxne (Ref: OASIS: cotswold-374189) (ESF29019)
- Event - Survey: Monitoring - Abbey Farm, Hoxne (ESF29436)
- Event - Survey: Monitoring - Abbey Farm, Hoxne (Ref: ) (ESF18042)
- Event - Survey: Site Visit by SAU (RDC) (Ref: SAU (RDC)) (ESF12835)
- Event - Survey: Survey by OS (Ref: OS) (ESF14451)
Record last edited
Mar 6 2023 3:50PM