Flixton Priory

Flixton Priory was a priory in the English county of Suffolk. It is located around 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Bungay in the north of the county. The priory was founded by Margery de Crek in 1258 or 1259,[1] and was dissolved in 1536.[2]

The ruined remains of the moated priory are located to the south of the village of Flixton near to Abbey Farm. These include sections of wall, earthworks and fishponds.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Burton, Janet E. (1994). Monastic and religious orders in Britain, 1000-1300. Cambridge University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-521-37797-3. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Flixton Priory". English Heritage National Monument Record. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Flixton Priory, English Heritage. Retrieved 2013-01-21.

Coordinates: 52°25′34″N 1°24′15″E / 52.4262°N 1.4041°E / 52.4262; 1.4041


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