Norton Priory

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Norton Priory is a former medieval monastic site in Cheshire, England, now preserved as an important archaeological ruin and heritage attraction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
former monastic house
museum
scheduled monument
tourist attraction
country United Kingdom
dissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
dissolvedInYear 1536
excavatedFrom 1970s
excavatedTo 1980s
foundedAs Augustinian priory
foundedInCentury 12th century
foundedInYearApprox c. 1134
governedBy Borough of Halton
surface form: Halton Borough Council (planning and heritage context)
hasArchaeologicalPeriod medieval period
post-medieval period
hasCollection medieval artefacts
post-medieval artefacts
hasMuseumType archaeology museum
local history museum
hasPart Norton Priory Museum and Gardens
surface form: Norton Priory Museum

St Christopher statue
medieval undercroft
monastic ruins
reconstructed medieval herb garden
woodland and sculpture trail
hasWebsite https://www.nortonpriory.org
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Scheduled monument
laterStatus Augustinian abbey
locatedIn Borough of Halton
Cheshire
England
North West England
Norton
Runcorn
locatedNear Bridgewater Canal
River Mersey
notableFor extensive archaeological excavations
large medieval St Christopher statue
well-preserved monastic remains
offers educational programmes
guided tours
openToPublic true
operatedBy Norton Priory Museum and Gardens
surface form: Norton Priory Museum Trust
postDissolutionOwner Brooke family
postDissolutionUse country house site
religiousOrder Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
surface form: Augustinian Canons

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Walled Garden location Norton Priory
subject surface form: Walled Garden (Norton Priory)
this entity surface form: Norton Priory, Runcorn, Cheshire, England