Butley Priory

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Butley Priory, sometimes called Butley Abbey, was a religious house of Canons regular in Butley, Suffolk, dedicated to The Blessed Virgin Mary. It was founded in 1171 by Ranulf de Glanville, Chief Justiciar to King Henry II, and was the sister foundation to Ranulf's house of White canons at Leiston Abbey, a few miles to the north, founded c. 1183. Butley Priory was suppressed in 1538. ()

Coordinates: 52°5'28"N, 1°27'54"E

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Butley Priory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orford Castle, Snape Maltings, Sutton Hoo Helmet, Orfordness Lighthouse.

2.8 miE
Unusually complete English keep
Orford Castle, Orford
72 min walk • Orford Castle is a castle in Orford in the English county of Suffolk, 12 miles northeast of Ipswich, with views over Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R.
5.2 miN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Shopping
Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh
133 min walk • Snape Maltings is an arts complex on the banks of the River Alde at Snape, Suffolk, England. It is best known for its concert hall, which is one of the main sites of the annual Aldeburgh Festival.
5.2 miW
Monuments and statues
Sutton Hoo Helmet, Woodbridge
134 min walk • Sutton Hoo Helmet is a 2002 sculpture by the English artist Rick Kirby. A representation of the Anglo-Saxon helmet by the same name found in the Sutton Hoo ship-burial, it was commissioned by the National Trust to suspend outside an exhibition hall at the Sutton Hoo visitor centre.
4.7 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Orfordness Lighthouse, Orford
119 min walk • Orfordness Lighthouse was a lighthouse on Orford Ness, in Suffolk, England. The 30 metres tower was completed in 1792. Work began on demolition in July 2020, and was completed in August. The light had a range of 25 nautical miles. It was equipped with an AIS transmitter with MMSI 992351016.
3 miE
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Orford
76 min walk • The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building.
1.5 miW
Natural attraction, Park, Trail
Rendlesham Forest, Woodbridge
38 min walk • Rendlesham Forest is a 1,500-hectare mixed woodland in Suffolk owned by Forestry England with recreation facilities for walkers, cyclists and campers.
2.5 miS
52°3'23"N • 1°26'47"E
The Suffolk Punch Trust, Woodbridge
65 min walk • Museum, Farm
4 miE
Beach
Orford Ness, Orford
103 min walk • Orford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast to Orford and down to North Weir Point, opposite Shingle Street.
7.3 miNE
Specialty museum, Historical place, Museum
The Red House, Aldeburgh
186 min walk • The Red House, in the coastal town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, was the home of the composer Benjamin Britten, from 1957 until his death in 1976, and of his partner, Peter Pears, until the latter's death in 1986.
5.7 miN
Museum
Snape Anglo-Saxon Cemetery
145 min walk • The Snape Anglo-Saxon Cemetery is a place of burial dated to the 6th century AD located on Snape Common, near to the town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, Eastern England.
5.2 miW
Historical place, History museum
Wuffing Education Study Centre At Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge
134 min walk • Sutton Hoo is the site of two early medieval cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near the English town of Woodbridge.