Cooke, N. M., Grimm, J., Mckinley, J., Mepham, L. and Thompson, S. (2008). Blythburgh Priory, Blythburgh, Suffolk, Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1030094. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Blythburgh Priory, Blythburgh, Suffolk, Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 In October 2008 an archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Channel 4's 'Time Team' at the site of the Scheduled Ancient Monument of Blythburgh Priory in Blythburgh, Suffolk (Scheduled Ancient Monument Number SF215), to investigate the remains of the Augustinian Priory. The Priory remains are centred on NGR 645202 275398. Activity within the area is known from the prehistoric to the Roman period but it was from the Saxon period onwards that the area became more intensively occupied. The Blythburgh area is reported as the site of the battle in AD 654 in which King Anna, the nephew of King Raedwald of the East Angles (who is thought to buried at Sutton Hoo), was killed by King Penda of Mercia. Anna was buried at Blythburgh, either in the church of the Holy Trinity, or in the priory area to the east. His remains became the focus of pilgrimage, and his tomb was still being venerated by pilgrims in the 12th century. It is possible that the church at Blythburgh was one of the Minsters of King Ælfwald, who died in 749. Blythburgh church was granted to the Canons of St. Osyth's Priory in Essex in 1120 by Henry I and had developed into a successful Augustinian monastic complex by the 13th and 14th centuries. The remains of the Priory are still upstanding. The evaluation at Blythburgh Priory was limited in scope, but does constitute the first intrusive archaeological work to take place on the site. Many questions regarding the layout and development of the Priory still remain to be answered, and further fieldwork is clearly required before a detailed consideration of the site can take place.
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Author:		 N M Cooke
J Grimm
J Mckinley
L Mepham
S Thompson
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2008
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Site: Blythburgh Priory
County: Suffolk
District: Suffolk Coastal
Parish: BLYTHBURGH
Country: England
Grid Reference: 645202, 275398 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) CERAMIC (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) COINS AND TOKENS (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GLASS (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) GLASS (Find)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) METALWORK (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) STONE (Find)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods) WORKED FLINT (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PRIORY (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-197672
OBIB: Report Ref: 68742
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018