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Sudbury Benedictine Priory

1115 establishments in England1540 disestablishments in EnglandBenedictine monasteries in EnglandChristian monasteries established in the 12th centuryMonasteries in Suffolk
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St Bartholomew's, Sudbury geograph.org.uk 186592
St Bartholomew's, Sudbury geograph.org.uk 186592

St Bartholemew's Benedictine Priory, Sudbury was a priory in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. The priory was established as a monastic grange for the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey in 1115, and was founded by Wulfric, the master or the royal mint at Sudbury. In 1540, the priory was dissolved and granted to the dean and chapter of Westminster, who continued to hold an annual service in the chapel until the mid-19th century. Any surviving buildings from the priory were demolished in 1779, except the chapel and a barn. The chapel, dating from the early 15th century, is a single cell design and has some remnants of the original Perpendicular Gothic window tracery. It is a Grade II* listed building. The barn is built of weatherboard over a wooden frame and has a hipped roof of reed thatch. It is noted as one of the best examples of a medieval barn in Suffolk. The barn was demolished after a fire in 2011 and was delisted on 31 October 2023.

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Sudbury, Suffolk
Sudbury, Suffolk

Sudbury (, locally ) is a market town in the south west of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour near the Essex border, 60 miles (97 km) north-east of London. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 13,063. It is the largest town in the Babergh local government district and part of the South Suffolk constituency. Sudbury was an Anglo-Saxon settlement from the end of the 8th century, and its market was established in the early 11th century. Its textile industries prospered in the Late Middle Ages, the wealth of which funded many of its buildings and churches. The town became notable for its art in the 18th century, being the birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough, whose landscapes offered inspiration to John Constable, another Suffolk painter of the surrounding Stour Valley area. The 19th century saw the arrival of the railway with the opening of a station on the historic Stour Valley Railway, and Sudbury railway station forms the current terminus of the Gainsborough Line. In World War II, US Army Air Forces bombers operated from RAF Sudbury. Today, Sudbury retains its status as a market town with a twice-weekly market in the town centre in front of St Peter's Church, which is now a cultural venue for events such as concerts and exhibitions. In sport, the town has a semi-professional football club, A.F.C. Sudbury, which competes at the seventh level of the football pyramid. It is home to the Gainsborough's House museum, celebrating the work of the artist.