Site of medieval buildings predating the Priory

Description of this historic site

The site of buildings dating to the Medieval period. The remains of the buildings were discovered during an archaeological excavation. The remains were located 500m south west of Wootton Pool.

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Notes about this historic site

1 Notes from the excavation.
2 Letter from G S Taylor informing the Museum that a grave digger had encountered foundations and two ancient burials.
3 Rough plan of Wootton Wawen dating from c.1570.
4 Evidence for a phase of building after the Early Medieval cemetery c. 1050, and before the main Priory construction was found in 1974 during excavations in Wootton Wawen Churchyard. These buildings were of timber and stone and are no earlier than the 13th century and continued in use into the 16th century.