St Osyth's Priory
| St Osyth's Priory | |
|---|---|
St Osyth's Priory | |
| Location | St Osyth |
| Coordinates | 51°47′57″N 1°04′30″E / 51.7992°N 1.0749°E |
| Area | Essex |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | St Osyth's Priory: The Abbot's Lodging and South Wing, the Darcy Clock Tower and C18 House (formerly listed as the Convalescent Home). |
| Designated | 21 February 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1337158 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | St Osyth's Priory ruined east ranges of the Darcy House including the Tower and Chapel |
| Designated | 21 February 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1337159 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | St Osyth's Priory, Gatehouse and East and West flanking Ranges |
| Designated | 21 February 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1111495 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | St Osyth's Priory, Tithe Barn adjoining the west range of Gatehouse |
| Designated | 21 February 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1308972 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | St Osyth's Priory: West Barn and Baliffs Cottage |
| Designated | 21 February 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1166310 |
Location of St Osyth's Priory in Essex | |
St Osyth's Abbey (originally and still commonly known as St Osyth's Priory) is a historic monastic site and former country house in St Osyth, Essex, England. Originating as an Augustinian abbey and one of the county’s most prominent medieval religious houses, it was dissolved in 1539 and subsequently developed into a major landed estate. The priory complex preserves substantial monastic fabric together with significant later additions made by the Darcy and Rivers families, and by the Nassau de Zuylestein family, Earls of Rochford, who reshaped the house and landscape in the 18th century. Now a scheduled monument containing numerous listed buildings, St Osyth's Priory is regarded as one of the most architecturally and historically important heritage estates in Essex.