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Binham Priory

📍 Norfolk, England

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About

St Mary's Priory, Binham, or Binham Priory, is a ruined Benedictine priory located in the village of Binham in the English county of Norfolk.

Founded in 1091 by Peter des Valoines, nephew of William the Conqueror. The church took 150 years to build, starting in the 1090s. Prior Richard de Parco (1227-44) began the magnificent west front with pioneering bar tracery. The priory's history is one of almost continuous scandal among its priors. The rood screen is a palimpsest—Cranmer's 1539 Bible text painted over medieval saints, now fading to reveal the originals beneath.