College and Franciscan nunnery

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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College and Franciscan nunnery is a nunnery in Suffolk. It is one of two nunneries the Albion Guide charts in the county. The closest station is Saxmundham, 6 km to the south-east. For more of the same, Sibton Abbey and Letheringham Priory are close by.

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