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Thetford Cluniac priory

Open to visitorsan English Heritage site — check opening times and admission before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Thetford Cluniac priory is a priory in Norfolk. The Albion Guide lists 21 priories in the county; this is one of them. The nearest railway station, Thetford, is under a kilometre away. The nearest other priory is Priory of the Holy Sepulchre, Thetford, 0.3 km to the south.

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