In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Alnesbourn Priory like this:

ALNESBOURNE PRIORY, a depopulated hamlet in Nacton parish, Suffolk; near the river Orwell, 4¼ miles SE of Ipswich. A small Augustinian priory anciently stood here; and was annexed, in the 13th century, to the monastery of Woodbridge.

Alnesbourn Priory through time

Alnesbourn Priory is now part of EAST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Alnesbourn Priory itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Alnesbourn Priory, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6996

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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