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Greyfriars Medieval Friary

Memorials	:	0
Location	:	Dunwich, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate	:	52.2755000, 1.6307000
Description	:	Greyfriars was a Franciscan friary in Dunwich, Suffolk. The friary was founded before 1277 by Richard FitzJohn and his wife Alice and dissolved in 1538 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The original site, which had 20 friars in 1277 when it first appears in records, was threatened by coastal erosion and the friary was moved to its present position in 1289. Many of the buildings are believed to have been destroyed on dissolution, with the remains used as a house, a town hall and a jail at various times. Modern remains consist of a precinct wall, two gatehouses... Read More	Greyfriars was a Franciscan friary in Dunwich, Suffolk. The friary was founded before 1277 by Richard FitzJohn and his wife Alice and dissolved in 1538 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The original site, which had 20 friars in 1277 when it first appears in records, was threatened by coastal erosion and the friary was moved to its present position in 1289. Many of the buildings are believed to have been destroyed on dissolution, with the remains used as a house, a town hall and a jail at various times. Modern remains consist of a precinct wall, two gatehouses and some two-storey walls believed to be the remains of a cloister building, possibly a refectory or infirmary building.

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1. All Saints Churchyard
Dunwich, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2752300, 1.6321940

2. St. James's Churchyard
Dunwich, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2779090, 1.6261340

3. Black Friars Priory
Dunwich, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2719920, 1.6395154

4. Holy Trinity Churchyard
Middleton, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2542140, 1.5589130

5. Holy Trinity Churchyard
Blythburgh, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.3211920, 1.5947390

6. All Saints Churchyard
Darsham, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2741900, 1.5474200

7. St. Peter's Churchyard Extension
Theberton, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2374910, 1.5693750

8. St. Peter's Churchyard
Theberton, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2374790, 1.5682140

9. Saint Peter's Churchyard
Thorington, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.3118310, 1.5534681

10. St. Edmund's Churchyard
Southwold, Waveney District, England
Coordinate: 52.3282060, 1.6786390

11. St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard
Reydon, Waveney District, England
Coordinate: 52.3451350, 1.6556580

12. Southwold Cemetery
Southwold, Waveney District, England
Coordinate: 52.3457710, 1.6572730

13. All Saints Churchyard
Blyford, Waveney District, England
Coordinate: 52.3351840, 1.5574440

14. Quaker cemetery
Leiston, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2073800, 1.5742950

15. Leiston Cemetery
Leiston, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2105940, 1.5626350

16. St. Andrew's Churchyard
Bramfield, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.3102311, 1.5179990

17. United Reform Churchyard
Bramfield, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.3119170, 1.5183490

18. St. Margaret's Parish Churchyard
Leiston, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2066800, 1.5679300

19. Ss Peter and Paul Churchyard
Wangford, Waveney District, England
Coordinate: 52.3546610, 1.6197460

20. St George's Churchyard
Dittisham, South Hams District, England
Coordinate: 52.1993239, 1.5785005

21. St Andrew's Churchyard
Sotherton, Waveney District, England
Coordinate: 52.3591930, 1.5837900

22. St. Lawrence Churchyard
Knodishall, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.2024000, 1.5488000

23. St Andrews Churchyard
Aldringham, Suffolk Coastal District, England
Coordinate: 52.1888450, 1.5877820

24. St Mary Churchyard
Uggeshall, Waveney District, England
Coordinate: 52.3665630, 1.6054470