| Building
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Location
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Earliest extant structure date
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Notes
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| St Marys Church, Little Abington
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Little Abington, Cambridgeshire
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c. 1100 (nave only)
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The nave has a very fine example of a rounded arched doorway.
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| St Laurence and All Saints Church, Eastwood
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Eastwood, Essex, England
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c. 1100 nave[21] |
| Church of St Martin of Tours
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Detling, Kent, England
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c. 1100[35] |
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| St Andrew’s Church
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South Shoebury, Essex, England
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c. 1100–1140 nave and chancel[21] |
| Church of St Andrew, Stogursey
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Stogursey, Somerset, England
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1107[36] |
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| Merton Priory
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Colliers Wood, London, England
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1117[37] |
The priory was a centre of learning, including entrants; Nicholas Breakspeare in 1125 (who became Adrian IV, the first English Pope, in 1154), Thomas Becket in 1130 and Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor, Bishop of Rochester, and founder of Merton College, Oxford.
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| St Margaret’s Chapel
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Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
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1124
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| St Andrew’s Church
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Haughton-le-Skerne, Darlington, County Durham
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1125[citation needed] |
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| Furness Abbey
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Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
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1127
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Abbey founded in 1123, construction of the church began in 1127 and some of this early fabric survives.[38] |
| St Mary’s Church, West Chiltington
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West Chiltington, West Sussex, England
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1100–1150
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A Saxon building is recorded in the Domesday book, almost certainly on the same site. It is not known whether or not any of the older building was incorporated into the Norman structure.
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| Carlisle Castle
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Carlisle, Cumbria, England
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c. 1122–1135[39] |
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| Cambridge Leper Chapel
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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c. 1125
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Built in 1125, The Leper Chapel was part of the buildings of a leprosy hospital that once stood on a road going to Bury St Edmunds and is one of the oldest buildings in Cambridge.
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| Rochester Castle
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Rochester, Kent, England
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1127
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| St Rule’s Tower
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St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
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1127
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| Holyrood Abbey
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Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland
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1128
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Originally an abbey of the canons regular founded by King David I. Expanded into the royal palace during the Scottish Reformation.
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| Dunfermline Abbey
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Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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1128
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| Church of Our Lady
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Warnford, Hampshire, England
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c. 1130
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Norman west tower of c. 1130, Early English single-cell nave and chancel of c. 1190
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| Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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c. 1130
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Also known as The Round Church. The congregation moved to nearby St. Andrew the Great church in 1994.
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| Romsey Abbey
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Romsey, Hampshire
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c. 1130[40] |
Elements of the 10th-century Saxon church remain.
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| Dover Priory
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Dover, Kent, England
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1131
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One of the oldest monastic refectories, still in use today by Dover College
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| Exeter Cathedral
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Exeter, England
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1133
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Commenced building 1112, consecrated in 1133, and completed in 1170. Completely rebuilt between 1272 and 1342 except for the two transept towers.
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| Kirkstead Abbey
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Kirkstead, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England
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1139 (founded)
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Destroyed during the English Reformation; only a single part remains
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| Egremont Castle
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Egremont, Cumbria, England
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c. 1140
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The present castle was built by William de Meschines about 1130–1140, but there was an earlier Norman mound near this site. Further additions were made in the 13th century. In the 16th century there was an attempt to put Mary Queen of Scots on the Throne, and several northern nobles took part. Eight years later the castle was reported to be ruined and decayed.
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| Ancient Ram Inn
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Wotton Under Edge, Gloucester
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c. 1145
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Once a part of a medieval manor, The Ancient Ram Inn is said to be one of the oldest houses in existence today. Built around 1145, it is considered the most haunted house in England.
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| Cubbie Roo’s Castle
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Wyre, Orkney, Scotland
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c. 1145
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The ruins include a small square keep still extant to 2.4 metres (8 ft) in height.[41] |
| All Saints’ Church
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Walsoken, Cambridgeshire
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C. 1146
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A grade 1 Listed Building consisting of a nave with south and north aisles, chancel with south and north chapels, south porch and west tower surmounted by a spire.
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| Saint Michael’s and All Angels Church
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Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England
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c. 1150
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Very well preserved Norman Church, complete with font, and with minimal and very complimentary additions.
https://greatenglishchurches.co.uk/html/stewkley.html
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| All Saints Church, East Meon
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East Meon, Hampshire, England
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c. 1150
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One of the finest Norman churches in Hampshire. This cruciform church has a square, central Norman tower with decoration similar to that of Winchester Cathedral.
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| Temple Bruer Preceptory
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Temple Bruer, Lincolnshire
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c. 1150
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| Birkenhead Priory
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Birkenhead, Wirral, England
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1150
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| Holy Trinity Church
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Southchurch, Essex, England
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c. 1150 nave of original church, now part of the south aisle[21] |
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| Jew’s House
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Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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c. 1150
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Townhouse on Steep Hill.
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| Adel St John the Baptist Church
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Adel, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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1150
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| Windsor Castle
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Windsor, Berkshire, England
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1154
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| Bradwell Abbey
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
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1155
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The Grade I Listed Chapel still remains, the inside of the chapel is often open to the public
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| Saltford Manor House
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Saltford, Somerset, England
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c. 1160
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Winner of a Country Life contest in 2003 to find the “oldest continuously inhabited [private] house in Britain”.
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| Warwick Castle
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Warwick, Warwickshire, England
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c. 1160
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A “Burh” was built on the site in 914,[42] replaced by a motte and bailey, in turn replaced by a stone keep by King Henry II (1154–89).
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| Newcastle Castle
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
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1172
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The Castle Keep, which constitutes the oldest of the surviving structures, was built between 1172 and 1177 on the site of an older wooden castle.
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| Carrickfergus Castle
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Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
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1177
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Built by John de Courcy
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| Inch Abbey
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Downpatrick, Down, Northern Ireland
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1177
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Built by John de Courcy
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| Prittlewell Priory
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Prittlewell, Essex, England
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c. 1180 north wall of the refectory[21] |
Founded by Cluniac monks of St. Pancras Priory.
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| Killyleagh Castle
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Killyleagh, Down, Northern Ireland
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c. 1180
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Built as part of fortifications around Strangford Lough.
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| Church of St Nicholas, Eythorne
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Kent, England
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c. 1180[43] |
A small Romanesque church, with fine 12th-century carvings reminiscent of work done at Canterbury Cathedral in the 1170s.
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| Malmesbury Abbey
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Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
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c. 1180
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About a third of the original building remains, and is still in use
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| Quintin Castle
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County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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1184
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Built by John de Courcy
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| Oakham Castle
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Oakham, Rutland, England
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1180–1190
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The great hall remains and is Grade I listed. Entrance is free
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| Pembroke Castle
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Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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c. 1189
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Concentric stone castle built by William Marshall from 1189.[44] |
| Newark Priory
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Pyrford, Surrey, England
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c. 1189–1199
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Established in the late 12th century by Rauld de Calva and his wife Beatrice de Sandes for Augustinian canons. Still exists as ruins today and is listed as a Grade I Ancient Monument.
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| Holy Cross Church
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Sarratt, Hertfordshire, England
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c. 1190[45] |
The Victoria County History suggests that ‘the main fabric of the chancel dates to the last decade of the 12th Century, with no architectural indication of an earlier date’. Contained within the church is believed to be the original 12th-century font and a 13th-century sarcophagus lid. Also notable is a rare survivor of High Medieval wall painting dated to c. 1370 AD.
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| Cleeve Abbey
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Washford, Somerset, England
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1198[46] |
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| St Laurence’s Church
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Ludlow, Shropshire, England
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1199[47] |
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| St Michael and All Angels Church
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Creaton, Northamptonshire, England
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Early 12th century
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Norman parish church which is still attended today. Construction possibly started late 11th century.[48] |
| Holywood Priory
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Holywood, Down, Northern Ireland
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c. 12th century
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| St Oran’s Chapel
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Iona, Argyll, Scotland
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12th century
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Incorporates a 12th-century door.[49] Could have been built by Óláfr Guðrøðarson, Guðrøðr Óláfsson, Somairle mac Gilla Brigte, or Ragnall mac Somairle.
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| Sketrick Castle
|
Whiterock, Down, Northern Ireland
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Late 12th century
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| St Laurence’s Church
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Northfield, Birmingham, England
|
12th century
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The church contains Early English gothic architecture.[50] |
| St Mary’s Church
|
Little Washbourne, Gloucestershire
|
12th century
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Aspects of church date back to 12th century with first documentary evidence of church dated to 1240.[51] |
| Dalmeny Kirk (St Cuthbert’s)
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Dalmeny, Edinburgh, Scotland
|
12th century
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Norman/Romanesque parish church, still in use.
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| St Oswald’s Church
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York
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c. 1125
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Nave 1st half of the 12th C. Chancel in the 2nd half. Converted into a private house in the 1980s, it retains its simple layout, with two original windows in the nave north wall and a 14th-century east window. The 1795 brick tower was built on the foundations of a 14th-century stone tower which was taken down in the 17th century. Footings of an earlier church and a fragment of a 10th C cross have been found. Location remote from Fulford suggests link to adjacent wells and former crossing of the River Ouse.
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