Butley Abbey and Priory is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1966. Abbey, farm.

Butley Abbey and Priory

WRENN ID
muted-thatch-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1966
Type
Abbey, farm
OS grid reference
TM 374 491
Coordinates
52.08992, 1.46533
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Butley Abbey and Priory is a barn that was formerly the frater for Butley Abbey, dating from the early 13th century. The walls of the barn have been incorporated into 20th-century farm buildings. It is constructed of random stone and flint and features a 20th-century slate roof.

Local climate

Butley Abbey and Priory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Butley Abbey and Priory Rere-Dorter (Refectory) Grade II 43 m
  2. Ruins of Abbey Church Grade II 43 m
  3. Abbey Farmhouse Grade II 58 m
  4. Butley Abbey and Priory Gate House Grade I 196 m
  5. Abbey Gate House Wall Grade II 202 m
  6. Butley Abbey Cottage Grade II 208 m
  7. Coulton Cottages Grade II 862 m
  8. Church of St John the Baptist Grade II* 996 m
  9. Numbers 1 and 2 Dock Farmhouse at Tm 382 477 Grade II 1.6 km
  10. The Cottage Grade II 2.0 km