Just outside Sheringham, the small suburb of Beeston Regis has the remains of an Augustinian priory known as Beeston Regis Priory. Founded in 1216, it had only a Prior and four cannons, who served as parish priests for nearby churches. The Priory lasted until 1538 when King Henry VIII banned the Catholic religion and ordered the dissolution of the monasteries and priories. The ruins indicate that the church nave was about 75’ long having a chancel later added. Beeston Priory was independent unlike many small houses of the Augustinian Order.
