Harlowbury

Harlowbury
Harlowbury Chapel
Coordinates	51°47′16.800″N 0°8′26.448″E / 51.78800000°N 0.14068000°E / 51.78800000; 0.14068000
OS grid reference	TL 47745 12096
Founded	1044 (1044)
Built for	Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Architectural style(s)	Norman
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated	4 July 1950 (chapel) 15 June 1977 (manor)
Reference no.	1111694 (chapel)[1] 1306455 (manor)[2]
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Harlowbury, historically Herlaue Abbatis, was a medieval manor located in modern-day Harlow, Essex, England. The area's history dates back at least to the Iron Age, and a Roman villa is located not far from the site. The manor was adjacent to a now-deserted medieval village; both the villa and village are scheduled monuments. Harlowbury was first established as an estate under the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds in 1044. In 1539, the abbey dissolved and the lands were sold to private owners: first to the Addington family, in 1680 to the North family of the Earldom of Guilford, and finally in 1879 to John Perry-Watlington.

The manorial estate and Harlowbury Chapel, a Norman-era church and the oldest building in Harlow, are now scheduled monuments. Both the manor house and chapel are Grade I listed by Historic England.