Stone & flint gatehouse to Medieval Augustinian priory of St Osyth which housed her shrine. The Essex village was originally called Chich.

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Stone and flint gatehouse to the medieval Augustinian priory of St Osyth which housed her shrine. The village, originally called Chich, was renamed in honour of the Anglo-Saxon princess who established a nunnery here in the 7th century and was beheaded by Danish pirates.

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Size: 3985px × 5200px
Location: St Osyth Priory, St Osyth, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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