List of monastic houses in West Yorkshire
The following is a list of monastic houses in West Yorkshire, England.
In this article alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and Hospitallers). The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptory/commandery.
The name of the county is given where there is reference to an establishment in another county. Where the county has changed since the foundation's dissolution the modern county is given in parentheses, and in instances where the referenced foundation ceased to exist before the unification of England, the kingdom is given, followed by the modern county in parentheses.
The geographical co-ordinates provided are sourced from the details provided by Historic England PastScape and Ordnance Survey publications.
A Monastic Glossary follows the listing, which provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.
Abbreviations and key
Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location) |
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Alphabetical listing of establishments
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | OnLine References & Location |
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Allerton Mauleverer Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Arthington Priory | Cluniac nuns founded 1154-5 by Peter de Ardington; with regular priests or brethren 1155 to after 1318; dissolved 1539; granted to Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury 1542/3 |
[1][2] 53°54′06″N 1°33′43″W / 53.9016976°N 1.561971°W | ||
Barnoldswick Abbey | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in Lancashire | |||
Barwick-in-Elmete Monastery $? | Saxon monastery founded before c.730 by Abbot Thrydwulf(?) (before 636); ?destroyed 9th century; Saxon remains in church |
[3] 53°54′06″N 1°33′43″W / 53.9016976°N 1.561971°W (traditional) | ||
Beauchief Abbey | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Bolton Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Collingham Monastery | Saxon monastery founded by Eanfled, daughter of King Edwin; destroyed c.875; identified with Ingetlingum (before 1873 considered to be Gilling) |
Ingetlingum | [4][5] 53°54′31″N 1°24′28″W / 53.9086929°N 1.4077842°W | |
Copmanthorpe Preceptory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Doncaster Greyfriars | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Doncaster Whitefriars | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Drax Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Ecclesfield Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Embsay Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Esholt Priory # | Cistercian nuns founded 12th century; with regular priests or brethren to after 1318; dissolved 1539; site now occupied by house named 'Esholt Hall' |
Esseholt Priory | [6][7] 53°51′11″N 1°42′53″W / 53.8529221°N 1.7146075°W | |
Fountains Abbey | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Hampole Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Headley Priory | Benedictine monks alien house: dependent on Marmoutier founded before 1125, benefacted by Ypolitus de Bram, his charter dated 1125; dissolved 1414; granted to Holy Trinity, York |
St Mary | [8] 53°51′48″N 1°19′57″W / 53.8633534°N 1.3324195°W | |
Healaugh Park Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Kirkby Malham Cell | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Kirklees Priory | Cistercian nuns founded before 1138(?), grant by Reyner (Reynerus) Flandrensis (Flandersis), confirmed by his lord William de Warenne; dissolved November 1539; granted to John Tasburgh and Nicholas Savill 1544/5 |
The Blessed Virgin Mary and St James ____________________ Kirkleghes Priory | [9][10] 53°41′42″N 1°44′12″W / 53.6950438°N 1.7365909°W | |
Kirkstall Abbey | hermit community (community founded at Barnoldswick 19 May 1147); Cistercian monks — from Fountains (North Yorkshire) via Barnoldswick (Lancashire) founded 20 May 1152: land granted to community from Barnoldswick by William of Poictou, at the instance of their founder Henry de Lacy; some of the hermits joined the new foundation; dissolved 22 November 1540; now in ownership of Leeds Corporation, public access to church exterior and monastic buildings |
[11][12][13] [14][15][16] 53°49′15″N 1°36′23″W / 53.8209414°N 1.6062999°W | ||
Knaresborough Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Monk Bretton Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Newland Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded after 1199, manor granted by John; chapel rebuilt 1519; dissolved 1540; granted to Francis Jobson and Andrew Dudley 1546/7; chapel demolished c.1860; possible remains of the preceptory chapel incorporated into 16th/17th century fabric in a barn |
[17][18][19] [20][21] 53°41′49″N 1°26′50″W / 53.6970415°N 1.4471376°W | ||
Nostell Priory, earlier site | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1114 by Robert de Lacy; transferred to new site (see immediately below) before 1120 |
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Nostell Priory # | Augustinian Canons Regular (community founded at earlier site (see immediately above) c.1114); transferred here before 1120 (possibly not occupied until 1122); dissolved 1539 (1540); granted to Thomas Leigh 1539/40; site now occupied by a mansion named 'Nostell Priory' |
The Priory Church of Saint Oswald, Nostell | [22][23] 53°39′19″N 1°23′00″W / 53.6553085°N 1.3833815°W | |
Nun Appleton Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Nun Monkton Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Pontefract Blackfriars # | Dominican Friars (under the Visitation of York) founded 1256 by Edmund de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln (built before 1266 by Simon Pyper); dissolved 26 November 1538; granted to William Clifford and Michael Wildbore 1544/5 |
St Richard | [24][25] 53°41′23″N 1°18′36″W / 53.6895915°N 1.3098729°W | |
Pontefract Greyfriars (?) | alleged Franciscan Friars[note 1]; disputed[note 2]; probably mistaken for Dominican Friars |
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Pontefract Priory | Cluniac monks alien house: dependent on La Charité founded c.1090 by Robert de Lacy; became denizen: independent from 1393; dissolved 1539; granted to William, Lord Talbot 1553 |
The Priory Church of Saint John of Pontefract | [26][27] 53°41′52″N 1°18′02″W / 53.6979022°N 1.3006434°W | |
Pontefract Whitefriars (?) | alleged college of Carmelite Friars[note 3] founded before 1257 (1258[note 4]) by Edmund Lacy (Earl of Lincoln?)[note 5]; disputed[note 6] |
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Ribstone Preceptory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Ripon Cathedral Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Roche Abbey | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Sawley Abbey | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in Lancashire | |||
Selby Abbey | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Skewkirk Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Snaith Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in the East Riding of Yorkshire | |||
Syningthwaite Priory $ | Cistercian nuns founded c.1160 by Bertram Haget; apparently with brethren from c.1169 (papal bull of Alexander III 1172), until 14th century(?); dissolved 3 August 1535; granted to John, Earl of Warwick 1550/1; remains incorporated into Priory Farmhouse, built on site |
St Mary ____________________ Sinningthwaite Priory | [28][29] 53°55′56″N 1°17′55″W / 53.9322901°N 1.2985821°W | |
Tadcaster Monastery | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Temple Newsam Preceptory # | Knights Templar founded before 1181 (possibly initially located at Newbond), granted by William de Villiers; dissolved 1308-12; |
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Tickhill Austin Friars | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Tickhill Priory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Tickhill Trinitarians | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in South Yorkshire | |||
Wetherby Preceptory | member of Ribstone; Knights Templar founded after 1240, apparently forming a single preceptory with Ribstone; dissolved 1308-12; Knights Hospitaller camera |
[31][32] 53°55′36″N 1°23′32″W / 53.9266065°N 1.3923132°W (traditional) | ||
Whitley Preceptory | Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in North Yorkshire | |||
Woodkirk Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular cell dependent on Nostell; founded 1138-47 (before 1135) by William de Warenne and others, who granted chapel of St Mary to Nostell; dissolved 1539 (1540); granted to George Talbot and Robert Savill |
Widkirk Priory | [33] 53°43′17″N 1°35′22″W / 53.7213296°N 1.5895736°W |
Glossary
Map link to lists of monastic houses in England by county
See also
- List of monastic houses in England
- List of monastic houses in Wales
- List of monastic houses in Scotland
- List of monastic houses in Ireland
Notes
- ↑ Pontefract Greyfriars Leland, Itinerary, iv, p.13
- ↑ Pontefract Greyfriars Tanner, Notitia Monastica, p.692
- ↑ Pontefract Whitefriars Leland, Itinerary, i, p.39 states Edmund Lacy built college
- ↑ Pontefract Whitefriars actual date of death of the Earl of Lincoln was 1258
- ↑ Pontefract Whitefriars Tanner, Notitia Monastica, and Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum state Edmund Lacy was the Earl of Lincoln, who died 1257 (sic.)
- ↑ Pontefract Whitefriars T. M. Fallow rejected the alleged foundation
References
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- ↑ British History Online — Houses of Cluniac nuns: Priory of Arthington — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.187-190)
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- ↑ Historic England. "INGETLINGUM (21539)". PastScape. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "INGETLINGUM (1263211)". PastScape. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "ESHOLT HALL (49369)". PastScape. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ British History Online — Houses of Cistercians nuns: Priory of Esholt — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.161-163)
- ↑ Historic England. "HEADLEY PRIORY (1302484)". PastScape. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ Historic England. "KIRKLEES PRIORY (49301)". PastScape. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ↑ British History Online — Houses of Cistercians nuns: Kirklees Priory — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (p.170)
- ↑ British History Online — Houses of Cistercian monks: Kirkstall — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.142-146)
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- ↑ British History Online — Houses of Austin canons: Priory of Nostell — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.231-235)
- ↑ Historic England. "PONTEFRACT BLACKFRIARS (54400)". PastScape. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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