List of monastic houses in West Yorkshire

Arthington Priory

Barwick-in-Elmete Monastery (traditional site)

Collingham (Ingetlingum) Monastery

Esholt Priory

Headley Priory

Kirklees Priory

Kirkstall Abbey

Newland Preceptory

Nostell Priory

Pontefract Blackfriars

Pontefract Priory

Sinningthwaite Priory

Wetherby Preceptory

Woodkirk Priory

Locations 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

The sites listed are ruins unless indicated thus: * indicates current monastic function ^+ indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure) ^ indicates current non-ecclesiastic function (including remains incorporated into later structure) or redundant intact structure ^$ indicates remains limited to earthworks etc. ^# indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains ^~ indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown ^≈ identification ambiguous or confused Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location) or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented) or ecclesiastical establishments with a monastic appellation but lacking monastic connection.

Trusteeship denoted as follows: EH English Heritage LT Landmark Trust NT National Trust

Alphabetical listing of establishments

Foundation	Image	Communities & Provenance	Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names	OnLine References & Location
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
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
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]
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;		[30]
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

Orders: Augustinian Augustinian Canons Regular / Austin Canons / Order of Saint Augustine (O.S.A.) - Arrouasian / (Arroasian) - Victorine - Holy Sepulchre Austin Friars (Augustinian Friars) Augustinian Recollects Benedictine / Order of St Benedict (O.S.B.) Bonshommes Bridgettine / Briggittine Carmelites Carmelites (White Friars) Carthusians Cistercian Cluniac Crutched Friars / (Crouched Friars / Crossed Friars / Fratres Cruciferi / Brethren of the Holy Cross) Culdee Dominican (Black Friars) / Ordinis Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers) (O.P.) / Friars Preachers Franciscan (Grey Friars) Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (The Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) / Ordo Fratrum Minorum) Capuchin (Order of Friars Minor Capuchin) Franciscan Observants Franciscan, Third Order Regular Franciscan Recollects Minoresses (Poor Clares) Friars of the Order of Blessed Mary (Friars of St Mary / Fratres Beatae Mariae) Friars of Penitence of Jesus Christ (Friars of the Sack) Gilbertine Grandmontine Military Orders Knights Hospitaller / Hospitallers / Order of Hospitallers / Knights of Saint John / Order of Saint John Order of the Holy Sepulchre Knights Templar / Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon / Order of the Temple / Templars Order of Saint Lazarus

St. Lazarus Hospitallers Premonstratensian Savignac Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Sisters of St John of Jerusalem Tironensian Trappist Trinitarian (Maturines) Valliscaulian General terms: Abbots / Abbesses / Abbey Alien House Anchorites Camera (pl. Cameræ) Canons Canons Regular cell Commandery Double monastery Friars / Friary Friars Eremites / anchorites Hermits Mendicants Monks Nuns / Nunnery Preceptor / Preceptory Priors / Prioresses / Priory Secular canons

Map link to lists of monastic houses in England by county

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Bedfordshire Berkshire Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset County Durham Essex Gloucestershire Greater Manchester Hampshire Herefordshire Hertfordshire Isle of Wight Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire London Merseyside Norfolk Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Rutland Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex, East Sussex, West Tyne and Wear Warwickshire West Midlands Wiltshire Worcestershire Yorkshire, East Riding Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West

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

1. Pontefract Greyfriars  Leland, Itinerary, iv, p.13
2. Pontefract Greyfriars  Tanner, Notitia Monastica, p.692
3. Pontefract Whitefriars  Leland, Itinerary, i, p.39 states Edmund Lacy built college
4. Pontefract Whitefriars  actual date of death of the Earl of Lincoln was 1258
5. Pontefract Whitefriars  Tanner, Notitia Monastica, and Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum state Edmund Lacy was the Earl of Lincoln, who died 1257 (sic.)
6. Pontefract Whitefriars  T. M. Fallow rejected the alleged foundation

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