List of monastic houses in West Yorkshire
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The following is a list of monastic houses in West Yorkshire
, England.
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England.
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| Arthington Priory Arthington Priory Arthington Priory was a nunnery in the village of Arthington, West Yorkshire, England. The Cluniac nunnery, the only such establishment in Yorkshire, was established by Peter de Arthington - nothing remains of the Priory today.-Foundation of the Priory:... |
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| Birstall Priory | |||
| Esholt Priory # | Cistercian nuns site now occupied by Esholt Hall |
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| Kirklees Priory Kirklees Priory Kirklees Priory was a Cistercian nunnery whose site is in the present-day Kirklees Park, Clifton near Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England. It was originally in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Dewsbury... |
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| Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c.1152. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry... |
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Cistercian monks now in ownership of Leeds Corporation public access to church exterior and monastic buildings |
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| Newland Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded early 13thC; site now in ruins |
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| Nostell Priory Nostell Priory Nostell Priory is a Palladian house located in Nostell, near Crofton close to Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, approached by the Doncaster road from Wakefield... # |
Augustinian Canons Regular founded 12thC; site now occupied by a mansion named 'Nostell Priory' |
The Priory Church of Saint Oswald Oswald of Worcester Oswald of Worcester was Archbishop of York from 972 to his death in 992. He was of Danish ancestry, but brought up by his uncle, Oda, who sent him to France to the abbey of Fleury to become a monk. After a number of years at Fleury, Oswald returned to England at the request of his uncle, who died... , Nostell Nostell Priory Nostell Priory is a Palladian house located in Nostell, near Crofton close to Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, approached by the Doncaster road from Wakefield... |
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| Pontefract Friary | Dominican Friars | ||
| Pontefract Priory Pontefract Priory Pontefract Priory was a Cluniac monastery dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, founded about 1090 by Robert de Lacy, and located in Yorkshire, England. It existed until the dissolution of the monasteries... |
Cluniac monks founded 1090 |
The Priory Church of Saint John John the Evangelist Saint John the Evangelist is the conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John... of Pontefract Pontefract Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250... |
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| Syningthwaite Priory | Cistercian nuns | Sinningthwaite Priory |
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| Temple Hirst Preceptory | Knights Templar founded 1152; Knights Hospitaller now incorporated into the buildings of Temple Farm |
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| Temple Newsam Preceptory # | Knights Templar church of Whitkirk built on site |
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| Tickhill Friary | Augustinian Friars | ||
| Woodkirk Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular |