Handale Priory

Site of the former nunnery

Handale Priory (also called Grendale) was a priory of Cistercian nuns in Handale, North Yorkshire, England.^[1] It was founded in 1133 by William, son of Roger de Percy,^[2] and was dissolved in 1539. A fishpond survives^[3] and a farmhouse built on the site in the 18th century may incorporate part of the priory.^[4]

References[]

^ British History Online — Houses of Cistercians nuns: Priory of Handale — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.165-167)
^ Burton, Janet (1999). The Monastic Order in Yorkshire. Cambridge University Press.
^ Historic England. "HANDALE PRIORY (29026)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ Historic England (20 January 1967). "Handale Abbey Farmhouse (1139682)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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[1] British History Online — Houses of Cistercians nuns: Priory of Handale — Victoria County History: A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (pp.165-167)

[2] Burton, Janet (1999). The Monastic Order in Yorkshire. Cambridge University Press.

[3] Historic England. "HANDALE PRIORY (29026)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[4] Historic England (20 January 1967). "Handale Abbey Farmhouse (1139682)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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