Embsay Priory

Embsay Priory was a medieval monastic house in North Yorkshire, England.

It was founded in 1120[1] dedicated to St Mary and St Cuthbert and was part of the Augustinian order. William de Meschines and his wife Cecily endowed the Priory and the churches in Skipton and Carleton.[2]

In 1154 the priory was moved to Bolton Abbey, which is 5 mi (8.0 km) east although a small group of Canons managed the site until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The current church in Embsay, St Mary the Virgin (Embsay with Eastby) now stands on the site of the former Priory.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Embsay Priory". Out of Oblivion. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Embsay Crag". The Dalesman. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Discovering the past". St Mary the Virgin; Embsay with Eastby. Church of England. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

Coordinates: 53°58′58.6″N 1°59′01.6″W / 53.982944°N 1.983778°W / 53.982944; -1.983778


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