Handale Priory Explained

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 and a farmhouse built on the site in the 18th century may incorporate part of the priory.

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Notes and References

1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36247 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. Book: Burton, Janet. The Monastic Order in Yorkshire. Cambridge University Press. 1999.