Keldholme Priory Explained

Keldholme Priory was a Cistercian nunnery in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, England. It was established by one of the Robert de Stutvilles in either the reign of Henry I or II. Two graves are visible, built into the wall of the modern Priory, a house built on the site of the nunnery.[1] [2] [3] The Priory experienced great upheaval in the early 14th century during a disputed election as to who would be Prioress.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp511-517 A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1
  2. The story of these can be found at www.thegranthams.co.uk/paul/graves/keldholme.htm
  3. Book: Jennings , B . Bernard Jennings . Yorkshire Monasteries . 1-85825-105-2 .
  4. Book: Burton, J. E.. Burton. J. E.. Stober. K.. Monasteries and Society in the British Isles in the Later Middle Ages. 2008. Boydell & Brewer. Woodbridge. 978-1-84383-386-4. 113–123. Looking for Medieval Nuns.