Nun Appleton Priory
Nun Appleton Priory was a priory near Appleton Roebuck, North Yorkshire, England. It was founded as a nunnery c. 1150, by Eustace de Merch and his wife. It was dissolved by 1539, when the nuns were receiving pensions.Photo: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions.
- Type: Historic house
- Description: priory in North Yorkshire, UK
- Also known as: “Nun Appleton Hall”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include All Saints’ Church, Ryther and Cawood Castle.
All Saints’ Church, Ryther
Church
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All Saints' Church is the parish church of Ryther cum Ossendyke, a village north-west of Selby in Yorkshire, in England. The church was originally built around the time of the Norman Conquest, and it was recorded in the Domesday Book. All Saints’ Church, Ryther is situated 1,700 feet south of Nun Appleton Priory.
Cawood Castle
Castle
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Cawood Castle is a grade I listed building in Cawood, a village in North Yorkshire, England. The surviving fifteenth-century structures formed part of a fortified medieval palace belonging to the Archbishops of York, which was dismantled in the aftermath of the English Civil War. Cawood Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Nun Appleton Priory.
St John’s Church, Acaster Selby
Church
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St John's Church is an Anglican church in Acaster Selby, a village south of York, in England. Until 1850, Acaster Selby fell within the parish of Stillingfleet, with a church on the opposite side of the River Ouse. St John’s Church, Acaster Selby is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Nun Appleton Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ryther and Bolton Percy.
Bolton Percy
Village
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Bolton Percy is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 305 in 115 households, reducing marginally to 304 at the 2011 census. Bolton Percy is situated 1½ miles northwest of Nun Appleton Priory.
Cawood
Village
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Cawood is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England that is notable as the location of the Cawood sword. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Cawood belonged to the Liberty of Cawood, Wistow and Otley. Cawood is situated 2 miles southeast of Nun Appleton Priory.
Nun Appleton Priory
- Categories: priory, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Appleton Roebuck, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.85247° or 53° 51′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.15569° or 1° 9′ 21″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9C5WVR2V+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 426881069OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=houseGeoNames ID
11594066Wikidata ID
Q7069720
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Nun Appleton Priory” goes by many names.
- French: “Prieuré de la nonne Appleton”
- Swedish: “Nun Appleton Priory”
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