North Ferriby Priory

North Ferriby Priory was a priory in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, founded about 1160[1] by William de Vescy as a preceptory for the Knights Templar, after whose suppression it became a priory of the Austin canons.[2] According to others, it was founded about 1200 by Lord Eustace Broomfleet de Vesci.[3] One of the canons was usually appointed vicar of the church in North Ferriby. The priory was suppressed on 13 August 1536.[2] The buildings have been demolished since. The priory is still remembered in the street name "Priory Avenue" and in the "Priory Rooms" of the 20th-century village hall.

Burials

References
  1. "Ferriby Down the Ages" (PDF). North Ferriby Focus. North Ferriby Parish Council: 3. 2007.
  2. William Page, ed. (1974). "Austin canons (Order of the Temple of our Lord at Jerusalem): Priory of North Ferriby". A History of the County of York. Vol. 3. London: Victoria County History. pp. 241–243.
  3. Egerton Beck (1911). "The Order of the Temple at North Ferriby". The English Historical Review. 26 (103): 498–501. JSTOR 549838.

53.718336°N 0.50587°W / 53.718336; -0.50587 (North Ferriby Priory)


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