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| Bolton Priory, Bolton Abbey | |
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 West Facade of Bolton Priory | |
.svg)  Bolton Priory, Bolton Abbey Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Location | Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | http://www.boltonpriory.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary and St Cuthbert |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
| Architectural type | Gothic |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Anglican Diocese of Leeds |
| Parish | Bolton Abbey |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Reverend Nicholas Mercer[1] |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Dr Timothy Raymond[2] |
Bolton Priory, whose full title is The Priory Church of St Mary and St Cuthbert, Bolton Abbey, is a Grade I listed[3] parish church of the Church of England in the village of Bolton Abbey, within the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. There has been continuous worship on the site since 1154, when a group of Augustinian canons moved from their original community in nearby village of Embsay and started construction of the present building, which is now situated within a scheduled monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.[4] Despite the loss of most of the Priory buildings during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the western half of the original nave was preserved so that the local parish could continue its worship there. There is today a full liturgical calendar, although a programme of other events, which formerly included the spring Blessing of the Lambs, the Bolton Priory Celebrity Organ Recitals, the Bolton Priory Mystery Play and the Bolton Priory Live Nativity, now only comprises the Bolton Priory Concert Series and the annual St Cuthbert lecture. The Priory is a member of the Greater Churches Network, and pre-Covid welcomed more than 160,000 visitors a year.
- ^ "Rector". Bolton Priory, Bolton Abbey. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Director of Music". Bolton Priory, Bolton Abbey. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Grade I (1166745)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Bolton Priory (1015684)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 September 2017.