Esholt Priory

Esholt Priory
Monastery information
OrderCistercian
Established12th Century
Disestablished1540
Mother houseSyningthwaite Priory
DioceseDiocese of York
People
Founder(s)Simon Warde
Site
LocationEsholt
Visible remainsNone
Esholt Hall
18th century painting of Esholt Hall in the grounds of the former priory
TypePrivate Residence
LocationEsholt, West Yorkshire
Coordinates53°51′10.6″N 1°42′53.5″W / 53.852944°N 1.714861°W / 53.852944; -1.714861
Built1706–7
Architectural style(s)Queen Anne Style
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameEsholt Priory
Designated4 September 1952
Reference no.1133190

Esholt Priory was a Cistercian priory in West Yorkshire, England which was sold after the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the present Grade II* listed Esholt Hall now stands on the site of the priory.[1]

  1. ^ Gray, Johnnie (1891). Airedale from Goole to Malham. Leeds: Walker & Laycock. p. 114. Retrieved 30 November 2015.