 West front of Malton Priory church | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | St Mary's Priory Church |
| Order | Gilbertine |
| Established | 1150 |
| Disestablished | December 1539 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Eustace fitz John |
| Site | |
| Location | Malton, North Yorkshire, England |
| Grid reference | SE 79861 72549 |
Malton Priory, Old Malton, North Yorkshire, England, is near to the town of Malton. It was founded as a monastery of the Gilbertine Order by Eustace fitz John, the lord of Malton Castle. Fitz John founded both Malton Priory and Watton Priory around 1150;[1][2] some sources suggest that this was an act of penance for his support for the Scots in the Battle of the Standard.
The prior was accused of taking part in the Pilgrimage of Grace.[3]
After the Dissolution, the site was bought in 1540 by Robert Holgate, the former master of the Gilbertine Order, who was then Bishop of Llandaff. In 1545 Holgate became Archbishop of York. He founded three grammar schools in Yorkshire, including Malton School (on part of the monastic site).
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
acnywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Forbidden love in Watton". Where I Live - Humber. BBC. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ Gilbertine houses: Priory of Malton. A History of the County of York: Volume 3 (1974), pp. 253-254 (Public domain text), accessed via British History Online 20 January 2014.