Healaugh Park Priory

Healaugh Park Priory was an Augustinian priory in Healaugh, North Yorkshire, England, some 2 miles (3 km) north of Tadcaster. The present building is a two-storey construction of Magnesian limestone ashlar, with Welsh slate roof and brick chimney stacks and is Grade II* listed. The Priory of St. John the Evangelist was established in 1218 by Jordan de Santa Maria and his wife, Alice at the site now called Healaugh Manor Farm. Alice was the granddaughter of Bertram Haget, who had previously granted the lands outside the village for a hermitage to Gilbert, a monk of Marmoutier. Further land was donated to the priory by the de Acklams and de Boyntons. The priory was finally dissolved in 1535, during the period of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, at which time there were fourteen canons in residence, with a revenue of £86 5s. 9d. In 1540 the property came into the possession of James Gage, who passed it on to Sir Arthur D'Arcy, after which it became the residence of the Barons Wharton. It was later acquired by Stamp Brooksbank, MP and Governor of the Bank of England, and descended in the Brooksbank family to Sir Edward Clitherow Brooksbank, 1st Baronet. Two of his three sons were killed in the First World War and the other in a motorcycle accident. Healaugh was disposed of around this time. The remains of the priory served for some time as a manor house, after which it became a farmhouse, with parts of the monastic building incorporated into the later buildings. A moated enclosure surrounding the building and associated fishponds belonged to either the monastic or manor house period.

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Wighill

Wighill is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wharfe and 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Wetherby, West Yorkshire. The village has one public house, the White Swan Inn, which reopened in 2009 after a two-year closure. Uhtred the Bold was murdered here in 1016.

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Healaugh, Selby

Healaugh is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 161 in 63 households. The population had increased to 249 at the 2011 census. The village is about three miles north north-east of Tadcaster.

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St John the Baptist Church, Healaugh

St John the Baptist Church is the parish church of Healaugh, a village west of York and north of Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, in England. The church was originally dedicated to Saint Helen. The chancel and south door are the oldest parts of the church, dating from about 1150. The north aisle and door are from the late 12th century, and there were various alterations to the church in the 15th century. The nave was rebuilt in the 16th century, and the tower may have been rebuilt at the same time. By the late 18th century, the church was in poor condition, and it was extensively renovated, with the tower probably again rebuilt. The upper stage of the tower was added in the 19th century. The church was Grade II* listed in 1985. The church is built of Magnesian Limestone and has a Welsh slate roof. The nave is of three bays, with a north aisle and chapel. Its south door is the most notable feature, with a round head with three orders of decoration, including carvings of various human figures, and human and animal heads. There are various pointed windows, those in the chancel and chapel being Perpendicular. Inside, the columns are carved as clusters, with water-leaf capitals. The decoration of the chancel arch includes small animals. In the north chapel is an alabaster tomb, dating from the 16th century, depicting Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton and both his wives. The windows are 20th century and include a mention of Hieu, who founded nearby Healaugh Park Priory. The clock dates from the later 18th century, and was rebuilt in 1911.

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Healaugh Old Hall

Healaugh Old Hall is a historic building in Healaugh, a village near Selby in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was built in 1718 for the Brooksbank family, who relocated from nearby Healaugh Park Priory. In 1785, the family moved to a new Healaugh Hall, which was later demolished. Rear wings were added to the Old Hall in about 1860, with the space between them infilled in the 20th century. The house was grade II listed, along with the wall to its left, in 1985. The garden may be visited by arrangement, as part of the Quiet Gardens Movement. The house is built of brick with stone dressings, quoins, a floor band, an eaves band, and a Welsh slate roof. It has a U-shaped plan, with a middle range of two storeys and four bays, and projecting wings of two storeys and attics, and two bays. Each wing is on a plinth and has a hipped roof. The windows in the main range are casements, most with plain surrounds, and in the wings are sashes in architraves, with dormers in the roof. On the left of the house is a brick wall with stone coping containing an archway with a seating nook. The interior is mostly recent, but has early window shutters, coving and ceiling beams.

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