Wilberfoss Priory

Wilberfoss Priory was a priory in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. A house of Benedictine nuns was founded before 1153 by Alan de Cotton, who granted land and property, and Jordan fitz Gilbert, who granted the church and some land which was confirmed by Henry Murdac, Archbishop of York. The house had only little income which in 1397 was not even sufficient for the sustenance of the nuns. The convent was surrendered by the prioress Elizabeth Lorde on 20 August 1539 and it was dissolved and granted to her brother in law George Gale c. 1543. At the time of the dissolution, it had a yearly value of £26. 10s. 8d. (£23,629.77 in 2017 money). The current parish church of Wilberfoss, St John's, is possibly the nave of the conventual church. In 1967 the church was designated a Grade I listed building.

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Wilberfoss

Wilberfoss is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the north side of the A1079 approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of York city centre and 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Market Weighton. According to the 2011 UK census, Wilberfoss parish had a population of 1,866, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,855. The name Wilberfoss derives from the Old English Wilburhfoss meaning 'Wilburh's ditch'. In 1823 inhabitants in the village numbered 335. Occupations included fifteen farmers – some of whom were land owners – three shopkeepers, two wheelwrights, two blacksmiths, a butcher, a bricklayer, a corn miller, a baker, a tailor, a wholesale brewer, and the landlords of the True Briton, Horse Shoes, and Waggon and Horses public houses. Also listed was one gentleman, a school teacher, and a perpetual curate. Baines' History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County of York states that the "ancient and respectable" family of Wilberfoss resided here from the Norman Conquest to 1710, after which the family estate and mansion was sold. A family descendant was William Wilberforce, and the Wilberforce family still provided patronage for the parish living. Wilberfoss Priory, a house of Benedictine nuns, was founded at Wilberfoss by Elias de Cotton during the reign of Henry II, which at the time of the Suppression of the Monasteries by Henry VIII had a yearly value of £26. 10s. 8d. The priory lay just to the north of St John's Church; nothing of it remains today. In 1967 the parish Church of St John the Baptist was designated a Grade I listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. Other notable buildings include the Grade II listed Old Vicarage (circa late 18th century) on Main Street, mentioned in Pevsner's account of the village for its remarkable dentilled timber eaves cornice and raised curved gables on shapes kneelers and Villa Farm also of Main Street.

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Newton upon Derwent

Newton upon Derwent or Newton on Derwent is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8 km) west of Pocklington and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the A1079 at Wilberfoss. It lies 1 mile east of the River Derwent after which the village takes its name. According to the 2011 UK census, Newton on Derwent parish had a population of 315, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 282.

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Kexby Old Bridge

Kexby Old Bridge is a historic bridge in Yorkshire, in England. The bridge crosses the River Derwent, linking Kexby in the City of York with Catton in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It lies on the main route from York to Kingston upon Hull, and a ferry at the location was first recorded in 1315. In the 1420s, a three-arch bridge was constructed by Nicholas Blackburn, although the ferry continued to operate. Because of the importance of the road, Roger Tresuer rebuilt the bridge from 1648 to 1650, and an inscription on it states that it was built in 1650. Despite this, the Victoria County History claims that part of the earlier bridge may be incorporated in the present structure, including a coat of arms of the Ughtred family. In 1764, the road was made a turnpike, and much work was done to the bridge over the remainder of the century, with an inscription noting repairs in 1778. In the 20th century, the road was widened and straightened, but in 1960, a new concrete bridge was built as a bypass, forming part of the A1079 road. The bridge was damaged in the Boxing Day floods of 2015, and in 2017 major defects were found in it. It was then closed to motorised traffic. A steel arch frame was added to stabilise the western arch, and in 2020 and 2021, the central pier was partly rebuilt, and other work conducted to restore the bridge. However, it was decided that it would not reopen to motor vehicles. The bridge is constructed of stone and brick, and has three arches, with the piers each having a pointed cutwater. The ground under the eastern arch is usually dry. Its parapet has four courses of stone. It is a Grade II* listed building and a scheduled monument.

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Catton, East Riding of Yorkshire

Catton is a civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) to the north-west of the market town of Pocklington and covering an area of 1,233 hectares (3,050 acres). It lies on the east bank of the River Derwent that forms the boundary with the unitary authority of the City of York. The A1079 road crosses the river just north of Kexby Old Bridge which is designated a Grade II* listed building in and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. The civil parish is formed by the villages of High Catton and Low Catton. According to the 2011 UK census, Catton parish had a population of 348, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 284.

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