Scheduled MonumentsEnglandOld Malton Priory Church (ruined portions)

Old Malton Priory Church (ruined portions)

England
List entry 1004180
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004180
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.44 hectares
Grid reference
SE 79881 72527
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Old Malton Priory Church is a ruined Benedictine priory foundation located in North Yorkshire, established in the eleventh century as a cell of the monastery at Durham. The surviving remains comprise substantial portions of the medieval church structure, including sections of masonry that attest to Romanesque and Early English architectural traditions characteristic of monastic buildings of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The priory maintained significance as a religious house until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, after which the fabric fell into decay. The extant ruins represent an important example of medieval monastic architecture and form part of the archaeological and architectural heritage of the region.

Old Malton Priory Church (ruined portions) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004180. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Old Malton Priory Church (ruined portions)?

Old Malton Priory Church is a ruined Benedictine priory foundation located in North Yorkshire, established in the eleventh century as a cell of the monastery at Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004180.

Who is responsible for protecting Old Malton Priory Church (ruined portions)?

Old Malton Priory Church (ruined portions) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004180.

What other scheduled monuments are near Old Malton Priory Church (ruined portions)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 500m west of Aldro Farm (9.7 km), Aldro earthworks: a bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 600m west of Aldro Farm (9.7 km), A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 530m east of Aldro Farm (9.7 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Old Malton Priory Church (ruined portions)

Old Malton Priory Church (ruined portions) stands on Corallian Group, bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.