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Site of Marton Augustinian priory is a scheduled monument in North Yorkshire comprising the earthwork remains of a priory of the Augustinian order, founded in the twelfth century. The site preserves evidence of the monastic complex together with associated medieval infrastructure including a mill, fishponds, and water meadows that demonstrate the integrated management of water resources characteristic of religious communities in the medieval period. The earthworks remain visible across the landscape, though the structures themselves have not survived above ground level. The site reflects the economic importance of monasteries in medieval Yorkshire and their role in managing and exploiting the surrounding landscape for both sustenance and income.
Site of Marton Augustinian priory including mill, fishponds, and water meadows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014796. View the official record →
Site of Marton Augustinian priory is a scheduled monument in North Yorkshire comprising the earthwork remains of a priory of the Augustinian order, founded in the twelfth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014796.
Site of Marton Augustinian priory including mill, fishponds, and water meadows 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 1014796.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted village of Marton in the Forest (2.3 km), Round barrow 330yds (300m) S of Barhouse Farm (2.4 km), Moated site known as The Rush (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of Marton Augustinian priory including mill, fishponds, and water meadows's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Site of Marton Augustinian priory including mill, fishponds, and water meadows stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.