Kirkham Priory, Kirkham, North Yorkshire
These are the remains of the Augustinian Priory of the Holy Trinity. Kirkham Priory was founded by Walter Espec, Lord of Helmsley, in the 1120s. Soon after its foundation it was changed to the Cistercian order of monks. It flourished under the de Roos family. By the end of the 13th century the priory was heavily in debt. However it continued to support a prior and 16 canons almost up to its suppression (closure) in 1539. This site is now in the care of English Heritage (2010).
