Baysdale Abbey Bridge, said to be the only visible remains of the nunnery
17th and 19th century buildings on the site of the former nunnery

Basedale Priory or Baysdale Priory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England located 8 miles (13 km) East from the parish church of Stokesley. It was a house of Cistercian nuns established in the 12th century and suppressed in 1539.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Page, William, ed. (1974). "'Houses of Cistercians nuns: Priory of Basedale', in A History of the County of York: Volume 3,". British History Online. London. pp. 158–160. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Baysdale Priory (28027)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 18 September 2016.

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