Basedale Priory

Basedale Priory or Baysdale Priory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England located 8 miles (13 km) east of the parish church of Stokesley. It was established in 1163 as a house of Cistercian nuns who had moved there from Nunthorpe[1] and was suppressed in 1539.[2][3]

Baysdale Abbey Bridge

The sole remnant of the priory is a bridge, believed to date from the 13th century. The parapets were rebuilt in the 17th or 18th century. The bridge carries a road over Black Beck, and is built of stone. It consists of a single arch with a strengthening arch below and an internal plinth. There is a moulded band under the parapet, which dates probably from the 17th century. The bridge has a roughly serpentine plan, ending in piers with square domed caps on swept bases. The road surface and kerbs are modern. It is a scheduled monument and a grade II* listed building.[4][5][6]

Baysdale Abbey

The large farmhouse known as Baysdale Abbey lies on the site of the priory. It was built in 1633 and largely rebuilt in 1822.[7] It has more recently been used as a shooting lodge and then as holiday lets.[8] It is built of stone and has a Welsh slate roof with a stone ridge and coping. It has two storeys and a total of 14 bays. The main section has five bays, to the right are three more bays, to the left is a projecting stair bay, and further to the left are two older bays. On the second bay of the main section is a doorway with a panelled reveal, an architrave and a radial fanlight, above which are two initialled datestones. Most of the windows are sashes, some horizontally sliding, and the stair bay has a pointed-arched window. At the extreme left is a bay with a porch containing a doorway with a gabled hood and Tudor arched windows. It has been grade II listed since 1990.[7][6]

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References

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  1. ^ Simpson, David (1999). The Millennium History of North East England. Sunderland: Leighton in association with The Northern Echo. p. 109. ISBN 0-9536984-3-2.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Baysdale Priory (28027)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Baysdale Abbey Bridge, Westerdale (1316276)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Baysdale Abbey Bridge, 460m east of Baysdale Farm (1021020)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  6. ^ a b Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.
  7. ^ a b Historic England. "Baysdale Abbey, Westerdale (1148558)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Splendid isolation". Yorkshire Post. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2026.

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