During the rule of Henry II the community was founded by Lord Dakers and Roger de Morlay. The Ward faily is also associated with the founding; however, further research is necessary to verify this. Thompson says only that the probable founder is a member of the de Merlay family (Women Religious: The Founding of English Nunneries After the Norman Conquest, 226). According to Knowles and Hadcock, the priory was founded in the time of Henry II (Medieval Religious Houses in England and Wales, 216).
There were 6 in 1521, 8 shortly before the suppression, and 6 nuns at the time of suppression in 1536.
Seton The monastery of Seton in Coupland was a cell of Nunburnholme.
In 1535 the community's net income was valued over 8 pounds.
[1]Records the donation by the Archepiscopalbishop. (1270)
[2] An inquiry from the archepiscopacy. (1279-80)
Medieval Religious Houses in England and Wales, 216.
Women Religious: The Founding of English Nunneries After the Norman Conquest, 215, 226.
The Victoria History of the County of York3:118-19 available online at ">http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36228&strquery=Nunbu... [Victoria County History]
Dugdale's Monasticon Volume 4
Brunham, or Nun Burnham Priory, in Yorkshire
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