Nunburnholme

Community ID:

845

Alternate Names:

Brunnum, Nun Burnholme, Brunham, Nun Burnham

Town:

York

Diocese:

York

Region:

Yorkshire

Medieval Location:

East Riding

Corporate Status:

Priory

Date Founded:

1189 or earlier

Date Terminated:

1536

Religious Order:

Benedictine

Rule:

Benedictine

Foundation Information:

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).

Population Counts:

There were 6 in 1521, 8 shortly before the suppression, and 6 nuns at the time of suppression in 1536.

Dependent Communities:

Seton The monastery of Seton in Coupland was a cell of Nunburnholme.

Income:

In 1535 the community's net income was valued over 8 pounds.

Early Documents:

[1]Records the donation by the Archepiscopalbishop. (1270)
[2] An inquiry from the archepiscopacy. (1279-80)

Published Primary Sources:

Early Yorkshire charters: being a collection of documents anterior to the thirteenth century made from the public records, monastic chartularies, Roger Dodsworth's manuscripts and other available sources,Volume 10:129-30, no. 81.

Secondary Sources:

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

Admin. Notes:

[V0582]

Contributors:

WRL Project

Date Started:

1189

Date Finished:

1536

Length:

1252