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Woodkirk Priory
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Woodkirk Priory was a cell of Augustinian Canons in West Yorkshire, England. William, second earl of Warenne (d. 1138), had granted the land for its foundation in 1135.[1] It was a cell of Nostell Priory.[2] Woodkirk became the site of a fair, granted by King Henry I and confirmed by King Stephen,[3] which was particularly famous during the reign of King Edward II.[4] The cell was dissolved in 1539, and the property later passed to the Savile family.[5]
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The priory was situated just east of the main road between Leeds and Dewsbury, now the A653 road, at the southern edge of Woodkirk. The church dedicated to St. Mary, a Grade II listed building, is still standing and was partly rebuilt after storm damage in 1832,[5] while the other buildings have been demolished since the closure of the priory. Archaeological excavations of the grounds took place in 1962 and 1966.[6]