Warter Priory
An interesting collection of architectural antiques, removed from Warter Priory, Pocklington when it was demolished in 1972. The origins of Water Priory date back to the Middle Ages. Established in 1132, Warter Priory was an Augustinian monastery with much of… Read More
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About the collection
An interesting collection of architectural antiques, removed from Warter Priory, Pocklington when it was demolished in 1972.
The origins of Water Priory date back to the Middle Ages. Established in 1132, Warter Priory was an Augustinian monastery with much of the surrounding land owned by its resident monks.
In 1536, the Priory was closed down by Henry VIII and the estate acquired by the Duke of Rutland, followed by the Stapleton family in the mid 17th century (circa 1630).
In 1676, William Pennington married Isabel Stapleton and the estate was given to the married couple in 1678. Warter Priory (then Warter Hall) and its grounds remained in possession of the Pennington family for 200 years, before its sale to the shipping magnate Lord Nunburnholme in 1878.