Newburgh Priory

Newburgh Priory
Newburgh Priory
General information
Type	English country house
Location	Newburgh Priory, Coxwold, York, North Yorkshire
Country	England
Coordinates	54°10′52″N 1°10′23″W / 54.18111°N 1.17306°W
Owner	Newburgh Priory Estate
Website
	www.newburghpriory.co.uk

Newburgh Priory is a Grade 1 listed Tudor building near Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England.

Originally a house of Augustinian canons, it was founded in 1145 and became a family home following the dissolution of the priory in 1538. The present house was built in the late 16th century, substantially remodelled by 4th Viscount Fauconberg 1725-45 and further restored in the 1960s. ^[1] The 40 acres of grounds contain a water garden, walled garden, topiary yews and woodland walks. It is one of the rumoured burial sites of Oliver Cromwell.

The house was once the home of the Bellasis family and the seat of the Earls of Fauconberg until the death of Lady Charlotte Bellayse in 1825, when the property passed to the Wombwell family via the eldest son of her sister, Sir George Wombwell, 3rd Baronet.

^ "Newburgh Priory". British Listed Buildings.

[1] "Newburgh Priory". British Listed Buildings.

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