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Earthwork Remains south of Nunthorpe Hall



Map showing Nunthorpe Hall and the Earthworks Scheduled Monument area to the south.

In farmland to the south of Nunthorpe Hall are a complex of ditches and platforms. These earthworks are interpreted as a combination of the site of the earlier medieval manor house, the Cistercian nunnery, and 19th century garden features of the rebuilt Hall.[1] Some platforms are reminiscent of Medieval crofts, though their layout is irregular, some deeper ditches may be fish ponds. Faint ridge and furrow covers much of south part of site. There is a local tradition that this was the site of the Cistercian nunnery dedicated to St. Mary, after which Nunthorpe's name derives. (aka Nunthorpe Priory?). The Cistercian nunnery was originally founded in Hutton Low Cross in 1162. It moved to Nunthorpe in c.1167 and was recorded as moved to Baysdale c.1189.[2] The site is a Scheduled Monument (legally protected). The site is also within the Nunthorpe and Poole Conservation Area.

Nunthorpe Scheduled Monuments in Middlesbrough Nunthorpe and Poole Conservation Area Historic Buildings and Monuments in Middlesbrough
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Nunthorpe Priory
- Cistercian nunnery founded circa 1167 moved to Baysdale (NZ 60 NW 4) circa 1189. L-shaped earthwork south of hall with ditch probably associated. More information : A Cistercian nunnery dedicated …
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List number: 1006762
Unitary Auth: Middlesbrough
Grid ref: NZ5426712912
District: Tees Valley

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