St Clement Priory Churchyard
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St Clement Priory Churchyard

York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England

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    York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire England
    Coordinates: 53.95247, -1.08280
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The mediaeval parish of St. Clement, covering the area bounded by the city wall to the north, the river Ouse to the east, Knavesmire to the west and extending to that of Bishopthorpe to the south has experienced prosperity and depression in the religious life of its inhabitants through some 900 years and it may be of interest to parishioners to reflect on its past as we look to its future.


That the district adjacent to the city wall was known as Clementhorpe in 1070 indicates that it was probably so named after the dedication of its church. It is an historical fact that sixty years later a church existed as an integral part of the Benedictine Nunnery of St. Clement founded by Archbishop Thurstan in 1130 serving both as the Priory Church and as the Parish Church for the residents living outside its boundary. This, the first monastic institution to be established in the North of England after the Norman Conquest served successive generations of York citizens for over four hundred years and also became the first to succumb to the onslaught of the Suppression Act of 1536, surrendering on the 31st of August of that year. During the Nunnery's long service to the community, Clementhorpe developed from a hamlet outside the City to become a "considerable village". The Priory Church, reverting to an entirely parochial role, was spared destruction, and served the community for the next fifty years. However, it was later allowed to fall into ruin due to the depleted population when the parish was united in 1585 with that of St. Mary, Bishophill Senior within the Walls. Not until 1745 was the stone from all the buildings removed and used for repairing the Walls of the City. The parish remained derelict until its re-birth during the "Industrial Revolution".

The mediaeval parish of St. Clement, covering the area bounded by the city wall to the north, the river Ouse to the east, Knavesmire to the west and extending to that of Bishopthorpe to the south has experienced prosperity and depression in the religious life of its inhabitants through some 900 years and it may be of interest to parishioners to reflect on its past as we look to its future.


That the district adjacent to the city wall was known as Clementhorpe in 1070 indicates that it was probably so named after the dedication of its church. It is an historical fact that sixty years later a church existed as an integral part of the Benedictine Nunnery of St. Clement founded by Archbishop Thurstan in 1130 serving both as the Priory Church and as the Parish Church for the residents living outside its boundary. This, the first monastic institution to be established in the North of England after the Norman Conquest served successive generations of York citizens for over four hundred years and also became the first to succumb to the onslaught of the Suppression Act of 1536, surrendering on the 31st of August of that year. During the Nunnery's long service to the community, Clementhorpe developed from a hamlet outside the City to become a "considerable village". The Priory Church, reverting to an entirely parochial role, was spared destruction, and served the community for the next fifty years. However, it was later allowed to fall into ruin due to the depleted population when the parish was united in 1585 with that of St. Mary, Bishophill Senior within the Walls. Not until 1745 was the stone from all the buildings removed and used for repairing the Walls of the City. The parish remained derelict until its re-birth during the "Industrial Revolution".

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  • Added: 19 Sep 2015
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2590863