Fountains Abbey, Cistercian abbey
Dates: Founded 1132; dissolved 1539
Biography
The Cistercian abbey near Ripon held extensive agricultural estates and granges in the Masham district, including Aldburgh.
Notes / Sources
Institutional holder; this entry records the monastic estate connection rather than a personal lordship.
Research sources:
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue, Egerton MS 3053 A-B, Chartulary of Fountains Abbey relating to its grange of Aldburgh in Masham, North Riding of Yorkshire; National Archives, Major Accessions to Repositories 1994, MIC 2945, Aldburgh (Masham) and district deeds and related documents, circa 1154-1597. — https://searcharchives.bl.uk/catalog/040-001985175
The exact legal instrument by which Aldfield entered the abbey estate has not been located.
Research sources:
- Aldfield local history summary, reporting the village's incorporation into the Fountains Abbey estate in 1356; corroborative modern descriptions identify Aldfield as part of the Fountains estate. — https://imfromyorkshire.uk.com/aldfield/
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