Jervaulx was founded at Fors in 1145 and transferred to its later site in 1156. It was a major Cistercian house in Yorkshire until its dissolution under Henry VIII.

The estate-holder is an institution rather than an individual person.

Research sources:
- Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1 (1914), pp. 68-70, as cited in the Yorkshire Dales National Park archaeological survey; corroborated by the York Archaeological Trust account of Jervaulx Abbey. — https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2020/02/Mitcham-2019-Community-archaeology-surveys-and-excavation-at-Floshes-Hill.pdf