Woodkirk Priory

Coordinates: 53°43′20.2″N 1°35′18.5″W / 53.722278°N 1.588472°W / 53.722278; -1.588472
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Woodkirk Priory was a cell of

dissolved in 1539, and the property later passed to the Savile family.[5]

St Mary's church, now the parish church of Woodkirk

The priory was situated just east of the main road between Leeds and Dewsbury, now the

A653 road, at the southern edge of Woodkirk. The church dedicated to St. Mary, a Grade II listed building, is still standing and was partly rebuilt after storm damage in 1832,[5] while the other buildings have been demolished since the closure of the priory. Archaeological excavations of the grounds took place in 1962 and 1966.[6]

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53°43′20.2″N 1°35′18.5″W / 53.722278°N 1.588472°W / 53.722278; -1.588472