Drax No. 2 / Drac / Drachs

INFORMATION

Font ID: 22371DRA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century (early?), Late Norman
Church / Chapel Name: Priory Church [disappeared]
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Address: the site of the disappeared abbey is near the present Drax Power Station, just NW of the village of Drax
Site Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A1041, N of the A645, on the W bank of the Ouse river, 5-6 km SE of Selby, 30-35 km E of Leeds
Historical Region: Hundred of Barkston
Font Notes:
The entry for the Austin canons Priory of Drax in the Victoria County History (York, vol. 3, 2019) notes: "This house was founded by William Paynel in the reign of Henry I. [r.1100-1135] [...] with the advice of Archbishop Thurstan. In the foundation charter William Paynel records that he had given to the canons serving God and St. Nicholas in the territory of Drax the island (insulam) [...] called Hallington and Middleholm, on which the priory church was founded, as well as other land in the neighbourhood. In addition the founder gave the parish church of Drax, the churches of. Bingley, Middle Rasen, and two others in Lincolnshire, and that of Saltby in Leicestershire. [...] The priory was supervised on 15 June 1535, [...] and suppressed on 24 August following." The entry for the Drax Augustinian Priory in Historic England [List Entry Number: 1016857] notes: "The priory is recorded as having a church, cloister, infirmary, refectory, prior's chamber and dormitory in 13th century documents".

COORDINATES

UTM: 30U 632573 5957444

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.