Holy Trinity Priory Churchyard in York, North Yorkshire

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York, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire England

Coordinates: 53.95653, -1.08925
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The nave and tower are remnants of the Benedictine priory church, itself on the site of the pre-Conquest church.

The present five bay aisled nave is late 12th and early 13th century, the tower built after 1453.

The church quickly fell into serious decay after the dissolution of the priory in 1538, and the extensive restoration from the 1850s onward included a chancel and vestry 1886-7 and a north porch and rebuilt west front 1902-5.

The church now has an exhibition for visitors on the monastic life of the priory.

Burial registers for the Holy Trinity Micklegate parish cover the period 1586 to1850. These have been deposited with the Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD. Like all other church burial locations within the City of York, the Holy Trinity Priory Churchyard would have been closed to further burials by parliamentary order in December 1854.