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Marton Priory was a priory in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1154 and was occupied by Augustinian Monks and Benedictine nuns though the nuns were moved to Moxby in 1167. The priory had a water mill on the River Foss, the earthworks to this can still be seen today in the fields of the farmhouse that occupy the site. The farmhouse also has evidence in its walls of having the original stones from the priory used in its construction.It surrendered to King Henry VIII's agents during the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries on 9 February 1536.The land around Marton Abbey Farm is owned by the Church Commissioners.

Yearsley is a small village and civil parish in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details are included in the civil parish of Brandsby-cum-Stearsby. It is situated between the market towns of Easingwold and Helmsley. The entire parish of Yearsley is within the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It was, and remains, a predominantly agricultural village with significant forestry on the moors to the north of the village. The name 'Yearsley' is recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Eureslage' and then, in the Pipe Rolls of 1176, as 'Euereslai'. The origins of the name, however, are probably Anglo-Saxon, from a word meaning Boars' Wood. Following the Norman invasion, the lands of Yearsley fell into the hands of a Norman knight, Roger de Mowbray, who, by 1160, passed the estates to another Norman nobleman, Thomas Colville (from Collville-Sur-Mer on the Normandy coast). The heirs of Thomas Colville (also all called Thomas) owned the lands of Yearsley until 1398 when the next heir, William Colville, took the step of calling himself by the name of his English, rather than erstwhile Norman lands, and became William Yearsley. The manorial estates of Yearsley passed to Sir William Yearsley (who was Clerk of the Wardrobe to Henry VI) and, in 1482, to a third heir, Thomas Yearsley, who died without male heirs in 1497. Through marriage, the estates of Yearsley then passed (by Thomas Yearsley's daughter, Thomasin) to William Wildon of Fryton.Yearsley is the site of a number of barrows and other early earthworks. Yearsley was also the site of the pottery of William Wedgewood, a relation of the famous Staffordshire Wedgwood family of potters. The village was part of the Newburgh Priory estate of the Wombwell family until 1944. Yearsley was part of the parish of Coxwold until it became an ecclesiastical parish in 1855 (although this was not sustained) and a civil parish in 1866. The Pond Head reservoir between Yearsley and Oulston is fed from the nearby source of the River Foss. The local church is dedicated to St Hilda.

Brandsby-cum-Stearsby is a civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, with a population of 234 (2001 census), increasing to 383 at the 2011 Census and including Dalby-cum-Skewsby and Yearsley. It includes the villages of Brandsby (which has a separate article) and Stearsby. There are five scheduled ancient monuments in the parish, all round barrows: Round barrow 300m south of Barhouse Farm at grid reference SE587719 Round barrow 450m north-east of Hagg Farm grid reference SE62347199 Round barrow 300m east of Warren House grid reference SE60507316 Round barrow 150m south of Warren House grid reference SE60187303 Round barrow 300m west of Quarry House grid reference SE60587285

Crayke is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Easingwold.

St Cuthbert's Church is in the village of Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Easingwold, the archdeaconry of York, and the diocese of York. Its benefice is united with those of All Saints, Brandsby, and Holy Trinity, Yearsley. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Stillington is a village and civil parish in the district and county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the York to Helmsley road about 10 miles (16 km) north of York. Stillington Mill was the endpoint of the Foss Navigation Act of 1793.

Crayke Castle is a Grade I listed 15th-century castle in Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. The castle consists of a restored 15th-century four-storey tower house with attached outbuildings to the rear and a separate ruined 15th-century tower, the "New Tower". It is situated on Church Hill in the village of Crayke.

Ampleforth railway station, served the village of Ampleforth, in the Northern English county of North Yorkshire. It was located on a line which ran from Pickering to the East Coast Main Line at Thirsk. The station was close to the noted Ampleforth College although passengers for the college used the station at Gilling further east as this was more convenient for onward transfer to the college.

Marton-cum-Moxby is a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the parish was less than 100 at the time of the 2011 Census, therefore its details were included with Farlington. It lies to the east of the villages of Stillington and Farlington, near Easingwold. The settlements are the hamlets of Marton-in-the-Forest and Moxby, both agricultural in character.

Moxby Priory is the commonly used name of the former Augustinian nunnery of S. John the Apostle in today's parish of Marton-cum-Moxby, North Yorkshire, England.

Gilling Castle is a Grade I listed country house near Gilling East, North Yorkshire, England (grid reference SE611768).

Farlington is a small village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north of York between Stillington and Sheriff Hutton. A small stream, the Farlington beck, runs through the village.