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and Peter Harwood. In 1460, the abbot and con- 

 vent of Whitby had some land let in Godeland, at 

 10s. rent. The chapel has now no connexion with 

 Wliitby church : yet the common right of pastur- 

 age in Allen tofts, in Godeland, still belongs to the 

 inhabitants of Sneaton, Ugglebarnby, Hawsker, and 

 Stainsacre ; for which they pay yearly 2s. 4d. of 

 gist-money, though they never make use of their 

 privilege. 



ROSEDALE PRIORY. 



Rosedale is in two parishes ; the west side of it 

 is in the parish of Lestingham, and the east in the 

 parish of Middleton. It is situate 7 miles N. N. E. 

 of Kirkby-Moorside, containing a population of 518. 

 Jt is intersected by the road to Whitby, by way of 

 Egton, Whitby being in that direction, only 21 

 miles; whereas by way of Pickering it is 29. The 

 former road is nearly as good as the latter ; but the 

 hills which form the dale, are so long and steep, 

 that it is inconvenient that way for carriages; 

 though not particularly so for foot passengers, or 

 horses. There are here near the Whitby road the 

 remains of a priory, founded by Robert, son of 

 Nicholas de Stuteville, about the year 1190, for 

 nuns of the benedictine order.* Their property lay 

 chiefly in Rosedale, and near Cropton, Cawthorn, 

 [Newton, Lockton, and Pickering. Alan Malekake 

 of Lockton, gave to this place various bequests, 

 uch as pasturage for 200 sheep in Lockton, a yoke 



* Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum, p. 507. 



