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Nostell Priory
Nostell Priory (front elevation)
Coordinates53°39′10″N 1°23′24″W / 53.652706°N 1.390044°W / 53.652706; -1.390044
Area121 hectares (300 acres)
ArchitectJames Paine
Architectural style(s)Palladian
Listed Building – Grade I

Nostell Priory is a Palladian house in Nostell, West Yorkshire, England, near Crofton on the road to Doncaster from Wakefield. It dates from 1733, and was built for the Winn family on the site of a medieval priory.[1] The Priory and its contents were given to the National Trust in 1953 by the trustees of the estate and Rowland Winn, 3rd Baron St Oswald.

  1. ^ Gorton, John (1833). "A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland: Compiled from Local ..." p. 215. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

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