15. THE CELL OF SANDTOFT
The island of Sandtoft, in Axholme, was
granted by Roger de Mowbray between 1147
and 1186 to the abbot and convent of York for
the support of one monk of their house only.
Thomas d'Arcy and Hamelin, earl of Warenne,
granted other small parcels of land, with the
churches of Nocton and Dunston. (fn. 1) These
churches, however, were, between 1203 and 1206,
proved to belong to the prior of Nocton Park in
a suit with the abbot of York. (fn. 2) Sandtoft appears
as a separate cell in 1291, when its temporalities
in Corringham deanery were valued at 15s. 10d.; (fn. 3)
but probably soon after it was annexed to St. Mary
Magdalene's. (fn. 4) Perhaps there was never any
actual monastery in the island at all, but only
a house for the accommodation of the monk who
lived there.
The Cell of 'Henes'
A charter of William, earl of Warenne, of
the twelfth century, states that he has given to
the brethren of St. Mary's, York, ' Henes' and
the moor and marsh about it, to do with as
they pleased. (fn. 5) A charter of Roger de Mowbray
mentions the gifts of Sandtoft and ' Henes' both. (fn. 6)
There is no evidence that there was ever a
monastery built at Henes, except a notice of
protection 'for the Prior of Henes' on the Patent
Roll of 1322, (fn. 7) which possibly may not refer to
this place at all.
Footnotes
| 1 |
Dugdale, Mon. iii, 616-7. |
| 2 |
Plac. Abbrev. (Rec. Com.), 94. |
| 3 |
Dugdale, Mon. iii, 616-7. |
| 4 |
It was parcel of the cell of St. Mary Magdalene
at the dissolution. Valor Eccles. (Rec. Com.), v, 10. |
| 5 |
Dugdale, Mon. iii, 617. |
| 6 |
Ibid. |
| 7 |
Pat. 15 Edw. II, pt. ii, m. 18. The calendar
conjectures Heynings for Henes in this place. |