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The ruins of Kirkham Priory are
situated on the banks of the River Derwent, south west of Malton
at Kirkham, North Yorkshire, England. The Augustinian priory was
founded in the 1120s by Walter l'Espec, Lord of nearby Helmsley, who
also built Rievaulx Abbey.
Legend has it that Kirkham was
founded in remembrance of l'Espec's only son who had died nearby as
a consequence of his horse being startled by a boar.
The area around Kirkham Priory
was later used to test the D-Day landing vehicles, and was visited
by Winston
Churchill.
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