Priory Charter
Esholt Priory (1184-1540) was the Cistercian Priory of St. Leonard, it was a small community of nuns who lived very simply.
Railway Station and Railway
The Midland Railway (number 179) can be seen lying on it’s side after colliding with the rear of a passenger train at Esholt Junction.
St. Paul’s Church
The church was built in 1839 by William Rookes Crompton Stansfield of Esholt Hall.
Stansfield, Robert & Family, c1700s – 1904 (1)
Robert was the son of Robert Stansfield senior and Anne Busfield and was born in 1728.
Whilst collecting the information for the website interesting pictures and content came to light and rather than ignore those which are not in Aireborough, we have included these here.
