Is Acomb Grange the site of the villa of the father of the first Christian Emperor?
Interesting Articles and essays (PDF format) Essay by the current owner Peter Brown as part of a University of York Local History Certificate Acomb Grange – The winner of the 1991 Sheldon Memorial Trust Essay Competition by J Kaner Overview In the 1120s, Acomb Grange was founded by the Master of St Leonard’s Hospital to collect the tithes of Rufforth. Later , it became the residence of the Master. As at least one of the Masters, Walter De Langton, was also the Treasurer of England, events of major importance in the history of England occurred at Acomb Grange. There are very substantial stone remains from the 12th and 13th Centuries. The Pilgrimage of Grace, the rebellion to restore Catholicism after the reformation, gathered at Acomb Grange before its march on London. Its Catholic links continued, as the house was occupied by recusants related to the Catholic families of the Thwings and Mary Ward, the founder of the IBVM, a teaching order of Catholic nuns. In 1644, it is thought that t
