National History Fountains Abbey Studley Royal 1066 1087 William the Conqueror 1132 Archbishop Thurston helps 13 monks from York to start a new abbey Studley (Roger) appears in the Domesday Book Households : 5 villagers, 3 smallholders 1086 The Domesday Book. Commissioned by William the Conqueror. The first national census 1135 1154 King Stephen 1170 The abbey is well established with around 60 monks and 200 laybrothers 1200 Small farming communities begin to grow
1455 1487 Wars of the Roses 1350 The Black Death claims many 1314 Battle of Bannockburn lives 1483 1485 King Richard III 1485 Richard III killed at the Battle of Bosworth 1230 Wool sales increase the abbey s 1300 Sheep disease and poor harvests lead the abbey into debt 1314 Hungry Scots raid the abbey and its farms 1381 Only 34 monks remain at Fountains Abbey 1480s Abbot Darnton repairs and rebuilds the Abbey Church 1500 Abbot Huby builds the great tower C. 1400 Studley village disappears. The manor house, Studley Hall, remains 1452 William Mallorie is owner of Studley Hall. The Mallories live at Studley for the next 200 years 1356 Sir Richard Tempest is Lord of Studley Fallow deer were well-established at Studley
1642 1651 English Civil War 1653 1658 Oliver Cromwell became Lord Protector of England 1509 1547 King Henry VIII 1558 1603 Queen Elizabeth I 1627 The Messenger family owns the Fountains Abbey estate for six generations The Aislabies of Studley make approaches to buy but the Messengers refuse 1539 Fountains Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII. All the monks leave 1604 Sir Stephen Proctor builds Fountains Hall and lives there 1667 George Aislabie of York marries Mary Mallorie of Studley 1693 John Aislabie inherits Studley from his Father. He begins to plan his water garden 1600 Studley is shown on a map of the time
1666 The Great Fire of London 1665 1666 Great Plague of London From 1760 The Industrial Revolution William Sexton s Map of the area during the 17th century If any person shall be eavesdroppers, common scold, tale callers, drawlarks or common hedgebreakers fine 6/8 For hunting in ripe corn, a fine of 40/- If waifs or strays are concealed from the bailiff for over 3 days fine 40/- If bread weighers or ale tasters fail in their duty fine 10/- An extract from the Rules of the Court Leet at Fountains Hall in 1667 1742 William Aislabie inherits the estate from his father He develops the Water Garden, a Chinese garden and rebuilds Studley Hall 1716 Work starts on the Lake, Canal and Moon Pond
1805 Battle of Trafalgar 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act 1767 The Messengers fall on hard times and agree to sell the estate to William Aislabie 1781 William dies, with the Water Garden much as it is today Fountains Abbey and Studley 1845 The Earl de Grey owns the estate Royal estates merge in 1767 1767 William buys the Fountains Abbey estate and the two estates become one 1790s Mrs Allanson, William s daughter creates a garden feature at the Surprise View to reveal the abbey ruins 1849 58 JR Walbran excavates the abbey
1837 1901 Queen Victoria 1918 1920 Spanish Flu killed more people across the world than during World War 1 1914 1918 World War 1 1928 Women get the vote 1859 The future Marquess of Ripon inherits the estate 1909 2nd Marquess of Ripon inherits 1870s William Burges designs St Mary s Church for the 1st Marquess of Ripon 1897 1926 Studley Royal Golf Club is set out in the park 1923 Clare and Doris Vyner own the estate
1930s The Great Depression 1936 The year of 3 Kings George V, Edward VIII, George VI 1939 1945 World War II 1952 Queen Elizabeth II 1966 Henry Vyner sells the estate, to be bought by West Riding County Council Up until the 1930s the Mill saws timber as well as grinding flour The second World War memorial to Charles and Elizabeth Vyner who both died in the war aged just 18 and 19 1970s Sika deer were introduced in the deer park 1983 The National Trust buys the estate 1939 Queen Ethelburga s School is billeted at Studley Hall 1946 A great fire destroys Studley Hall. Only the stable block survives 1986 Studley Royal with Fountains Abbey becomes a World Heritage Site