{"id":231,"date":"2021-04-02T15:36:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T14:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spitalfarmcampingsite.co.uk\/yourstay\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2025-11-23T20:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T20:03:07","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.spitalfarmcampingsite.co.uk\/yourstay\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"231\" class=\"elementor elementor-231\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-886d372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"886d372\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08e5f89\" data-id=\"08e5f89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3bc3f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b3bc3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Spital Farm Site first came about when an ancient monastery was demolished during the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII (between 1536 and 1541, when Henry VIII disbanded monastic communities in England, Wales and Ireland).<\/p><p>Our\u00a0Grade II listed, sixteenth-century farmhouse, visible as you approach the site, was the original \u2018spital\u2019 (from the Hospital of St Mary, Staxton, which belonged to the priory of Bridlington), and the visitor centre is built on what remains of this old monastery.<\/p><p>So while celebrating Victorian traditions\u00a0at\u00a0our modern centre, you will also be experiencing a site rich in history and stories to tell about England\u2019s past.<\/p><p>A warm and friendly welcome awaits you! 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