What is "painsthorpe"

Painsthorpe is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located about east of the village of Kirby Underdale, the area is remote - the nearest settlement of any size is the small town of Pocklington some to the south. It forms part of the civil parish of Kirby Underdale and was the site of Painsthorpe Abbey, an Anglican Benedictine monastery.