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Abbeys
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Fountains
Abbey by Ripon
A ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in
1132. Fountains Abbey is one of the
largest and best preserved Cistercian
houses in England. Postcode: HG4
3.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountains_Abbey.
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Rievaulx Abbey
by Helmsley
A former Cistercian abbey headed by the
Abbot of Rievaulx, once one of the
wealthiest abbey's in England. The Abbey
was dissolved by Henry VIII of England in
1538. Its ruins are now a tourist
attraction. Postcode: YO62
5LB.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rievaulx_Abbey.
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St Mary's
Abbey York
A ruined Benedictine abbey that lies in
what are now the Yorkshire Museum
Gardens, to the west of York Minster. The
original abbey on the site was founded in
1055, dedicated to Saint Olave. Postcode:
YO1
7FR.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Abbey,_York.
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Whitby Abbey
by Whitby
Founded in 657 AD by the Anglo-Saxon King
of Northumbria, Oswy (Oswiu). He
appointed Lady Hilda, abbess of
Hartlepool Abbey and niece of Edwin the
first Christian king of Northumbria, as
founding Abbess. Postcode: YO22
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby_Abbey.
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