Share This
table started by
dsinclair for the Abbeys of Britain Base
There is no user-contributed description yet.
Add More Topics
Save this view to a base, or just for yourself.
8 Cistercian Abbeys topics matching:
Filter this Collection| x name | x image | x article |
|---|---|---|
| x Kirkstall Abbey |
|
Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery to the west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, set in grounds which are now a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c.1152 and was over seventy five years in...
|
| x Jervaulx Abbey |
|
Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton near the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, founded in 1156. Initially a Savigniac foundation, the abbey was later taken over by the Cistercian order and responsibility for it...
|
| x Fountains Abbey |
|
Fountains Abbey is near to Aldfield, approximately two miles southwest of Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved Cistercian houses in England....
|
| x Byland Abbey |
|
Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England at grid reference SE549790.
It was founded as a Savigniac abbey in January 1135 and was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147. It wasn't an...
|
| x Rievaulx Abbey |
|
Rievaulx Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey headed by the Abbot of Rievaulx. It is located in the village of Rievaulx (pronounced 'Ree-voh'), near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England.
Rievaulx Abbey was founded in 1132 by twelve monks from...
|
| x Roche Abbey |
|
Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey located near Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in a valley alongside Maltby Beck and King's Wood.
The abbey was founded in 1147 when the stone buildings were raised on the north side of the beck. The...
|
| x Sawley Abbey |
|
Sawley Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks in the village of Sawley, Lancashire, in England (and historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire). It existed from 1147 until its dissolution in 1536, during the reign of King Henry VIII of all England...
|
| x Cleeve Abbey |
|
Cleeve Abbey is a medieval monastery located near the village of Washford, in Somerset, England. The abbey was founded in the late twelfth century as a house for monks of the austere Cistercian order. Over its 350-year monastic history Cleeve was...
|
