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Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber

Bolton Abbey

In or near Ilkley.

Bolton Abbey — estate in Wharfedale in North Yorkshire, England.

Bolton Abbey

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Bolton Abbey is a abbey in yorkshire. Established 1101. (Site of 12th century Augustinian monastery.) Wikipedia notes: "Bolton Abbey Estate in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England, takes its name from a 12th-century Augustinian monastery of canons regular, technically a priory, which was closed in the 1539 Dissolution of the Monasteries ordered by King Henry VIII. It is in the Yorkshire Dales, next to the village of Bolton Abbey.". Coordinates 53.9825°, -1.8872°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
53.9825, -1.8872
Established
1101

Sources

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