Cathedrals · Yorkshire & the Humber
Jervaulx Abbey
Jervaulx Abbey is a cathedral in the United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Jervaulx Abbey is a cathedral in england yorkshire, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1101. Cathedrals are seats of bishops in the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and other Christian denominations across Britain.
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From the Wikipedia article
Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton in North Yorkshire, 14 mi (23 km) north-west of the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, dedicated to St Mary in 1156. It is a Grade I listed building. The place name Jervaulx is first attested in 1145, where it appears as Jorvalle. The name is French for 'the Ure valley' and is perhaps a translation of the English 'Ure-dale', also known as Yoredale. The valley is now called Wensleydale.
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Background
History
Initially a Savigniac foundation out of Normandy, the abbey was taken over by the Cistercian order from Burgundy and responsibility for it was taken by Byland Abbey. Founded in 1145 at Fors near Aysgarth, it was moved ten years later to a site a few miles away on the banks of the River Ure. In 1145, in the reign of King Stephen, Akarius Fitz Bardolph, Lord of Ravensworth, gave Peter de Quinciano, a monk from Savigny, land at Fors and Worton, in Wensleydale, to build a monastery of their order. The monastery was successively called the Abbey of Fors, Jervaulx and Charity. Grange, 5 mile west-north-west of Aysgarth, a hamlet in the township of Low Abbotside in the parish of Aysgarth, is the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.2672, -1.7378
- Address
- East Witton, North Yorkshire, England
- Established
- 1101
- Official site
- www.genuki.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q748927 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Jervaulx Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jervaulx Abbey?
- Jervaulx Abbey is in Yorkshire & the Humber, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.2672°, -1.7378°.
- When was Jervaulx Abbey built?
- Jervaulx Abbey dates to 1101.
- What denomination is Jervaulx Abbey?
- Jervaulx Abbey is affiliated with Christianity.