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Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey — ruined medieval abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK.

Rievaulx Abbey

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Rievaulx Abbey is a abbey in yorkshire. Established 1132. (Ruined mediaeval abbey in Yorkshire, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. It was one of the great abbeys in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.". Coordinates 54.2575°, -1.1167°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
54.2575, -1.1167
Established
1132

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