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Byland Abbey

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Also known as Byland Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management earthworks, enclosures, ancillary buildings and quarries

monastery in North Yorkshire, England, UK

Official website

Byland Abbey | English Heritage

Once one of the greatest monasteries in England, Byland Abbey inspired the design of church buildings throughout North.

english-heritage.org.uk

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Instance of
history museum
Image
BylandAbbey-7Je11-24105.jpg
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inception
1101-01-17
postal code
YO61 4BD
Commons category
Byland Abbey
located in protected area
North York Moors
historic county
Yorkshire
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1537-00-00
mother house
Furness Abbey
OS grid reference
SE5495178959
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