Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber
Ampleforth Abbey
Ampleforth Abbey — monastery in North Yorkshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Ampleforth Abbey is an abbey, priory, or monastic site in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1897. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Affiliated with Catholicism. Wikidata describes it as: "monastery in North Yorkshire, England". Coordinates: 54.2018°, -1.0847°.
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Official information
Home to a community of Benedictine monks since 1802 and one of only a handful of working monasteries in the UK.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Howardian Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ampleforth Abbey is a monastery of Benedictine monks a mile to the east of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, England, part of the English Benedictine Congregation. It descends from the pre-Reformation community at Westminster Abbey through the last surviving monk from Westminster, Sigebert Buckley (c. 1520 - c. 1610). As of 2024 the monastery has 41 monks, and sometimes will have 50 nuns of the monastery organization.
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Background
History
The Abbey was founded in a house given to Father Anselm Bolton by Lady Anne Fairfax, daughter of Charles Gregory Fairfax, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley. This house was taken over by Dr Brewer, President of the Congregation, on 30 July 1802. Since leaving Dieulouard in Lorraine, where its members had joined Spanish and Cassinese Benedictines to form the monastery of St Laurence, the community had been successively at Acton Burnell, Tranmere, Scholes, Vernon Hall and Parbold Hall, under its superior, Dr Marsh. On its migration to Ampleforth Lodge Dr Marsh remained at Parbold and Father Appleton was elected the first prior of the new monastery. Shortly afterwards Parbold was broken up and the…
Architecture
The college buildings were begun by Charles Hansom in 1861 and have been enlarged on numerous occasions. The woodwork in the cafe and library is by Robert Thompson.
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- Coordinates
- 54.2018, -1.0847
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Ampleforth
- Postcode
- YO62 4EN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Established
- 1897
- Official site
- www.abbey.ampleforth.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3012194 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ampleforth Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ampleforth Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 1036357.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ampleforth Abbey?
- Ampleforth Abbey is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO62 4EN), in the parish of Ampleforth.
- When was Ampleforth Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1897.
- Is Ampleforth Abbey a protected site?
- Yes — Ampleforth Abbey is part of the Howardian Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Ampleforth Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode YO62 4EN. It sits within the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency.