Cathedrals · Yorkshire & the Humber
Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx 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
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Rievaulx Abbey is a cathedral in england yorkshire, United Kingdom — the principal church of its diocese, dating from 1132. 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
Rievaulx Abbey ( REE-voh) 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. The wider site was awarded Scheduled Ancient Monument status in 1915 and the abbey was brought into the care of the then Ministry of Works in 1917. The ruins of its main buildings are today a tourist attraction, owned and maintained by English Heritage. The Cleveland Way long distance footpath passes just to the south of the Abbey.
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Background
History
Rievaulx Abbey was the first Cistercian monastery in the north of England, founded in 1132 by twelve monks from Clairvaux Abbey. Its remote location was well suited to the order's ideal of a strict life of prayer and self-sufficiency with little contact with the outside world. The abbey's patron, Walter Espec, also founded another Cistercian community, that of Wardon Abbey in Bedfordshire, on unprofitable wasteland on one of his inherited estates. William I, the first abbot of Rievaulx, started construction in the 1130s. The second abbot, Saint Aelred of Rievaulx, expanded the buildings and otherwise consolidated the existence of what in time became one of the great Cistercian abbeys of…
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- Coordinates
- 54.2575, -1.1167
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Rievaulx
- Postcode
- YO62 5LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Established
- 1132
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1247496 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rievaulx Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rievaulx Abbey?
- Rievaulx Abbey is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode YO62 5LJ), in the parish of Rievaulx.
- When was Rievaulx Abbey built?
- Built or established in 1132.
- How do I get to Rievaulx Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode YO62 5LJ. It sits within the Thirsk and Malton parliamentary constituency.