Jervaulx Abbey
Jervaulx Abbey in East Witton in North Yorkshire, 14 mi north-west of the city of Ripon, was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England, dedicated to St Mary in 1156.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jervaulx Hall and Lane House.
Jervaulx Hall
Building
Jervaulx Hall is a historic building in East Witton, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The house was built in the early 19th century, and it long belonged to the Christie family. Jervaulx Hall is situated 650 feet west of Jervaulx Abbey.
Lane House
Building
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Lane House is a building, which is situated 1 mile east of Jervaulx Abbey.
Danby Hall
Building
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Danby Hall is a building, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Jervaulx Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thornton Steward and High Ellington.
Thornton Steward
Village
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Thornton Steward is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, near Wensleydale, with a population of 100–200, measured at 199 in the 2011 Census.
High Ellington
Hamlet
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High Ellington is a village in lower Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England, about 2.5 miles north-west of Masham. The smaller village of Low Ellington is 0.6 miles to the east. High Ellington is situated 2 miles southeast of Jervaulx Abbey.
Low Ellington
Hamlet
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Low Ellington is a small village in lower Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England about 2 miles north-west of Masham. It is 0.5 miles east of the much larger village of High Ellington. Low Ellington is situated 2½ miles southeast of Jervaulx Abbey.
Jervaulx Abbey
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: abbey in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Categories: abbey, monastery ruins, monastery, tourism, and historic site
- Location: East Witton, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.26711° or 54° 16′ 2″ northLongitude
-1.73783° or 1° 44′ 16″ westElevation
331 feet (101 metres)Open location code
9C6W7786+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 437701195OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2645962Wikidata ID
Q748927
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Jervaulx Abbey” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jervaulx Abbey”
- Dutch: “Jervaulx Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Jervaulx”
- French: “Abbaye de Jervaulx”
- French: “Jervaulx”
- German: “Jervaulx Abbey”
- German: “Jervaulx”
- Italian: “Abbazia di Jervaulx”
- Italian: “Jervaulx Abbey”
- Latin: “Iorevallis”
- Latin: “Jorevallis”
- Swedish: “Jervaulx Abbey”
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