Jervaulx Abbey

Jervaulx Abbey was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, England. Located in East Witton in North Yorkshire, 14 mi north-west of the city of Ripon, it was dedicated to St Mary in 1156.

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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 historic building near Thornton Steward, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The country house was originally constructed in the 14th century as a pele tower, perhaps with a wing attached. Danby Hall 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″ north

Longitude

-1.73783° or 1° 44′ 16″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

9C6W7786+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 437701195

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monastery

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

2645962

Wikidata ID

Q748927

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“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”
Turkish: “Jervaulx Abbey”

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