Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1132 under the direction of Thurstan, archbishop of York, and over the next four centuries became one of the wealthiest monasteries in England thanks to its large and diverse landholdings.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 290 feet (90 metres)
- …is also known as “Fountains Cistercian Abbey”
- Description: ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
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Studley Royal Park
Studley Royal Park is an estate in North Yorkshire, England.
2,800 feet northeast of Fountains Abbey
Fountains Hall
Fountains Hall is a country house near Ripon…
1,000 feet west of Fountains Abbey
St Mary’s
The Church of St Mary, Studley Royal, is a Victorian…
3,300 feet north of Fountains Abbey
Hamlets in the Area
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Ingerthorpe
Ingerthorpe is a hamlet and former civil parish about…
1½ miles southeast of Fountains Abbey
Risplith
Risplith is a village in the civil parish of Sawley, in the county of North Yorkshire, England.
2 miles west of Fountains Abbey
Markington
Markington is a village in the English county of North Yorkshire.
2 miles south of Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey
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Latitude
54.10979° or 54° 6′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.58177° or 1° 34′ 54″ west
Open location code
9C6W4C59+W7
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Fountains Abbey” goes by many names.
دير النوافيرArabic
Fountains abadiaBasque
Абатство ФаунтейнсBulgarian
ФаунтейнсBulgarian
Abadia de FountainsCatalan
FountainsCatalan
Fountains AbbeyCebuano
噴泉修道院Chinese
方廷斯修道院Chinese
方廷斯隐修院Chinese
Opatija FountainsCroatian
Klášter FountainsCzech
Fountains AbbeyDutch
Fountains AbbeyFinnish
ფაუნტინის სააბატოGeorgian
מנזר פאונטיינזHebrew
Fountains-apátságHungarian
Fountains AbbeyIrish
Abbazia di FountainsItalian
ファウンテンズ修道院Japanese
Fountains AbbeyNorwegian
Fountains AbbeyNorwegian Bokmål
Fountains AbbeyPolish
Fountains AbbeyRomanian
Фаунтинское аббатствоRussian
Fountains AbbeySerbo-Croatian
Kláštor FountainsSlovak
Fountains AbbeySwedish
ฟาวน์ทินส์แอบบีย์Thai
Fountains ManastırıTurkish
Фаунтинське абатствоUkrainian
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