Fountains Abbey

Fountains Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near in , 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.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ruined Cistercian abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “abadia de Fountains” and “Fountains Cistercian Abbey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Studley Royal Park and Fountains Hall.

Garden
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is an estate in , England. is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Fountains Abbey.

Manor estate
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is a country house near … is situated 1,000 feet west of Fountains Abbey.

Church
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The Church of St Mary, Studley Royal, is a Victorian… is situated 3,300 feet north of Fountains Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ingerthorpe and Risplith.

Hamlet
is a hamlet and former civil parish about… is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fountains Abbey.

Hamlet
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is a village in the civil parish of , in the county of , England. is situated 2 miles west of Fountains Abbey.

Hamlet
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is a village in the English county of . is situated 2 miles south of Fountains Abbey.

Fountains Abbey

Latitude
54.10979° or 54° 6′ 35″ north
Longitude
-1.58177° or 1° 34′ 54″ west
Elevation
292 feet (89 metres)
Open location code
9C6W4C59+W7
Geo­Names ID
2649136
Wiki­data ID
Q540237
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Fountains Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير النوافير”
  • Basque: “Fountains abadia”
  • Bulgarian: “Абатство Фаунтейнс”
  • Bulgarian: “Фаунтейнс”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Fountains”
  • Catalan: “Fountains”
  • Cebuano: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Chinese: “噴泉修道院”
  • Chinese: “方廷斯修道院”
  • Chinese: “方廷斯隐修院”
  • Croatian: “Opatija Fountains”
  • Czech: “Klášter Fountains”
  • Dutch: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Finnish: “Fountains Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye de Fountains”
  • French: “Abbaye de Fountains”
  • Georgian: “ფაუნტინის სააბატო”
  • German: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר פאונטיינז”
  • Hungarian: “Fountains-apátság”
  • Irish: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Fountains”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Fountains”
  • Japanese: “ファウンテンズ修道院”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Norwegian: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Polish: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Fountains”
  • Romanian: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Russian: “Фаунтинское аббатство”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Slovak: “Kláštor Fountains”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Fountains”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Fountains”
  • Swedish: “Fountains Abbey”
  • Thai: “ฟาวน์ทินส์แอบบีย์”
  • Turkish: “Fountains Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Фаунтинське абатство”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Fountains Abbey and Aldfield.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Buck Inn and Blazefield.

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