Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the on the East Cliff above in , England, a centre of the medieval .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 174 feet (53 metres)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by English Heritage
  • Opening hours:
    April 1–October 31: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    November 1–December 23: Wednesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
    December 26–February 17: Wednesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
    February 18–March 31: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Description: abbey

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cholmley House and St Mary’s Church, Whitby.
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Abbey House is a historic building in , a town in , England. is situated 440 feet west of Whitby Abbey.
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The Church of Saint Mary is an Anglican parish church… is situated 880 feet northwest of Whitby Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruswarp and Ewe Cote.
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is a village in the civil parish of , in , England.
is a small hamlet on the edge of the North… is situated 1½ miles west of Whitby Abbey.
Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the civil parish… is situated 2 miles south of Whitby Abbey.

Whitby Abbey

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Latitude
54.48758° or 54° 29′ 15″ north
Longitude
-0.60645° or 0° 36′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C6XF9QV+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25749613
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6941806
Wiki­data ID
Q1469493

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Ukrainian—“Whitby Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “abati Whitby”
  • Breton: “Abati Whitby”
  • Catalan: “abadia de Whitby”
  • Catalan: “Abadia de Whitby”
  • Chinese: “惠特比修道院”
  • Czech: “Klášter Whitby”
  • Czech: “opatství Whitby”
  • Czech: “Whitbyské opatství”
  • Dutch: “Whitby Abbey”
  • French: “abbaye de Whitby”
  • French: “Abbaye de Whitby”
  • Galician: “Abadía de Whitby”
  • German: “Whitby Abbey”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר ויטבי”
  • Indonesian: “Keabasan Whitby”
  • Irish: “Whitby Abbey”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Whitby”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Whitby”
  • Japanese: “ウィットビー・アビー”
  • Japanese: “ウィットビー修道院”
  • Polish: “Opactwo w Whitby”
  • Portuguese: “Abadia de Whitby”
  • Russian: “Аббатство Уитби”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opatija Whitby”
  • Slovak: “Opátstvo Whitby”
  • Slovenian: “Opatija Whitby”
  • Spanish: “abadia de Whitby”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Whitby”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Whitby”
  • Swedish: “Whitby Abbey”
  • Turkish: “Whitby Abbey”
  • Ukrainian: “Абатство Вітбі”
  • Ukrainian: “Абатство Уітбі”

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