Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. It was one of the great monasteries in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
- Museum
- …lies at an elevation of around 290 feet (90 metres)
- …is also known as “Rievaulx Abbey Museum”
- Description: ruined medieval abbey in Yorkshire, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Rievaulx Terrace and Ionic Temple.
Rievaulx Terrace
Rievaulx Terrace is a site located in the North York…
890 feet southeast of Rievaulx Abbey
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rievaulx and Old Byland.
Old Byland
Old Byland is a village.
2 miles west of Rievaulx Abbey
Scawton
Scawton is a village and former civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
2 miles southwest of Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey
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Latitude
54.25675° or 54° 15′ 24″ north
Longitude
-1.11609° or 1° 6′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C6W7V4M+MH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = museum
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Rievaulx Abbey” goes by many names.
Rievaulx AbbeyAfrikaans
Rievaulx-abdyAfrikaans
里沃修道院Chinese
Abdij van RievaulxDutch
Rievaulx AbbeyIndonesian
Abbazia di RievaulxItalian
Rievaulx AbbeyItalian
Rievaulx AbbeyJavanese
RiaevallisLatin
Mănăstirea RievaulxRomanian
Rievaulx AbbeySerbo-Croatian
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