Fors Abbey
Fors Abbey was an abbey in Low Abbotside, Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1145 for the Savigniac order and converted to the Cistercian order in 1147.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ruined abbey in North Yorkshire, UK
- Also known as: “Dale Grange”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House and Virosidum.
Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House
Church
Photo: David Pickersgill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House is a historic building in Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, in England. The first Quaker meetings in Bainbridge were at the house of Anne Coward. Bainbridge Quaker Meeting House is situated 1,400 feet south of Fors Abbey.
Virosidum
Archaeological site
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Virosidum was a Roman fort and settlement situated near to the modern town of Bainbridge, North Yorkshire, England. The site is a Scheduled monument. Virosidum is situated 2,300 feet south of Fors Abbey.
Rose And Crown Hotel
Pub
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rose And Crown Hotel is a pub, which is situated 1,700 feet south of Fors Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bainbridge and Askrigg.
Bainbridge
Village
Photo: Geoff Keeble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bainbridge is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 480. The village is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near the confluence of the River Bain with the River Ure.
Askrigg
Village
Askrigg is a small village and civil parish in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, part of the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village and its parish are located in Upper Wensleydale, 12 miles west of Leyburn, and 5 miles east of Hawes.
Newbiggin
Hamlet
Newbiggin is a hamlet very close to Askrigg, North Yorkshire, England. Another Newbiggin is only about 7 miles away. The hamlet consists of eight dwellings and other smaller buildings such as barns, just to the east of Askrigg at a height of 888 feet above sea level.
Fors Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastery ruins, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Low Abbotside, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.31304° or 54° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.10013° or 2° 6′ 1″ westElevation
682 feet (208 metres)Open location code
9C6V8V7X+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 13388530748OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Fors Abbey” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Abadia de Fors”
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