Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in , north-west of in , England. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Cistercian monastery in West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins)” and “Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey House Museum and Headingley railway station.

Museum
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in , , , England is housed in the gatehouse of the ruined 12th-century Kirkstall Abbey, and is a Grade II* listed building. is situated 600 feet north of Kirkstall Abbey.

Railway station
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is off Kirkstall Lane in , , England, on the Harrogate Line, 3 miles north west of . The station was opened in 1849 by the Leeds & Thirsk Railway, later part of the Leeds Northern Railway to Northallerton. is situated 2,800 feet east of Kirkstall Abbey.

Church
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St. Stephen's Church is a church in , . The church has been Grade II listed since 5 August 1976. is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Kirkstall Abbey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkstall and Hawksworth.

Suburb
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is a north-western suburb of , , England, on the eastern side of the . The area sits in the ward of Leeds City Council and Leeds Central and Headingley parliamentary constituency, represented by Alex Sobel.

Suburb
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is a residential area in the ward of , , England. It is an early twentieth-century council estate located on a hill between and , and is bordered by Butcher Hill, the A65 road and Vesper Road.

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Leeds is a large and diverse part of the city of , extending from Burley out as far as Guiseley and the city's airport. It is especially popular with students in areas such as Burley and Hyde Park where the accommodation is cheap and close to the university.

Kirkstall Abbey

Latitude
53.82062° or 53° 49′ 14″ north
Longitude
-1.60668° or 1° 36′ 24″ west
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
9C5WR9CV+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 156853488
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11550042
Wiki­data ID
Q1421579
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Kirkstall Abbey” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “柯克斯托尔修道院”
  • Dutch: “Kirkstall Abbey”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير كيركستال”
  • French: “abbaye de Kirkstall”
  • French: “Abbaye de Kirkstall”
  • German: “Kirkstall Abbey”
  • Irish: “Kirkstall Abbey”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Kirkstall”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Kirkstall”
  • Russian: “Киркстальское аббатство”
  • Slovenian: “Opatija Kirkstall”
  • Spanish: “Abadia de Kirkstall”
  • Spanish: “abadía de Kirkstall”
  • Spanish: “Abadía de Kirkstall”
  • Swedish: “Kirkstall Abbey”
  • Turkish: “Kirkstall Abbey”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sandford and West Park.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Kirkstall Abbey Visitor Centre and Abbey Cafe.

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