Meaux Abbey
Meaux Abbey was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1151 by William le Gros, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Earl of York and 4th Lord of Holderness, near Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Historical site
- Description: former Cistercian abbey in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Melissa Abbey” and “Site of Meaux Cistercian Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Peter.
Church of St Peter
Church
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Church of St Peter is situated 1½ miles south of Meaux Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meaux and Weel.
Meaux
Locality
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Meaux is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wawne, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is about 6+1⁄2 miles north of Hull city centre and 3+1⁄2 miles east of Beverley.
Weel
Hamlet
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Weel is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tickton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles east of the town of Beverley and 1.5 miles south of the village of Tickton. Weel is situated 2 miles west of Meaux Abbey.
Thearne
Hamlet
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Thearne is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Woodmansey, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 183. Thearne is situated 2 miles southwest of Meaux Abbey.
Meaux Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastery ruins, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wawne, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Meaux Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Meaux Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Meaux”
- French: “Abbaye de Meaux”
- German: “Meaux Abbey”
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