Moll Dawson’s Slack Plantation

Moll Dawson’s Slack Plantation is a forest in Rievaulx, Ryedale District, England. Moll Dawson’s Slack Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Baxton’s Rigg, as well as near the village Rievaulx.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rievaulx Abbey and Ionic Temple.

Rievaulx Abbey

Park

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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 abbeys in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Ionic Temple

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Rievaulx Terrace

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Rievaulx Terrace is a site located in the North York Moors National Park, in North Yorkshire, England, overlooking Rievaulx Abbey and owned by the National Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helmsley and Rievaulx.

Helmsley

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Helmsley is a market town in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, with a population of 1348 in 2021. The main attraction in town is Helmsley Castle, while Rievaulx Abbey is 3 miles west; the North York Moors surround the town.

Rievaulx

Village

Rievaulx is a small village and civil parish in Rye Dale within the North York Moors National Park near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England and is located in what was the inner court of Rievaulx Abbey, close to the River Rye.