Whalley Abbey
Whalley Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Whalley, Lancashire, England. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey was largely demolished and a country house was built on the site.Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley and Whalley Abbey gatehouse.
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley
Church
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary and All Saints is an Anglican church in the village of Whalley, Lancashire, England. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn. Church of St Mary and All Saints, Whalley is situated 650 feet northeast of Whalley Abbey.
Whalley Abbey gatehouse
Ruins
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whalley Abbey gatehouse is a ruins, which is situated 730 feet northwest of Whalley Abbey.
Whalley railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whalley railway station serves the village of Whalley in Lancashire, England. The station lies on the Ribble Valley Line 7+1⁄4 miles north of Blackburn. Whalley railway station is situated 1,600 feet north of Whalley Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whalley and Brockhall.
Whalley
Village
Photo: Craigthornber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whalley is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in Lancashire, England. It is overlooked by Whalley Nab, a large wooded hill over the river from the village.
Brockhall
Village
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brockhall Village is a gated community in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. The village is in the civil parish of Billington and Langho and is 7 miles north of Blackburn. Brockhall is situated 2 miles west of Whalley Abbey.
York
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Pyle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
York is a hamlet in the Ribble Valley district of the county of Lancashire, England. Part of the Billington and Langho civil parish, it is located southeast of the village of Langho on the old turnpike road between Whalley and Blackburn. York is situated 2 miles southwest of Whalley Abbey.
Whalley Abbey
- Type: Ruins
- Description: abbey
- Categories: abbey and historic site
- Location: Whalley, Ribble Valley District, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.82019° or 53° 49′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.41021° or 2° 24′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C5VRHCQ+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 52170860OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q1631088
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Whalley Abbey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “華里修道院”
- Dutch: “Whalley Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Whalley”
- French: “Abbaye de Whalley”
- German: “Whalley Abbey”
- Irish: “Whalley Abbey”
- Turkish: “Whalley Abbey”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whalley Church of England Primary School and English Martyrs RC Church.
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