FOUNTAINS ABBEY
Yorkshire
National Trust and World Heritage Site
Yorkshire
National Trust and World Heritage Site
May 30th 2019
Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately 3 miles south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years becoming one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its dissolution in 1539 under the order of Henry VIII.
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