What is recorded here
Fountains Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1132 under the direction of Thurstan, archbishop of York, and over the next four centuries became one of the wealthiest monasteries in England thanks to its large and diverse landholdings.
A local church or high cross; wider significance not recorded.
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Places near here
Fountain's AbbeyAbbey (medieval) · 40 yd
Robin Hood's WellListed building · 231 yd
Abbey MillListed building · 249 yd
Swanley GrangeHeritage attraction · 253 yd
The waterfallWaterfall · 659 yd
Tent HillViewpoint · 700 yd
Studley Royal: Statue restored and painted to replicate white marble as originally intended 3Monument or public art · 724 yd
The Temple of FameVisitor information · 834 yd
Obelisk, Studley ParkMonument or public art · 976 yd
Waterfall, Studley ParkWaterfall · 1335 yd
How HillMountain / peak · 1376 yd
Mackershaw PlantationForest · 1525 ydOther information
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