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Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Hambleton
Hambleton

Hambleton is a Non-metropolitan district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold....
 district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a shire county or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial counties of England in that region and also partly in North East England....
, England
England

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as founded as a Savigniac abbey in January 1135 and was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147. It wasn't an easy start for the community who had had to move five times before settling at New Byland, near Coxwold in 1177. Its early history was marked by disputes with no fewer than four other religious establishments: (Furness Abbey
Furness Abbey

Furness Abbey, or St Mary of Furness is a former Cistercian monastery situated on the outskirts of the Cumbrian town, Barrow-in-Furness....
, Calder Abbey
Calder Abbey

Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1135 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142....
, Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey is a former Cistercians abbey, headed by the Abbot of Rievaulx, located in the small village of Rievaulx , near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England....
 and Newburgh Priory
Newburgh Priory

Newburgh Priory is a large house near Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Standing on the site of an Augustinian priory, founded in 1145, it is a stately home in a rural setting with views to the Kilburn White Horse in the distance....
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Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Hambleton
Hambleton

Hambleton is a Non-metropolitan district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold....
 district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a shire county or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial counties of England in that region and also partly in North East England....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 at .

History

It was founded as a Savigniac abbey in January 1135 and was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147. It wasn't an easy start for the community who had had to move five times before settling at New Byland, near Coxwold in 1177. Its early history was marked by disputes with no fewer than four other religious establishments: (Furness Abbey
Furness Abbey

Furness Abbey, or St Mary of Furness is a former Cistercian monastery situated on the outskirts of the Cumbrian town, Barrow-in-Furness....
, Calder Abbey
Calder Abbey

Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1135 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142....
, Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey is a former Cistercians abbey, headed by the Abbot of Rievaulx, located in the small village of Rievaulx , near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England....
 and Newburgh Priory
Newburgh Priory

Newburgh Priory is a large house near Coxwold, North Yorkshire, England. Standing on the site of an Augustinian priory, founded in 1145, it is a stately home in a rural setting with views to the Kilburn White Horse in the distance....
). However, once it had overcome this bad start, it was described in the late 1300s as "one of the three shining lights of the north". Its financial success was not as great as that of places like Rievaulx, but it was famed for its sheep rearing and wool exports. Its church was said to be among the finest 12th-century churches in Europe.

It was dissolved
Dissolution of the Monasteries

The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, denotes the administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII of England disbanded all monastery, nunnery and friary in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their income, disposed of their assets and provided f...
 on 30 November 1538. In 1539, its site was granted to Sir William Pickering
William Pickering

William Pickering may refer to:*William Pickering , Republican governor of Washington territory, 1862–1866*William Henry Pickering , American astronomer...
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Description

Impressive remains can still be seen, in the care of English Heritage
English Heritage

English Heritage is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government with a broad remit of managing the historic built environment of England....
, including the lower half of a huge rose window
Rose window

A Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architecture and being divided into segments by stone mullions and tracery....
. An interesting feature is the preservation of some of the brightly-coloured medieval floor tiles. An altar table was also recovered, although that is now in Ampleforth
Ampleforth

Ampleforth is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about 23 miles north of York. The village is situated on the edge of the North York Moors National Park....
, and a stone lectern base from the chapter house is the only example its kind in Britain.

See also

Bylandabbey2
*Wimund (bishop) - English bishop, later turned pirate, was held here after his capture in the 12th century.

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