Whitby, GB

Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery founded in 657 by the Anglo-Saxon King of Northumbria Oswiu (642-670). In 867 the abbey was ruined by the Vikings and then abandoned. William of Percy, a feudal baron, ordered the refoundation of the abbey in 1078, which was done by Regenfrith, a soldier monk who dedicated it to St Peter and St Hilda. This second monastery was destroyed by Henry VIII of England in 1540 and the abbey buildings fell into ruins, serving as a stone quarry and a landmark for sailors.

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Key Features

  • Architecture

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Café within 500m

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St Mary

There has been a place of worship in Goathland, on the North Yorkshire Moors, for at least eight centuries.
The present building, which was completed in 1896, was designed by Mr Walter H Brierly of York who said of his creation: ‘The qualities of simplicity, breadth and sturdiness were felt to be especially required for such a bleak moorland situation, and were aimed at in the design'.

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St Mary

The church of St Mary dates from 1150. It is believed to have been built by the masons that were employed by the castle and whether this is true or not what is certain is that it is the place where they would have worshiped.

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St Martin on the Hill

St Martin's church was completed in 1863 and was designed by George Bodley. The beauty of the church is famous in the area and features excellent examples of preRaphaelite stained glass.

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