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Rievaulx Abbey

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Location	:	Helmsley, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate	:	54.2449170, -1.0639570
Description	:	Rievaulx Abbey /ri¢°ˈvoʊ/ ree-VOH is a former Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. Headed by the Abbot of Rievaulx, it was one of the wealthiest abbeys in England until it was dissolved by Henry VIII of England in 1538. Its ruins are a tourist attraction, owned and maintained by English Heritage.Rievaulx Abbey was founded in 1132 by twelve monks from Clairvaux Abbey as a mission for the colonisation of the north of England and Scotland. It was the first Cistercian abbey in the north.	Rievaulx Abbey /ri¢°ˈvoʊ/ ree-VOH is a former Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. Headed by the Abbot of Rievaulx, it was one of the wealthiest abbeys in England until it was dissolved by Henry VIII of England in 1538. Its ruins are a tourist attraction, owned and maintained by English Heritage.Rievaulx Abbey was founded in 1132 by twelve monks from Clairvaux Abbey as a mission for the colonisation of the north of England and Scotland. It was the first Cistercian abbey in the north.

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Rievaulx Abbey is located at Helmsley, Ryedale District ,North Yorkshire , YO62 5LBEngland.
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Latitude: 54.2449170
Longitude: -1.0639570

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1. All Saints Churchyard
Helmsley, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2469000, -1.0625000

2. Helmsley Town Cemetery
Helmsley, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2483300, -1.0620300

3. Harome Village Cemetery
Harome, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2308650, -1.0096380

4. St Saviour Churchyard
Harome, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2302000, -1.0088000

5. St Oswald Churchyard
Oswaldkirk, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2022340, -1.0495510

6. Ampleforth Abbey - Monk's Wood
Ampleforth, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2028689, -1.0841344

7. Ampleforth Abbey
Ampleforth, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2019630, -1.0838000

9. St Hilda Churchyard
Ampleforth, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2000630, -1.1075590

10. Ampleforth Friends Burial Ground
Ampleforth, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2023420, -1.1213330

11. Saint Mary’s Churchyard
Scawton, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2451000, -1.1591000

12. All Saints Churchyard
Old Byland, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2663000, -1.1558000

13. Gilling New Churchyard
Gilling East, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.1856070, -1.0559535

14. Holy Cross Churchyard
Gilling East, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.1841290, -1.0580460

16. St. Gregory's Minster Churchyard
Kirkdale, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2628300, -0.9622613

17. St Gregory Minster Churchyard
Nawton, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2627570, -0.9621910

18. All Saints and St James Church
Nunnington, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2031000, -0.9806000

19. Stonegrave Minster Churchyard
Stonegrave, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.1925011, -0.9966000

20. Byland Abbey
Coxwold, Hambleton District, England
Coordinate: 54.2034480, -1.1589660

21. St Michael Churchyard
Cold Kirby, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2534580, -1.1827120

22. All Saints Churchyard
Kirkbymoorside, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.2703470, -0.9310110

24. Hovingham Cemetery
Hovingham, Ryedale District, England
Coordinate: 54.1753500, -0.9808900