Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom. The abbey and its possessions were confiscated by the crown under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1545.

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Location: 54.488, -0.6075, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Ayton Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Mulgrave Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Whitby, United Kingdom  

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  Pickering Castle ⓘ
  castle in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Scarborough Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle overlooking Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK  

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  Beck Isle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Land of Iron ⓘ
  mining museum in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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  Ryedale Folk Museum ⓘ
  museum Hutton le Hole, United Kingdom

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  Scarborough Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in The Crescent

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  Whitby Museum ⓘ
  museum in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Rotunda Museum ⓘ
  museum in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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  North Yorkshire Moors Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in England, United Kingdom

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  Pannett Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery and museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Harbour Commissioners Lighthouse Museum ⓘ
  museum in Scarborough, England, UK

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  Whitby Lifeboat Museum ⓘ
  museum in Whitby, England, UK

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  Captain Cook Museum Whitby ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Whitby, United Kingdom

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  Guisborough Museum ⓘ
  museum in Guisborough, England, UK

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  Museum of Victorian Science ⓘ
  museum in Whitby, England, UK

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  Whitby Jet Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Whitby, England, UK

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  Winkies Castle Folk Museum ⓘ
  museum in Marske-by-the Sea, England, UK

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  Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

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1829 Rotunda Museum

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1836 North Yorkshire Moors Railway

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1928 Pannett Art Gallery

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1932 Harbour Commissioners Lighthouse Museum

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1958 Whitby Lifeboat Museum

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1986 Captain Cook Museum Whitby

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1989 Guisborough Museum

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2000 Museum of Victorian Science

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2005 Whitby Jet Heritage Centre

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2005 Winkies Castle Folk Museum

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2009 Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre

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Whitby MMB 37 Larpool Viaduct

Whitby MMB 18 Abbey

Whitby railway station MMB 15 45047

The ruins of Whitby Abbey seen from the south east

• The Saxon Monastery of Whitby - scientific article published in 1943
• Analysis of the finds register and location plan of Whitby Abbey - chapter published in 1976
• Whitby Abbey - article published in 1915
• Whitby Abbey - guidebook published in 2002

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Ayton Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mulgrave Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Pickering Castle	castle, motte-and-bailey castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1130	Scarborough Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Beck Isle Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Land of Iron	charitable organization, mining museum, iron mine	Wikidata
site	museum		Ryedale Folk Museum	charitable organization, local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scarborough Art Gallery	art museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Whitby Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1829	Rotunda Museum	museum, museum building, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1836	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	railway line, heritage railway, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1928	Pannett Art Gallery	art museum, art gallery, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1932	Harbour Commissioners Lighthouse Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Whitby Lifeboat Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Captain Cook Museum Whitby	maritime museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Guisborough Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Museum of Victorian Science	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Whitby Jet Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Winkies Castle Folk Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre	maritime museum, history museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Whitby Abbey 1		Commons
commons	image		Whitby Abbey 1		Commons
commons	image		Whitby Abbey ruins 5		Commons
commons	image		Whitby Abbey ruins 6		Commons
commons	image		Whitby Abbey ruins 15		Commons
commons	image		Whitby Abbey ruins 8		Commons
commons	image		Whitby MMB 37 Larpool Viaduct		Commons
commons	image		Whitby MMB 18 Abbey		Commons
commons	image		Whitby railway station MMB 15 45047		Commons
commons	image		The ruins of Whitby Abbey seen from the south east		Commons