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Whitby Abbey
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Whitby Abbey

Area: Whitby
Region: East Coast
County: Yorkshire
Website: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/whitbyabbey
Attractions:
Churches and Abbeys


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Whitby Abbey is one of the most historically significant landmarks on the North Yorkshire coast. This quiet spot was once a bustling settlement at the heart of a sophisticated modern town. Founded in AD657 by St Hilda, the Abbey is a potent symbol of the considerable power of the early church. In 2000 a section of the cliff north of the Abbey fell into the sea, prompting a rescue excavation to save important archaeological remains. A new Visitor Centre interprets these remains and explores what life at the Abbey would once have been like.



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