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Jervaulx Abbey

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Serlo, then Abbot of Savigny, disapproved of the foundation, since it had been made without his knowledge and consent. He refused to supply it with monks from his abbey because of the great difficulties experienced by those he had previously sent to England. Therefore in a general chapter he proposed
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As the monasteries kept people employed and from starving, the regional disturbances were occasioned by desperation, and, as the monastic system was not diocesan or provincial to make a swift transition within the nationalized episcopal system, there was no immediate resolution to tenant sufferings.
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that it be transferred to the Abbey of Belland (Byland), which was closer and would be able to provide the assistance required by the new foundation. Monks were sent from Byland and after they had undergone great hardships because of the meagreness of their endowment and sterility of their lands
393:, originally made with ewes' milk. In 1279 Abbot Philip of Jervaulx was murdered by one of his monks. His successor, Abbot Thomas, was initially accused of the crime, but a jury later determined that he was not to blame, and another monk fled under outlawry. 369:, land at Fors and Worton, in Wensleydale, to build a monastery of their order. The monastery there was successively called the Abbey of Fors, Jervaulx and Charity. Grange, 5 miles (8 km) west-north-west of Aysgarth, a hamlet in the township of 1062: 1077: 1057: 479:
The standing remains of the abbey include part of the church and claustral buildings and a watermill. The lordship of East Witton, including the site of the abbey, was granted by
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of Swinton Park for £310,000. It was purchased by Major and Mrs W. V. Burdon in 1971. Their youngest son, Ian, now runs the abbey, the ruins of which are open to the public.
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in the parish of Aysgarth, is the original site of Fors Abbey. After it was abandoned it was known by the name of Dale Grange and now by that of the Grange alone.
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valley' and is perhaps a translation of the English 'Ure-dale', also known as Yoredale. The valley is now called
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Jervaulx Abbey, East Witton and neighbourhood, with some account of the monks (Cistercians)
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Jecock, Marcus (1999). Jervaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire (Report). English Heritage.
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Jervaulx, Byland and other Cistercian houses were as much attached to Savigny and
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Ground Plan of the Abbey from the description by Hope & Brakspear (1911)
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Walker, Andy (31 July 2008). "Old church windows smashed by vandals".
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in June 1537, when the monastic property was forfeited to the king.
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The pulpitum screen with part of the stalls can now be seen at
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Hope, W. H. S. J.; Brakspear, H. (1911).
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in 1805. The estate was purchased from the trustees of
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Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
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to the present day. It was also the original home of
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names
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Monasteries dissolved under the English Reformation
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Abbot of Jervaulx

Jervaulx Abbey is located in North Yorkshire
Order
Savigniac
Cistercian
Byland Abbey
Diocese
York
Aysgarth
Ainderby Steeple
East Witton
West Witton
East Witton
North Yorkshire
Coordinates
54°16′1″N 1°44′17″W / 54.26694°N 1.73806°W / 54.26694; -1.73806
Grid reference
SE173855
East Witton
North Yorkshire
Ripon
Cistercian
Yorkshire
St Mary
listed building
Ure
Wensleydale
Savigniac
Normandy

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