Whitby Abbey

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Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries^[2] under the auspices of Henry VIII. It is a Grade I Listed building in the care of English Heritage^[1] and its site museum is housed in Cholmley House.^[3]

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby Abbey

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