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Easby Abbey
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Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire. The Abbey was founded as a Savigniac abbey in 1135 and was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147. It was famed for its sheep rearing and wool exports and its church was said to be among the finest 12th Century churches in Europe. It was dissolved in 1538 and the site granted to Sir William Pickering. The remains are now in the care of English Heritage and it is a beautiful site nestling in the valley. The abbey remains include one of the largest cloisters in England, which was glazed in the fifteenth century to keep out the cold. It also has a stone lectern base from the chapter house that is the only example of its kind in Britain. 
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