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Fountains Abbey (1132), monastic ruin, in par. and 3 miles SW. of Ripon, E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, within Studley Park; in W. vicinity of the abbey is the seat of Fountains Hall.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "monastic ruin" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
Administrative units: | Ripon CP/AP/Tn Yorkshire AncC |
Place: | Fountains Abbey |
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