Historic Churches and Abbeys
Explore the architectural and spiritual evolution of North Yorkshire through this selection of historic religious sites. The list features the iconic Cistercian ruins of Rievaulx and Byland Abbeys, alongside the clifftop remains of the 7th-century Whitby Abbey. Key highlights include Saint Gregory’s Minster, home to a rare Anglo-Saxon sundial, and the 18th-century Osmotherley Friends Meeting House. These sites, together with the historic parish churches of St Mary’s and All Saints, represent over a millennium of North York Moors history, from monastic grandeur to quiet Quaker simplicity.
A Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey.
B Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England.
C Byland Abbey
Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National…
D All Saints
The Church of All Saints is an Anglican parish church serving the town of Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England.
E St Mary's
The Church of Saint Mary is an Anglican parish church serving the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire England.
Saint Gregory's Minster
St Gregory's Minster is an Anglo-Saxon church with a rare sundial, in Kirkdale near Kirkbymoorside, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire,…
Osmotherley Friends Meeting House
Osmotherley Friends Meeting House is a Friends Meeting House of the Religious Society of Friends, situated in the village of Osmotherley in…
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