Ruins of Bolton Priory seen over River Wharfe, Wharfedale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, UK.

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Augustinian Priory originally founded by Cecily de Romille at Embsay in 1120 and moved to this site in 1120 by her daughter Lady Alice. Architecture varies from Early English through to Perpendicular. The nearby village is confusingly known as Bolton Abbey.

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Size: 5118px × 3413px
Location: River Wharfe, Wharfedale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Joe Doylem / Alamy / Afripics
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