Whitby Abbey, East Cliff, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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Originally founded as monastery in 657 AD, it later became a Benedictine Abby and flourished until the dissolution of the monasteries under the rule of Henry VIII

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Location: Whitby, UK
Photo credit: © K J Bennett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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