Easby Abbey or the Abbey of St Agatha is a ruined Premonstratensian abbey on the eastern bank of the River Swale on the outskirts of Richmond in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1152 and the inhabitants were canons rather than monks. The Premonstratensians wore a white habit and became known as the White followed a code of austerity similar to that of Cistercian monks. Unlike monks of other orders, they were exempt from episcopal discipline and undertook preaching and pastoral work in the region.

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Location: Easby Abbey, Richmond, UK
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