Old Byland No. 3 / Begeland / Bella Landa super Moram / Bellaund

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view of church exterior - northwest view

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view of church exterior - south portal

Scene Description: Source caption: "Byland Abbey. The view through the south portal, built some time in the early 13th century."

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view of church interior - looking west

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INFORMATION

FontID: 22329BYL
Church/Chapel: Abbey Church of Byland [in ruins]
Church Location: 65, Byland Abbey, York YO61 4BD, UK
Country Name: England
Location: North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Directions to Site: Located off (S) the A170, 3 km NE of Coxwold, 9-10 km ESE of Thirsk
Ecclesiastic Region: [Diocese of York]
Historical Region: Hundred of Yarlestre
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Transitional / Early English
As noted in the Victoria County History (York, vol. 4, 1974) entry for this abbey, its foundation went through five stages until finally settling near Coxwold, a place they called Bellalanda, in 1177, and at the time of the Dissolution in 1537 the abbot and twenty-three other monks were pensioned off, while "one other, John Harryson, received no money pension quia habet vicariam de Byland" [i.e., the monk who served as vicar in the parish church of Byland]. The entry for the ruins of the former abbey church in Historic England [Listing NGR: SE5495378960] notes: "Abbey church and monastic buildings. Now ruinous. Late C12, early C13 and C15. Limestone ashlar and rubble. Substantial remains of church including west front standing almost to full height. Ruins of monastic buildings standing to height of approximately 5 metres in places."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 54.2031, -1.1592
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 54° 12′ 11.16″ N, 1° 9′ 33.12″ W
UTM: 30U 620069 6007684

REFERENCES

Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2019-09-12 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.