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Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in Byland with Wass civil parish, in the former Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park. History [ edit ]
Abbey Gatehouse: Late 12th century: The gatehouse to Byland Abbey is in limestone and is now a ruin. The remains consist of moulded imposts supporting moulded capitals carrying a round arch with two moulded orders and a hood mould. Attached to it is a wall containing a blocked doorway with a pointed arch and a moulded surround.
The Battle of Old Byland (also known as the Battle of Byland Abbey, the Battle of Byland Moor and the Battle of Scotch Corner) was a significant encounter between Scots and English troops in Yorkshire in October 1322, forming part of the Wars of Scottish Independence. It was a victory for the Scots, the most significant since Bannockburn.
Mowbray was a significant benefactor and supporter of several religious institutions in Yorkshire including Fountains Abbey. [2] [1] With his mother he sheltered the monks of Calder, fleeing before the Scots in 1138, and supported their establishment at Byland Abbey in 1143. Later, in 1147, he facilitated their relocation to Coxwold.
Old Byland Abbey: Savignac monks (community founded at Hood 1138); transferred from Hood 1143; transferred to Stocking 1147 Penhill Preceptory: Knights Templar founded c.1155 (c.1142) by Roger Mowbray; dissolved 1308-12; and passed to the Knights Hospitallers in a ruinous state 1328; site now within Temple Farm The Chapel of Our Lady and St ...
Wass is a village in the civil parish of Byland with Wass, in North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park. A short distance from the village lie the ruins of Byland Abbey. Despite the small size of the village (population about 100) there is a pub, the Stapylton Arms.
Byland with Wass is a civil parish in the former Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 120, increasing to an estimated 160 in 2015. [ 1 ] ( At the 2011 Census the parish was included with the parish of Oldstead and not counted separately.) [ 2 ] It covers Byland Abbey and Wass , in the ...
Byland may refer to: A Peninsula or byland (also biland) Byland Abbey, a small village and ruined abbey in North Yorkshire; Byland with Wass, ...