St Mary's Abbey Ruins
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An absolute must on a city tour of York. rest and relaxation.
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•August 14, 2023
The Abbey of St Mary is a ruined Benedictine abbey and a scheduled monument. Once one of the most prosperous abbeys in Northern England, its remains lie in what are now the York Museum Gardens, on a sloping site to the west of York Minster. The original church on the site was founded in 1055 and dedicated to Saint Olaf. Read more at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Abbey,_York
yorkmuseumgardens.org.uk/about/st-marys-abbeyJune 3, 2025
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