Whitby was occupied by a large Anglican community, complete with monastery, in the 7th and 8th centuries. Streaneshalch, as Whitby was once known, was an important place for the Anglican King of Northumberland and many of the family were buried here. With support of the Northumberland ruler, Hild, daughter of an Anglican nobleman, founded a monastery on the site in Then in , the Synod of Whitby transformed the way worship took place in Whitby and all over England.
Clerics from different strands of English Christianity, Celtic and Roman, came together to debate key points of their shared religion. This included how the date of Easter should be calculated. This was probably thanks to raids from the Vikings and their settlement in England.
The harbour town always seems to have existed in some form or another, but the Abbey was ignored until A monk named Reinfrid founded a new monastic community at this time.
This then split into two parts and each transformed into a Benedictine monastery. The ruins you can see today show the remains of the Benedictine abbey that was founded after the Norman Conquest. In the 13th century the site was completely rebuilt in the Gothic style. The north and south transepts followed along with the central tower. The windows at the west end of the nave are Decorated in style rather than Early English. The great west window is C15th. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, in , the buildings and land were bought by Richard Cholmley, a major land owner in Yorkshire, whose family lived in the abbey house until the C18th.
The house was rebuilt and extended using stones from the domestic buildings of the abbey. This is now the Visitor Centre with an exhibition about the abbey.
The church was left standing as it served as a landmark to sailors. The elements attacked and weakened the stonework. The nave, south transept and the west front collapsed in the C18th. The tower collapsed in the C19th. I've been to the Abbey numerous times, and each time I'm struck by the sheer beauty of the site. There are other medieval monasteries with more complete remains, but I doubt any can outdo Whitby for the sheer beauty and drama of the location.
There are really two ways to visit the abbey site. You can climb the famous Steps that lead from the harbour area to St Mary's churchyard, just below the abbey. Alternatively, there is a large pay and display parking area on Abbey Headland. The parking area is very well signposted from nearby roads and provides level access to the abbey. Most photos are available for licensing, please contact Britain Express image library. We've 'tagged' this attraction information to help you find related historic attractions and learn more about major time periods mentioned.
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Best of Britain. Whitby Abbey. More importantly, Whitby was the location of the 7th-century synod of early bishops which established the supremacy of Roman Catholicism over the Celtic church in Britain.
History The headland east of Whitby harbour was occupied as early as the late Bronze Age. St Hilda's Monastery Sometime around AD a woman named Hild —80 , the daughter of an Anglian nobleman, founded a double monastery a monastery acting as home to both monks and nuns on the cliffs above the natural harbour of Whitby. Whitby Abbey from the harbour. Whitby Abbey at sunset. Raw Pastures, Whitby - 0. Sailing By, Whitby - 0.
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