Fountains Abbey
Also known as Fountains Cistercian Abbey, Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
United Kingdom
Inscribed
1986
List reference
372
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Fountains Abbey is about 30 km north of Leeds. The nearest other World Heritage site is Saltaire, about 35 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Leeds · about 1,529,000 peopleabout 30 km south
- Bradford · about 502,000 peopleabout 35 km south
- York · about 159,000 peopleabout 35 km south-east
- Middlesbrough · about 416,000 peopleabout 55 km north-east
- Scarborough · about 71,000 peopleabout 75 km east
- Manchester · about 2,230,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United KingdomCultural33 km away
United KingdomCultural74 km away
United KingdomCultural108 km away
United KingdomCultural111 km away
Germany, United KingdomCultural118 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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