Easby Abbey - A Yorkshire Secret
Being one of the best preserved monasteries of its kind and nestled by the River Swale in North Yorkshire, Easby Abbey provides a tranquil visit for a wander and a picnic.
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— Short History
The hamlet of Easby was listed in the Domesday survey of 1086.
There is evidence that a religious community of some sort existed here well before the abbey was built.
Founded in 1152 by Roald, Constable of Richmond Castle.
The inhabitants were canons rather than monks. And were known as the White Canons, because they wore a white habit.
It was the third Premonstratensian house funded in England.
They followed the older Rule of St Augustine, that Premonstratensians should serve communities by preaching, teaching, charitable work, and sometimes by direct service as parish priests.
They owned a flock of sheep which seems to be its main means of support.
The White Canons followed a code of austerity.
They were exempt from episcopal discipline, (having a bishop).
Easby suffered from frequent Scottish raids during the Middle Ages.
In 1346, the abbey suffered great damage when the English army stayed there on their way to the Battle of Neville's Cross.
In the 14th century the land was sold to the Scrope family, who made Easby their burial place.
In the late 14th and early 15th century the Abbey was substantially enlarged and received regular visits from the Abbot of Shap.
In the 1530s, Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.
The Abbey and its lands were let to Lord Scrope of Bolton for £300.
Much of the north, however, was rising up in support of the monasteries in what became known as the Pilgrimage of Grace. The town's bailiffs restored the canons of Easby.
But by 1537, the Pilgrimage of Grace failed to defeat the king's forces and the canons were hung.
Soon after the buildings were stripped of their lead roofing and partly demolished.
Although some features were salvaged and can be seen in the Richmond parish church.
In later years it became a focus for 18th and 19th century Romantic artists.
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