Jervaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey and originally founded in 1145 at Fors in Wensleydale. It was moved ten years later to a site a few miles away on the banks of the Ure.
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| 1145 | | Jervaulx Abbey founded
| | | Initially a Savignic foundation, the abbey was taken over by the Cistercian order and responsibility for it was taken by Byland. |
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