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Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, and is located next to the River Aire, nestled between the river and the suburbs of Headingley to the North, Horsforth to the North West and Burley to the South East. Photograph of Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, UK. Date 13 July 2003, 21:13 Exposure time 1/40 sec. ... Photograph of Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, UK. Date 13 July 2003, 21:13 Exposure time 1/40 sec. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation). ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... Gordale Beck flows out of Gordale Scar to join the Aire. ... , Headingley is a suburb of the English city of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire. ... Town Street,Horsforth Horsforth is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ...


Kirkstall is a pleasant area of Leeds, around 2 miles out of the city centre. Kirkstall is becoming an increasingly popular area for Leeds' student population to live, with its proximity to Headingley and the Universities.


In the 12th century Cistercian monks founded Kirkstall Abbey, a daughter house of Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. The Abbey House Museum opposite the Abbey itself tells the story of the community and the town. Henry De Lacey, Baron of Pontefract, gave the land for the foundation of the Abbey, and Kirkstall has a few roads named in his memory. The Abbey Light Railway, in the grounds of the Abbey, is another tourist attraction, where several historical engines are preserved in working order. The Order of Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black scapular or apron) are a Catholic order of monks. ... Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire, set in grounds on the north bank of the River Aire. ... Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. ... North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. ... Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire is housed in the gatehouse of the ruined Kirkstall Abbey. ...


The Kirkstall Festival is a popular annual event, held in the Abbey grounds on the second Saturday in July. It is a festival of music, local arts and crafts, and fun, and is organised by volunteers of the KVCA (Kirkstall Village Community Association).


Kirkstall was historically an important centre of industry, with the large Kirkstall Forge (which lays claim to being the longest continually used industrial site in Britain), founded in the 13th Century by the Cistercian Monks of the Abbey, and a number of printers. The Forge recently closed its doors for business, and is currently under planning for major redevelopment, as is the old Waide's Printers & Kwik Save site. Although printing has, like iron-founding, suffered a decline due to globalisation, there are still several printing companies in business here.


The old Kirkstall Brewery site was recently converted into a large Hall of Residence for students of Leeds Metropolitan University. Other recent developments in Kirkstall include the Morrisons shopping complex, off the A65 road, by the river. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The A65 is a major road in England. ...


The grounds of Kirkstall Abbey were used to film a couple of scenes near the end of the 1981 movie "Omen III: The Final Conflict" starring Sam Neill.


External links

  • http://www.kirkstall.org.uk - for all things Kirkstall
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Coordinates: 53°49′N, 1°36′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Kirkstall Abbey - Introduction (456 words)
One of Britain's best preserved abbeys, Kirkstall Abbey was founded in 1152 by a party of Cistercian monks from Fountains Abbey and was closed down in November 1539 in the Dissolution of religious houses ordered by Henry VIII.
Kirkstall Abbey is one of the most important buildings historically in Leeds.
Nevertheless, Kirkstall is still preferred by many historians to other Cistercian abbeys such as those found at Fountains and Rievaulx.
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