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Bolton Abbey is a ruined 12th Century Priory in North Yorkshire , England . It gives its name to the Parish Of Bolton Abbey . It was founded in 1151 by the Augustinian order, on the banks of the River Wharfe . The Nave of the abbey church was in use as a Parish Church from about 1170 onwards, and survived the Dissolution Of The Monasteries . Building work was still going on at the abbey when the Dissolution Of The Monasteries resulted in the termination of the priory in 1539 . The east end remains in ruins. A tower, begun in 1520 , was left half-standing, and its base was later given a bell-turret and converted into an entrance porch. Most of the remaining church is in the Gothic style of architecture, but more work was done in the Victorian Era , including windows by Pugin . The remains of the priory can still be seen, and the setting is immortalised in a painting by Edwin Landseer . It was also featured in Alan Bennett 's BBC television play, A Day Out ( 1972 ) as the destination of a Halifax cycling club's 'day out'. The Bolton Abbey Estate belongs to the Dukes Of Devonshire . The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway terminates at Bolton Abbey. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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