Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years becoming one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its dissolution in 1539 under the order of Henry VIII. The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust and part of the designated Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a dispute and riot in 1132 at
Belleau Abbey wound up before then. The 13th-century church was enlarged during the 15th century and is all that remains of the monastery structures. The nave has been converted into a barn, and one wing of the transept is used for residential purposes. The choir and apse are ruined. Belleau Abbey Belleau Abbey, later Belleau Priory (otherwise Belle Eau or Belle-Eau) (, "Prieuré de Belleau"; ) was a Cistercian monastery in Villeneuve-la-Lionne, Marne, France, about 15 kilometres south-west of Montmirail. The abbey was founded in 1242 by Matthieu de Montmirail as a daughter house of Morimond Abbey. In 1510 the abbey was