Ripon as the Liberty of Ripon and it was during this time that a grand Collegiate Church was built on top of the ruins of Wilfrid's building. Eventually developed in the Gothic style, the project owed much to the work of Roger de Pont L'Evêque and Walter de Gray, two Archbishops of York during the Plantagenet era. During the 12th century Ripon built up a booming wool trade, attracting Italian trade merchants, especially Florentines, who bought and exported large quantities. Ripon's proximity to Fountains Abbey, where the Cistercians had a long tradition of sheep farming and owned much grazing land, was
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