This post starts with brief summaries of the early days of monasteries, the different orders and the effects of the Reformation and Dissolution. Abbeys & Monasteries features: Ampleforth, Bolton Abbey, Buckfastleigh, Byland Abbey, Fountains Abbey, Furness Abbey, Jervaulx Abbey, Kirkstall Abbey, Mount Grace Priory, Rievaulx Abbey, Sawley Abbey, Tintern, Torre Abbey (Torquay), Whalley Abbey and … Continue reading 100. Abbeys and Monasteries