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Byland Abbey, founded in 1135 in North Yorkshire, was a significant Cistercian monastery known for its impressive Gothic architecture. Its medieval church featured a remarkable rose window that influenced York Minster’s design. The abbey thrived as a center for religion, agriculture, and wool production, offering hospitality to travelers and pilgrims. Dissolved in 1538 during Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries, much of its stone was repurposed for local buildings, leaving only evocative