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Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey
is a
ruined
Benedictine
abbey
overlooking the
North Sea
on the East Cliff above
Whitby
in
North Yorkshire
, England. It was disestablished during the
Dissolution of the Monasteries
under the auspices of
Henry VIII
. It is a Grade I
Listed building
in the care of
English Heritage
and its site museum is housed in
Cholmley House
.
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