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Kirkstall Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey, Abbey Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS5 3EH, UKAbout
Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c.1152. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII.