Abbey or priory · near Richmond · North Yorkshire

Easby Abbey

Easby Abbey is a grade I listed building in Richmondshire. It is 700 m southeast of Richmond. Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage.

Photo: Easby Abbey, Greenjettaguy (Public domain)

Where

700 m

southeast of Richmond

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Richmond

Just outside Richmond

Easby Abbey is 700 m southeast of Richmond. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Richmond has 335 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

In Richmond, July and August are the warmest, at 19°C in the afternoon.

Jan6° / 1°72 mm

Feb6° / 0°73 mm

Mar8° / 1°61 mm

Apr11° / 3°59 mm

May14° / 5°58 mm

Jun17° / 8°75 mm

Jul19° / 10°71 mm

Aug19° / 10°81 mm

Sep16° / 8°77 mm

Oct12° / 5°87 mm

Nov8° / 3°93 mm

Dec6° / 0°94 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Richmond, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Richmond. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Richmond’s full climate →

About

Easby Abbey

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. There are 14 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Richmond Castle (1.4 km).

Richmond’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 700 m southeast of Richmond
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/easby-abbey

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The way to Easby Abbey

The places near Easby Abbey are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns around Easby Abbey, by distance

By population, Catterick Garrison leads the 3 with 14,212. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 700 m northwest of it

Richmond

8,076 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km south of it

Catterick Garrison

14,212 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 3 km east of it

Brompton-on-Swale

1,899 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Easby Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Richmond	700 m northwest of it	8,076	5
Catterick Garrison	1.4 km south of it	14,212	4
Brompton-on-Swale	3 km east of it	1,899	5

Make a day of it

After Easby Abbey

Our list has 14 more within 15 km, among them 4 castles, 2 museums and a historic house.

Castle · English HeritageRichmond Castle1.4 km away 2

MuseumGreen Howards Museum1.5 km away · 50K visitors a year 3CastleCastle · English HeritageMiddleham Castle14 km away 4CastleCastleRavensworth Castle8.2 km away 5

Historic house · National TrustMoulton Hall5.9 km away 6

Fort · English HeritageStanwick Camp12 km away 7

MuseumRichmondshire Museum1.4 km away 8

CastleSouth Cowton Castle11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Easby Abbey

Where is Easby Abbey?

Easby Abbey is 700 m southeast of Richmond, North Yorkshire.

What is Easby Abbey?

Grade I listed building in Richmondshire, United Kingdom.

Who runs Easby Abbey?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Easby Abbey?

July and August are the warmest months in Richmond, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Easby Abbey a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Easby Abbey?

Within 15 km: Richmond Castle (1.4 km), Green Howards Museum (1.5 km), Middleham Castle (14 km) and Ravensworth Castle (8.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Easby Abbey: Greenjettaguy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Richmond Castle: Dylan Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Green Howards Museum: Immanuel Giel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Moulton Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Stanwick Camp: Lizzyp at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Richmondshire Museum: IT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
South Cowton Castle: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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