Our weekend Moorsbus walk ended at Rievaulx abbey, and a visit to the tearoom there. After that we had a wander around the village of Rievaulx, and this collage shows some of the buildings that we saw there.
The shot bottom left shows how close the village is to the abbey ruins, and I suspect that the stone used to build at least some of the buildings came from the abbey ruins.
After the dissolution of the monasteries, the grounds were bought by the Earl of Rutland. He was keen to continue the iron-smelting industry which had been conducted by the monks. He therefore established a charcoal-fired blast furnace and the associated structures and workings in what became Rievaulx village. This continued until its disruption during the Civil War, with production ceasing in 1647.
After that the village became primarily an agricultural village, which it remained until quite recently, when some houses have become holiday residences or the homes of wealthy individuals.
Thank you for the narrative, I haven’t been there since 1968, it was definitely an agricultural village then. May get back this autumn.
Wonderful collage.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Rievaulx is only a small village, and the houses rather dispersed, but it is an attractive little place to explore. I suspect there might be more walks in the Ryedale valley from Rievaulx during the rest of this Moorsbus season.
I can't remember when you are visiting, but until the end of October there is a Moorsbus service from York on Saturdays and Sundays, to visit the North York Moors. One bus on Saturday and two on Sunday link with other buses on the Moors making some lovely places accessible without a car. Full details at Moorsbus.org
Wonderful collage.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.
Rievaulx is only a small village, and the houses rather dispersed, but it is an attractive little place to explore. I suspect there might be more walks in the Ryedale valley from Rievaulx during the rest of this Moorsbus season.
Ian
I can't remember when you are visiting, but until the end of October there is a Moorsbus service from York on Saturdays and Sundays, to visit the North York Moors. One bus on Saturday and two on Sunday link with other buses on the Moors making some lovely places accessible without a car. Full details at Moorsbus.org
Ian