Descriptive gazetteer entries

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Roche Abbey like this:

Roche Abbey, ruin, Maltby par., S. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, in the grounds of Sandbeck Park, 8 miles E. of Rotherham; was founded about 1147 for Cistercian monks, who were here called Monachi de Rupe.

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Travel writing

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