Rievaulx
[2] Its old local pronunciation was as "Rivers", and changed to "Reevo" when education brought a general familiarity with the French language.[3] The abbey was closed as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII in 1538 and the grounds were bought by the Earl of Rutland.The village then became agricultural in nature and remains as a small settlement, situated below the Abbey and the Rievaulx Terrace & Temples.[6] The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a grade II listed building converted by the architect Temple Moore in 1906.[8] A slipper chapel was a small building where pilgrims would remove their footwear before completing their pilgrimage into a cathedra, or place of worship.
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