subject: North Yorkshire Resorts - Ripon and Fountains Abbey [print this page] The Studley Royal Estate was separately owned from Fountains Abbey until 1767 when William Aisalabie purchased the Abbey ruins and landscaped the Seven Bridges Valley and Abbey grounds to complement the beautifully landscaped Studley Estate and Water Garden which was the inspiration and creation of his father John Aislabie, who inherited the Studley Estate in 1693.
North Yorkshire Resorts - Ripon and Fountains Abbey
