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Whalley Abbey is in the Ribble Valley, east of Lancashire's administrative capital of Preston, and within view of Pendle Hill (of witch trials fame). A cistercian (?) foundation, after the Reformation it passed into the hands of, I believe, the Ashton family (still prominent in the area), who quarried the site extensively. Some few of the buildings have been retained, and the site is at times open to the public. East-central Lancashire, then, and a very pleasant setting. Angus Graham, Muscat %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%