When was Whitby Abbey built?

whitby abbey was built in a year along time a go==============

Answer: The original Saxon monastery was established by king Oswy of Northumbria in 657 AD. At that time it was a "double monastery" with both monks and nuns, under an Abbess. Viking attacks over a prolonged period left this monastery in ruins for over 200 years.

The Norman knight Reinfrid (or Regenfrith) established a new monastery on the site in 1078 on the orders of William de Percy. It is the ruins of the Norman Abbey which can be seen today - no trace of the Saxon monastery remain above ground.