Glastonbury Abbey

former Benedictine abbey at Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Organization abbey Q544113
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Glastonbury Abbey

Summary

Glastonbury Abbey is an abbey[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (868 views/month, #2 of 550).[2]

Key Facts

  • Glastonbury Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Glastonbury Abbey is located in England[4].
  • Glastonbury Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Glastonbury Abbey is in the country of Kingdom of England[6].
  • Glastonbury Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7].
  • Glastonbury Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[8].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey[9].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[10].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's instance of is recorded as history museum[11].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture[12].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[13].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's headquarters location is recorded as Glastonbury[14].
  • The location of Glastonbury Abbey was Glastonbury[15].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's postal code is recorded as BA6 9EL[16].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Glastonbury Abbey[17].
  • Glastonbury Abbey comprises Glastonbury Abbey Precinct Wall From No.2 Silver Street To Abbey Gatehouse[18].
  • Glastonbury Abbey comprises Wall around grounds of Glastonbury Abbey and Abbey Retreat House, including the gate way on Chilkwell Street[19].
  • Glastonbury Abbey comprises Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey[20].
  • 712 marks the founding of Glastonbury Abbey[21].
  • Glastonbury Abbey was dissolved in 1539[22].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[23].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as ST5005838781[24].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.146706, 'lon': -2.715006}[25].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's official website is recorded as https://www.glastonburyabbey.com/[26].
  • Glastonbury Abbey's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+49'}[27].

Body

Founding

712 marks the founding of Glastonbury Abbey[21].

Operations

Glastonbury Abbey's headquarters location is recorded as Glastonbury[14].

Dissolution

Glastonbury Abbey was dissolved in 1539[22].

Why It Matters

Glastonbury Abbey ranks in the top 0.36% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (868 views/month, #2 of 550).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
    Category for people buried here Category:Burials at Glastonbury Abbey
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.146706, 'lon': -2.715006}
    Has parts
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