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Offa's Dyke

defensive earthworks on the border between Anglian (or 'English') Mercia and the Kingdom of Wales
Place earthworks Q1127343
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Offa's Dyke

Summary

Offa's Dyke is an earthworks[1]. It draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (earthworks category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Offa's Dyke is located in Q156150[3].
  • Offa's Dyke is located in Denbighshire[4].
  • Offa's Dyke is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Offa's Dyke's instance of is recorded as earthworks[6].
  • Offa's Dyke's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
  • Offa's Dyke is owned by English Heritage[8].
  • Offa's Dyke is operated by English Heritage[9].
  • Offa's Dyke's Commons category is recorded as Offa's Dyke[10].
  • Offa's Dyke's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.344, 'lon': -3.049}[11].
  • Offa's Dyke's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/offas-dyke/[12].
  • Offa's Dyke's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Offa's Dyke's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • Offa's Dyke's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[15].
  • Offa's Dyke's historic county is recorded as Radnorshire[16].

Body

Geography

Offa's Dyke is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Q156150[3], a principal area of Wales[17], in United Kingdom[18] and Denbighshire[4], a principal area of Wales[19], in United Kingdom[20], founded in 1996[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include earthworks[6] and archaeological site[7].

History and Context

Offa's Dyke is owned by English Heritage[8].

Why It Matters

Offa's Dyke draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (earthworks category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/offas-dyke/
    Historic county → Radnorshire
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921
    Operator → English Heritage
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
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