Basingwerk Abbey

ruin of an abbey near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
Organization monastery_ruins Q265315
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Basingwerk Abbey

Summary

Basingwerk Abbey is a monastery ruins[1]. It draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (monastery_ruins category, ranking #5 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • Basingwerk Abbey is located in Holywell[3].
  • Basingwerk Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's image is recorded as Aerial View of Basingwerk Abbey,.jpg[5].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery ruins[6].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey[7].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's maintained by is recorded as Cadw[9].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's owned by is recorded as Cadw[10].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's operator is recorded as Cadw[11].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Cistercian architecture[12].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 160041191[13].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2010184133[14].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's location is recorded as Holywell[15].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Basingwerk Abbey[16].
  • +1101-01-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Basingwerk Abbey[17].
  • Basingwerk Abbey was dissolved in +1536-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's mother house is recorded as Savigny Abbey[19].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.288, 'lon': -3.20735}[20].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.288039, 'lon': -3.2074135}[21].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0syd0[22].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation[23].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's official website is recorded as https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/basingwerk-abbey[24].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[25].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[26].
  • Basingwerk Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[27].

Body

Founding

+1101-01-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Basingwerk Abbey[17].

Operations

Basingwerk Abbey's operator is recorded as Cadw[11].

Ownership

Basingwerk Abbey's owned by is recorded as Cadw[10].

Dissolution

Basingwerk Abbey was dissolved in +1536-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].

Why It Matters

Basingwerk Abbey draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (monastery_ruins category, ranking #5 of 22).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . walesher1974.org. walesher1974.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.

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  1. 22d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Holywell
    Dissolved
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1536-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Image Aerial View of Basingwerk Abbey,.jpg
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "BasingwerkAbbey::wzxq7"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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