Bath Abbey

church building in Bath, Somerset, England, UK
Church parish_church Q334399
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Bath Abbey

Summary

Bath Abbey is a parish church[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of parish_church entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (764 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bath Abbey's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].
  • Bath Abbey is located in Bath[4].
  • Bath Abbey is located in Bath and North East Somerset[5].
  • Bath Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Bath Abbey's instance of is recorded as parish church[7].
  • Bath Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[8].
  • Bath Abbey's postal code is recorded as BA1 1LT[9].
  • Bath Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Bath Abbey[10].
  • Bath Abbey comprises Bath Abbey Heritage Vaults[11].
  • Bath Abbey comprises Friends of Bath Abbey[12].
  • 1572 marks the founding of Bath Abbey[13].
  • Bath Abbey was dissolved in January 1, 1539[14].
  • Bath Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as ST7512764769[15].
  • Bath Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.381388888888885, 'lon': -2.358888888888889}[16].
  • Bath Abbey's diocese is recorded as Anglican Diocese of Bath and Wells[17].
  • Bath Abbey's dedicated to is recorded as Paul the Apostle[18].
  • Bath Abbey's dedicated to is recorded as Saint Peter[19].
  • Bath Abbey's official website is recorded as http://www.bathabbey.org/[20].
  • Bath Abbey's replaces is recorded as Bath Cathedral Priory[21].
  • Bath Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[22].
  • Bath Abbey's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bath Abbey'}[23].
  • Bath Abbey's associated electoral district is recorded as Bath[24].
  • Bath Abbey's historic county is recorded as Somerset[25].
  • Bath Abbey's category for the exterior of the item is recorded as Category:Bath Abbey (exterior)[26].

Body

Geography

Bath Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Bath[4], a city[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 0043[29] and Bath and North East Somerset[5], an unitary authority area in England[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1996[32].

Designation and Status

Bath Abbey's instance of is recorded as parish church[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[22]. Its religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].

History and Context

1572 marks the founding of Bath Abbey[13].

Why It Matters

Bath Abbey ranks in the top 1% of parish_church entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (764 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions. 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] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . achurchnearyou.com. achurchnearyou.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . achurchnearyou.com. achurchnearyou.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . 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. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.381388888888885, 'lon': -2.358888888888889}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
    Inception +1572-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1539-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32651|batch #32651]]: Change P131 qualifier"
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