churchyard

patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church including church cemetery
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churchyard

Summary

churchyard ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • churchyard is a type of yard[2].
  • churchyard is a type of cemetery[3].
  • churchyard is a type of land parcel[4].
  • churchyard's Commons category is recorded as Churchyards[5].
  • churchyard's described by source is recorded as Arkeologisen kulttuuriperinnön opas[6].
  • churchyard's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • churchyard's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • churchyard's connects with is recorded as church building[9].
  • churchyard's contains is recorded as church cemetery[10].
  • churchyard's P14369 is recorded as 70061[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include yard[2], cemetery[3], and land parcel[4].

Influence

Things named for churchyard include Kirchhoff[12], a family name[13].

Why It Matters

churchyard ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[1] churchyard has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] churchyard is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for churchyard include Kirchhoff[12], a family name[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . akp.nba.fi. Retrieved . akp.nba.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Foglo · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church including church cemetery
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fr', 'fy', 'gl', 'jv', 'lt', 'm
    Subclass of → yard, cemetery, land parcel
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q683595]]"
  2. 12w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → patch of land adjoining or surrounding a church including church cemetery
    Subclass of → yard, cemetery, land parcel
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q39614]]"
  3. 14w ago · Cruzate1492 · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → —
    Contains → church cemetery
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4330]]: [[Q124426199]]"
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