Fonthill Abbey

Summary

Fonthill Abbey is an English country house^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of english_country_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fonthill Abbey is located in Fonthill Gifford^[3].
• Fonthill Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Fonthill Abbey's image is recorded as Fonthill South West view edited.jpg^[5].
• Fonthill Abbey's instance of is recorded as English country house^[6].
• Fonthill Abbey's architect is recorded as James Wyatt^[7].
• Fonthill Abbey's commissioned by is recorded as William Beckford^[8].
• Fonthill Abbey's commissioned by is recorded as William Beckford^[9].
• Fonthill Abbey's owned by is recorded as William Beckford^[10].
• Fonthill Abbey's owned by is recorded as William Beckford^[11].
• Fonthill Abbey's owned by is recorded as John Farquhar^[12].
• Fonthill Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival^[13].
• Fonthill Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Fonthill Abbey^[14].
• +1796-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fonthill Abbey^[15].
• Fonthill Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as ST9182230997^[16].
• Fonthill Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.078138888889, 'lon': -2.1181388888889}^[17].
• Fonthill Abbey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01zc8j^[18].
• Fonthill Abbey's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1146090^[19].
• Fonthill Abbey's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1000322^[20].
• Fonthill Abbey's described by source is recorded as Das englische Haus Vol.. 1^[21].
• Fonthill Abbey's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Fonthill-Abbey^[22].
• Fonthill Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building^[23].
• Fonthill Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed park and garden^[24].
• Fonthill Abbey's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2649249^[25].
• Fonthill Abbey's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fonthill Abbey'}^[26].
• Fonthill Abbey's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2596367^[27].

Body

Geography

Fonthill Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Fonthill Gifford^[3].

Designation and Status

Fonthill Abbey's instance of is recorded as English country house^[6]. Heritage statuses include Grade II listed building^[23] and Grade II listed park and garden^[24].

History and Context

+1796-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Fonthill Abbey^[15]. Owners include William Beckford^[10], a writer^[28], 1760–1844^[29], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[30] and John Farquhar^[12], a chemist^[31], 1751–1826^[32].

Why It Matters

Fonthill Abbey ranks in the top 5% of english_country_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]