Forde Abbey

Summary

Forde Abbey is a historic house museum^[1]. It draws 157 Wikipedia views per month (historic_house_museum category, ranking #129 of 425).^[2]

Key Facts

• Forde Abbey was a member of Historic Houses Association^[3].
• Forde Abbey is located in West Dorset^[4].
• Forde Abbey is located in Thorncombe^[5].
• Forde Abbey is located in England^[6].
• Forde Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom^[7].
• Forde Abbey's instance of is recorded as historic house museum^[8].
• Forde Abbey's instance of is recorded as English country house^[9].
• Forde Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey^[10].
• Forde Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture^[11].
• Forde Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Forde Abbey^[12].
• January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Forde Abbey^[13].
• Forde Abbey was dissolved in 1539^[14].
• Forde Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as ST3592405177^[15].
• Forde Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.8422, 'lon': -2.91092}^[16].
• Forde Abbey's official website is recorded as https://www.fordeabbey.co.uk^[17].
• Forde Abbey's official website is recorded as https://www.fordeabbey.co.uk/^[18].
• Forde Abbey's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet^[19].
• Forde Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[20].
• Forde Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[21].
• Forde Abbey's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chard, Somerset, TA20 4LU'}^[22].
• Forde Abbey's associated electoral district is recorded as West Dorset^[23].
• Forde Abbey's historic county is recorded as Dorset^[24].

Body

Founding

January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Forde Abbey^[13].

Dissolution

Forde Abbey was dissolved in 1539^[14].

Why It Matters

Forde Abbey draws 157 Wikipedia views per month (historic_house_museum category, ranking #129 of 425).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]