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Furness Abbey

abbey in Cumbria, England, UK
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Furness Abbey

Summary

Furness Abbey is an abbey[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Furness Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Furness Abbey is located in Barrow-in-Furness[4].
  • Furness Abbey is located in Barrow[5].
  • Furness Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Furness Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey[7].
  • Furness Abbey is owned by English Heritage[8].
  • Furness Abbey is operated by English Heritage[9].
  • The location of Furness Abbey was Newbarns[10].
  • Furness Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Furness Abbey[11].
  • January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Furness Abbey[12].
  • Furness Abbey was dissolved in 1537[13].
  • Furness Abbey's religious order is recorded as Cistercians[14].
  • Furness Abbey's mother house is recorded as Savigny Abbey[15].
  • Furness Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as SD2181871777[16].
  • Furness Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.1365, 'lon': -3.19794}[17].
  • Furness Abbey's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation[18].
  • Furness Abbey's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/furness-abbey/[19].
  • Furness Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[20].
  • Furness Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[21].
  • Furness Abbey's associated electoral district is recorded as Barrow and Furness[22].
  • Furness Abbey's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[23].

Body

Founding

January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Furness Abbey[12].

Operations

Furness Abbey is operated by English Heritage[9].

Ownership

Furness Abbey is owned by English Heritage[8].

Dissolution

Furness Abbey was dissolved in 1537[13].

Why It Matters

Furness Abbey ranks in the top 7% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Furness Abbey 1985. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of wales authority id → furness-abbey-photographs
    Official website → https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/furness-abb
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1537-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → abbey
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32795|batch #32795]]: bettter qualifier for unparished areas (remaining statements): Change P131 qualifier"
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