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Rolls-Royce Limited

1906-1987 automobile and aerospace manufacturer in the United Kingdom
Organization business Q679888
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Summary

Rolls-Royce Limited is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 0.37% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,350 views/month, #110 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Instance of: automobile manufacturer[4]
  • Founder: Charles Rolls[5], Henry Royce[6]
  • Follows: Sentinel Waggon Works[7], Bristol Siddeley[8]
  • Followed by: Rolls-Royce[9], Rolls-Royce Motors[10]
  • Headquarters location: Derby[11]
  • Commons category: Rolls-Royce Limited[12]
  • Industry: automotive industry[13]
  • Inception: March 15, 1906[14]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1973[15]
  • Location of formation: Manchester[16]
  • Official website: https://www.rolls-royce.com/[17]
  • Replaced by: Rolls-Royce[18], Rolls-Royce Motors[19]

Why It Matters

Rolls-Royce Limited has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

business Charles Rolls Henry Royce Manchester Rolls-Royce United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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