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Shaftesbury Abbey

abbey in Dorset, England (888–1539)
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Shaftesbury Abbey

Summary

Shaftesbury Abbey is an abbey[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shaftesbury Abbey is located in Shaftesbury[3].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey[5].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey's postal code is recorded as SP7 8JR[6].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Shaftesbury Abbey[7].
  • 888 marks the founding of Shaftesbury Abbey[8].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey was dissolved in 1539[9].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[10].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as ST8616322886[11].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.0053, 'lon': -2.1986}[12].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[13].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[14].
  • Shaftesbury Abbey's historic county is recorded as Dorset[15].

Body

Founding

888 marks the founding of Shaftesbury Abbey[8].

Dissolution

Shaftesbury Abbey was dissolved in 1539[9].

Why It Matters

Shaftesbury Abbey ranks in the top 9% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1539-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
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