Tintern Abbey

Grade I listed ruined abbey in Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales
Organization abbey Q1439379
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Tintern Abbey is an abbey [1].

Tintern Abbey

Summary

Tintern Abbey is an abbey[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #4 of 550).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tintern Abbey is located in Monmouthshire[3].
  • Tintern Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Tintern Abbey's instance of is recorded as monastery ruins[5].
  • Tintern Abbey's maintained by is recorded as Cadw[6].
  • Tintern Abbey is owned by Cadw[7].
  • Tintern Abbey is operated by Cadw[8].
  • Tintern Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[9].
  • Tintern Abbey took place at Tintern[10].
  • Tintern Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Tintern Abbey, Wales[11].
  • May 9, 1131 marks the founding of Tintern Abbey[12].
  • Tintern Abbey's religious order is recorded as Cistercians[13].
  • Tintern Abbey's mother house is recorded as L'Aumône Abbey[14].
  • Tintern Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.6971, 'lon': -2.67722}[15].
  • Tintern Abbey's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Wales[16].
  • Tintern Abbey's significant event is recorded as dissolution[17].
  • Tintern Abbey's official website is recorded as https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/tintern-abbey[18].
  • Tintern Abbey's has facility is recorded as Tintern Abbey Public Conveniences[19].
  • Tintern Abbey's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[20].
  • Tintern Abbey's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Tintern Abbey's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Tintern Abbey's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • Tintern Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[24].
  • Tintern Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[25].
  • Tintern Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[26].
  • Tintern Abbey sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10.4'}[27].

Body

Founding

May 9, 1131 marks the founding of Tintern Abbey[12].

Operations

Tintern Abbey is operated by Cadw[8].

Ownership

Tintern Abbey is owned by Cadw[7].

Why It Matters

Tintern Abbey ranks in the top 0.73% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (329 views/month, #4 of 550).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Dissolution dates for the monasteries dissolved under the Act of 1536. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . gov.wales. gov.wales. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → —
    Religious order → Cistercians
    Official website → https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/tintern-abbey
    Heritage designation → Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, National Monuments of Wales
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: tintern-abbey, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289970426|tintern abbey (#289970426)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
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