Whitby Abbey

Summary

Whitby Abbey is an abbey^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month, #3 of 550).^[2]

Key Facts

• Whitby Abbey's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Whitby Abbey is located in Whitby^[4].
• Whitby Abbey is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Whitby Abbey's instance of is recorded as abbey^[6].
• Whitby Abbey's instance of is recorded as history museum^[7].
• Whitby Abbey's founder is recorded as Oswiu^[8].
• Whitby Abbey is owned by English Heritage^[9].
• Whitby Abbey is operated by English Heritage^[10].
• Whitby Abbey's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture^[11].
• Whitby Abbey's headquarters location is recorded as Whitby^[12].
• Whitby Abbey's postal code is recorded as YO22 4JT^[13].
• Whitby Abbey's Commons category is recorded as Whitby Abbey^[14].
• 657 marks the founding of Whitby Abbey^[15].
• Whitby Abbey was dissolved in 1538^[16].
• Whitby Abbey's religious order is recorded as Benedictines^[17].
• Whitby Abbey's OS grid reference is recorded as NZ9032511229^[18].
• Whitby Abbey's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.488, 'lon': -0.607508}^[19].
• Whitby Abbey's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/whitby-abbey/^[20].
• Whitby Abbey's official website is recorded as http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/whitby-abbey/^[21].
• Whitby Abbey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Whitby Abbey^[22].
• Whitby Abbey's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet^[23].
• Whitby Abbey's Commons gallery is recorded as Whitby Abbey^[24].
• Whitby Abbey's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[25].
• Whitby Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[26].
• Whitby Abbey's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument^[27].

Body

Founding

Whitby Abbey's founder is recorded as Oswiu^[8]. 657 marks the founding of it^[15].

Operations

Whitby Abbey's headquarters location is recorded as Whitby^[12]. It is operated by English Heritage^[10].

Ownership

Whitby Abbey is owned by English Heritage^[9].

Dissolution

Whitby Abbey was dissolved in 1538^[16].

Why It Matters

Whitby Abbey ranks in the top 0.55% of abbey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month, #3 of 550).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]