Lilleshall Abbey
E104525
Lilleshall Abbey is a ruined medieval Augustinian abbey in rural Shropshire, England, known for its impressive surviving stonework and tranquil historic setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lilleshall | 1 |
| Lilleshall Abbey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T883346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lilleshall Abbey Context triple: [Shropshire, contains, Lilleshall Abbey]
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A.
Shrewsbury Abbey
Shrewsbury Abbey is a historic former Benedictine monastery in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, renowned for its medieval architecture and literary association with the Brother Cadfael novels.
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B.
Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey is a 12th-century Augustinian monastery in the Scottish Borders, renowned for its impressive Romanesque and early Gothic architecture and its role in medieval Scottish religious life.
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C.
Newbattle Abbey
Newbattle Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Midlothian, Scotland, historically significant as a royal foundation and later converted into a stately home.
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D.
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey is a ruined medieval Benedictine monastery on the North Yorkshire coast of England, famed for its dramatic clifftop setting, Gothic architecture, and association with Bram Stoker’s "Dracula."
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E.
Begbroke
Begbroke is a small village in Oxfordshire, England, situated near Oxford and known for its rural character and proximity to the A44.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lilleshall Abbey Target entity description: Lilleshall Abbey is a ruined medieval Augustinian abbey in rural Shropshire, England, known for its impressive surviving stonework and tranquil historic setting.
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A.
Shrewsbury Abbey
Shrewsbury Abbey is a historic former Benedictine monastery in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, renowned for its medieval architecture and literary association with the Brother Cadfael novels.
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B.
Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh Abbey is a 12th-century Augustinian monastery in the Scottish Borders, renowned for its impressive Romanesque and early Gothic architecture and its role in medieval Scottish religious life.
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C.
Newbattle Abbey
Newbattle Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Midlothian, Scotland, historically significant as a royal foundation and later converted into a stately home.
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D.
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey is a ruined medieval Benedictine monastery on the North Yorkshire coast of England, famed for its dramatic clifftop setting, Gothic architecture, and association with Bram Stoker’s "Dracula."
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E.
Begbroke
Begbroke is a small village in Oxfordshire, England, situated near Oxford and known for its rural character and proximity to the A44.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Augustinian abbey
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medieval monastery ⓘ ruined abbey ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Early Gothic
ⓘ
Romanesque ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 52.732 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -2.392 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
St John the Evangelist
ⓘ
St Mary ⓘ |
| dissolutionEvent | Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1538 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| founded | c. 1148 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Augustinian priory ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Richard de Belmeis I
ⓘ
Richard de Belmeis I ⓘ
surface form:
Richard de Belmeis II
|
| governingDiocese | Diocese of Lichfield ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
English Heritage sites in Shropshire
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Grade II* listed buildings in Shropshire ⓘ Monasteries in Shropshire ⓘ Ruined abbeys and monasteries in England ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter house
ⓘ
church ruins ⓘ cloister garth ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ infirmary ⓘ refectory ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade II* listed building
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Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lilleshall Abbey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lilleshall
Shropshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Newport, Shropshire
ⓘ
Telford ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
impressive surviving stonework
ⓘ
tranquil rural setting ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
landed estate centre
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ religious community of canons ⓘ |
| postDissolutionUse | converted to private residence ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustinian Canons Regular
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lilleshall Abbey Description of subject: Lilleshall Abbey is a ruined medieval Augustinian abbey in rural Shropshire, England, known for its impressive surviving stonework and tranquil historic setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lilleshall